Christmas Letter 2024 from the Gray Nomad
Greetings from Albuquerque. Its mid-winter, and this pic shows how mysterious the snow and mist can make Sandia Peak look, as snapped from my upper deck. The year started with a bang on my 80th birthday in January. My step-daughter Kim came with Mary Ann from Kansas and they helped organize the party. Lots of … More “Christmas Letter 2024 from the Gray Nomad”
Climate change: Part 2. Unable to escape hurricane Irma
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • Ducking under the eye of hurricane Irma. • A terrifying night crouching in a bathroom. • Avoiding looters and robbers. • The islanders on St Maarten have lost everything. • Things are not okay, and the oceans are angry.
Just to clarify: this group of three blogs (Part 3 still … More “Climate change: Part 2. Unable to escape hurricane Irma”
Climate change: Part 1
Just to clarify: this blog and (I hope) the next one will center on Science … More “Climate change: Part 1”
Teenagers cutting themselves
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • Teenagers cutting themselves. • Anxious, depressed, and overwhelmed. • What are the reasons, and how can parents help. • Kara’s discovery
Just to clarify: each of my blogs centers on one of three things: (1) Inspiration and Hope, or (2) Science and Energy, or (3) Health and Hiking. The last … More “Teenagers cutting themselves”
Depressed or not
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • Feelings of uselessness, worthlessness, and depression. • Dr Hogsett’s take on this. • Some valuable solutions. • John and an immigrant. • Breaking news: test for clinical depression • Staci’s FitBit.
Just to clarify: each of my blogs centers on one of three things: (1) Inspiration and Hope, or (2) … More “Depressed or not”
Eight actions to reduce stress
I RAN ACROSS THIS LIST OF STRESS-BUSTERS IN AN AMOCO MAGAZINE. My old company Amoco merged with BP in 1998, so this list may be 20 years old, or more. However, it struck me as a very sensible approach to reduce stress, and all the items seem attainable for most people.
I scored 5½ out … More “Eight actions to reduce stress”
The Tulsa Tornado of 6 August 2017
On Sunday I awoke to a news story that a tornado had hit Tulsa, Oklahoma. This was about one week after the Edmond Earthquakes. It reminds us that Oklahoma is a dangerous state (about which I have written before).
First of all, when I moved to Tulsa in 1973, I was told tornadoes never hit … More “The Tulsa Tornado of 6 August 2017”
The Edmond Earthquakes
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • A series of earthquakes in Edmond yesterday. • The stats on these earthquakes. • Are earthquakes declining in Oklahoma? • Other pockets of induced earthquakes in the USA.
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Lean on me ~ a song of hope
See the fantastic bird-of-paradise mating dance
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • Video of spectacular mating dance of bird-of-paradise (4 mins). • Four different groups of feathers are involved in this amazing display. • Implications of this wondrous design for evolution and God.
THE BIRD-OF-PARADISE IS FAMOUS FOR ITS MALE COURTING DANCE. But you have to see it to believe it, and … More “See the fantastic bird-of-paradise mating dance”