i am up to my eyeballs in boxes and packing and moving stuff- but i still have internet and my morning cuppa i like to read through my google reader when i get the chance- i have been mostly skipping newsy blogs because i don’t have time to read the same crap different [...]

McCain gave a speech recently about the environment and alternative energy. Some folks gave him kudos for that speech and his stance, which possibly pissed off a few Rethugs.
Many more of us figured it was bullshit on a stick. And it was…

Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and John Warner (R-Va.) are already circulating a proposed amendment [...]

which is not really the right wording- but i didn’t want to scare folks. based on what i know of world events- the fact that there are current food shortages and droughts ravaging the planet and the fact that the corporatocracy of this country and elsewhere is basically doing bupkus to even address [...]

veronica tennant
i don’t really know what to post about these days- and it is becoming a common lament across the blogosphere. seems like the bad news just keeps coming and getting worse all of the time. i find that i don’t know really what to do but i feel like i must do [...]

cross posted from round circle
As I mentioned in an earlier post, The Longest Walk started in San Francisco. We quickly moved away from the urban clutter of the bay and traveled south through the central valley from Sacramento, CA. Our route closely followed US Highway 99. The towns all had a common thread, agriculture. [...]

it’s a tad windy here today- not sure it’s great kite weather as it’s also rainy. and warm. there isn’t any doubt in my mind that there’s global climate change on a- well, global scale. i heard an interesting rumor that al gore was going to run for president as an [...]

spadoman has returned from the longest walk as he has a bad case of bronchitis, but he is on the mend and posted over at his place today. he will be sharing some of his experiences along but i jumped the gun and decided to post his latest here today. welcome back [...]

our co-conspirator- i mean co-blogger- spadoman is currently walking “…for peace and justice, I am walking to clean up mother earth, I am walking for all life, which is sacred, and I am trying to make a difference. I will spend the rest of my life on this endeavor, even long after the walk [...]

Donatra and PraetorOne had a lovely baby boy this winter. They have named him after BibleBelted, their dearest friend who is also currently undergoing Chemo for inoperable cancer. Love and hugs to all four of them~Dusty
By Donatra and PraetorOne
Having a baby can change one’s perspectives in ways that one never would [...]

i was going to attempt to download a real map- but it’s huge- and it slowed everything down on my computer- so warning! on the actual site- you can view it how ever you want- and it’s pretty cool.
anthropogenic biome maps. what are they?
“Anthromes, by contrast, combine human settlements and land-use [...]

Today, we have a guest author, Omnipotent Poobah. I love his writings and I hope that you will check out his blog here if you enjoy this one by him~Dusty
Page, AZ - I’ve always had a great love for travel. There’s something comforting about feeling the miles unspool under my feet. For me, the destination [...]

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Ahhh… 2007 in review. For me, personally, 2007 has been a tough year. For many I have talked to- from online friends to my life long friends- 2007 has been a tough year. Many losses this year. This was a year that started out with great promise and ended with frustration [...]

That, my dear reader, is the title of the Independent article I read last Sunday evening in my inbox. Somehow, I wasn’t surprised to see that it was about British Petroleum..aka BP. It’s the description of a Canadian drilling project which environmentalists and people with a modicum of common sense brand BP’s method of ‘extraction’. [...]