crates | April 30, 2008
A couple of mornings ago on my morning walk to the beach, I was musing along, listening to the bird song, and just allowing the ambiance of the cool morning, the green forest, the sound of the little stream seep into my unconscious, letting it all trickle into my being and feeling it strengthen me [...]
crates | April 29, 2008
I remember in the early seventies talking to my friends about starting a movement to set aside a preserve of some sort in the Amazon River valley to save some of the unique rainforest found in that area. This was out of concern created by the recent completion of the trans-Amazonian highway. With the opening [...]
crates | April 27, 2008
Some say that when the Buddha began his travels throughout India, two guardians followed him in order to protect him. These Nio brothers, were manifestations of the protector deity Vajrapani. Adopted by Japan into their own pantheon, the Nio, or Benevolent Kings, often stand at the entrance to Buddhist temples to guard the grounds from [...]
crates | April 23, 2008
One of my great interests is genealogy. I became interested in tracing my family history quite a few years ago, from talking to my father’s mother who was part of a great, close-knit clan of Walkers. I caught fire from her and immediately began researching my family history. I haunted libraries and courthouses, making special [...]
crates | April 21, 2008
The other morning as I walked down to the beach, I heard an eagle cry and saw it as it wheeled in and landed in a tall Douglas Fir. I often see eagles flying over here, but almost never see them land this close to me. I focused my Sworovski’s and was treated to a fantastic view [...]
crates | April 16, 2008
The woods are rapidly changing. I see this on my morning walks to the beach. The Salmonberry plants are blooming their pink blossoms. The Trilliums for at least three weeks have been blooming, sometimes occurring in drifts, but more often singly or in groups of two or three. I saw the yellow spathe of a [...]
crates | April 12, 2008
Three days ago as I walked down my favorite road to the nearby beach, I came across this teeny-tiny little grey creature lying on its back on the side of the road. This little mammal was a shrew, apparently the Wandering or Vagrant Shrew (Sorex vagrans) as far as I could make out. I often [...]
crates | April 7, 2008
I just started this book: The World is Flat which was published in 2005 with at least two updates since. Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist, argues for the idea that due to globalization the Earth’s economic playing field has been leveled to the point where all the players have an equal opportunity for success. This process is [...]
crates | April 6, 2008
One of the most astounding things that has come to light in the past few years is the existence of human Chimeras. In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monster with the head of a lion, the body of a she-goat, and the tail of a dragon (sometimes it has multiple heads). It [...]