Have I written here about my disdain for evangelical Christians? My disgust rose to a higher level after the Presidential election. Evangelicals liked Trumps’ racist, sexist, and homophobic values so they decided that he must be a Christian. They came out in support of him, knowing he would repay them with conservative judges on the…
Since Christmas, the air and water temps have been too cold for kayaking. I miss being on the water, but that will change starting March 1. John Wayne Marina sits right on Sequim Bay, just outside of town. When I was out exploring a few months ago, I discovered an RV Park right across the…
All is well on the Olympic Peninsula! Winter is still mild compared to the rest of Washington, and Tango and I have done some exploring. The Olympic Mountains to the south are snow-covered, so I am only exploring the coast at the moment. Most recently, we went van camping a bit further west, along the…
I learned about so many innovations over at Smithsonian Magazine in the article, How Taiwan Has Achieved One of the Highest Recycling Rates in the World. “Stories like this one give me so much hope. What could be better than using post-consumer waste, like aluminum cans, shoe soles, and cigarette butts into building materials?! So much…
I remember when I first learned about the concept of yin and yang. I was in college, in the 70s. I was a spiritual seeker even back then and first read about it in a comparative religions class. You can read a brief description of Yin-Yang here, and a formal definition at Wikipedia. What embedded most in…
A friend called me for advice about a road trip (on a motorcycle) to and through our public lands – National Parks, Forests, and Monuments. He is based in Deming, NM and wants to travel north, through the western states. He wanted to know some of my favorite back roads and also about how to take…
Frozen foods are generally high quality because the freezing process locks in nutrient values. This is especially true of fruits and vegetables when frozen at their peak ripeness. Frozen fish, while maybe not as tasty of fresh, is also high quality in terms of nutritional value. Frozen foods are cheaper too. A few days ago I…
Soybeans are complicated. At one time, they were simply a small bean that contained lots of protein and other nutrients. Farmers in Asia domesticated the bean in 1100 BC, and it contributed to their healthy diet (tofu, tempeh, etc). The U.S. is now a major producer of soybeans; in fact, it is the second largest crop behind…
I have referred to the Climate Change Conference in Poland several times. I want to clarify just who that group is and also share what I know about the other big players on the global climate change stage. The Poland conference was a UN meeting for mostly governmental policy makers. The agenda is to have…
For my friends who cannot stomach the thought of chicken sausage (delicious and flavorful), here is a more mainstream offering from my new collection of Save the Planet Recipes. It is really easy thanks to using a bottled Asian sauce. You can find several types (Sesame, Kung Pao, General Tsao’s, etc) right next to the soy…