Before I continue this discussion about creating a personal carbon budget, here are some interesting graphics about the global situation. Remember, the goal is to keep the temperature rise to 2 degrees and the deadline, as determined by scientists is 2050. I want to do my part! I am going to say right…
Climate change is in the news every day right now, thanks to the new government report that Trump does not “believe”. One thing that the news stories mention is the 2-degree climate goal. According to scientists, 2 degrees is the maximum temperature increase that our planet can take and still support human life. Governments across the…
I have been grumpy lately about Black Friday and our consumer culture. That means it is time to look at my own lifestyle and think about making some changes again. I gave up setting serious New Year’s Resolutions, as it never worked for me. While I did find it helpful to think about things at the…
A massive federal climate change report that was due next month is out today. It warns of devastating health and economic costs to the US. …
Not long before my mom died she said, ” You sure have a different lifestyle.” That was not a compliment. She never understood my wanderlust, and, when wandering became a full time way of life almost 3 years ago, she was aghast. She never said that outright, but she took swipes whenever she could. It…
“Last year, shoppers spent $7.9 billion on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. An additional $6.59 billion was dropped on Cyber Monday. This year, Black Friday sales alone are expected to jump to $9.1 billion.” Source Can you guess where most of that stuff came from and how it got here? Nearly everything sold on Black Friday comes from Asia,…
Whenever I see huge cargo ships, as I do often up here, I wonder where they came from, what is on them, and where the stuff goes after it arrives at an American port. I am also fascinated by how many ships come into a port and how many are traveling on the open ocean at…
I did it! I was on my way to Dungeness Bay to meet up with a gal from the Kayak Club, and she texted that she could not make it. It was a chilly but sunny morning so I decided to go anyway. No sense waiting any longer. I did my homework, waited for good…
Last winter I discovered that the public lands (National Forests, Park, Monuments, etc) along the border are used as major highways by immigrants and drug runners. I learned the hard way, when I was looking for a camping spot in a remote area of the Chiricahua Mountains in SE Arizona. Later, while researching the problem…
I attended the monthly meeting of the local paddling group. I was relieved to find that they were mostly my age and older. At the beginning of the meeting, they asked me to introduce myself. I confessed that I have a small kayak and a simple wetsuit and, even though I kayaked quite a bit…