Author Archives: annew
Something Always Goes Missing
Is it a universal law that when you move at least one box goes missing? And is it part of that law that the missing box will have at least one treasure and at least a couple of other things … Continue reading
Thank God For The Fire Department!
Last night I had cause to call 911. Someone had started a campfire in the canyon. I could see it clearly from my deck. At around 9 I was drawn to the deck by yelling, cursing and the loud sound … Continue reading
It’s A Matter Of Attention
Yesterday I didn’t see the hawks. Although I was tempted to blame them, as in “where did they go,” I realized the cause was more likely within myself. I was busy, busy, busy. Some place along the way I realized … Continue reading
Breakfast With Hawks
Several days ago I was both startled and delighted to see two young hawks on a eucalyptus tree off my deck. No, I was so enchanted I didn’t even think to take a picture. Later that same day as I … Continue reading
My Part Of The BP Oil Disaster
There’s so much information about the BP oil disaster! The web cams, of course. Sites like Audubon Magazine have a category called oil spill which will break your heart. Google ran Gulf Coast Oil Leak: What Are Your Suggestions? which … Continue reading
Can Corporations Hug Trees and Make Profits?
Jonathan Fields has a provocative post called Tree-Hugging For Money. A former SEC lawyer, he makes it clear that U.S. law requires corporations to maximize shareholder profit and that the measure of that profit is only share price. Which, obviously, … Continue reading
Feeling My Way To Connections
I’ve been rereading Joanna Macy’s World As Lover, World as Self. I picked it up because of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, along our Gulf Coast. I took a workshop with Macy years ago and there she … Continue reading