Category: Explanation of Life on Earth

LACUSTRINE LEVERAGE

OCTOBER 20, 2024 – As Archimedes (circa 287 B.C.E. – circa 212 B.C.E.) famously said, “Give me a place to stand, and with a lever I will move the world.” Today I thought a lot about the Greek-Syracusan polymath, as I worked a lever repeatedly to move my sailboat lift from the lake up onto …

TRUE STORY: CHAPTER EIGHT – “POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA” (PART XI)

JULY 10, 2022 – (Cont.) “I thought about rejiggering the pitcher of lemonade—more ice cubes and freshly-squeezed lemon juice—but the thought quickly vanished. I was on a roll and wanted to continue my monologue about American democracy.” “You see, we’re not Denmark, Finland, or New Zealand,” I said. “Who are they?” “Countries—like America—except they’re not …

TRUE STORY: CHAPTER SEVEN – “THE STUFF OF RELIGION” (PART II)

JUNE 19, 2020 – Cont.) “Your question about human prayer,” I said, “also inquires about religion, a subject I’ve already touched upon, one that largely defines humanity, however many people have opted-out of organized religion.” “Organized?” “Sorry, that’s a technical term describing religion that coalesces around a vast network of priests, pastors, rabbis, imams, or …