I think 3. Will there be an answer? Also, if a horse gallops through a forest and no one hears it, did it clop at all?

It is true that we in the pews do not always represent the best of Jesus’s teaching. However, that is a very high bar. Who among us can achieve Christian perfection? I, for one, am counting on grace!

I would rather have a birthday party in a garden or a garden, I replied sheepishly.

Thank you for the clearer definition of the Native American monomyth and the comparison with the world view of the developing Western civilization. It is more clear than Joseph Campbell’s explanation! It also makes me realize that that primitive world view which lasted for thousands of years cannot be sustained with the advent of science and…[Read more]

This is what a garden is for–not for show, but to experience nature up close and create habitat for chipmunks, monarch butterflies, fireflies, birds, bees–and rabbits!

This is a good overview of life as we have lived it. I would add a final sentence to read: “They cannot see the coming spring.” I have to believe there will be a coming spring. We are the compost on which new life will flourish!

May I suggest that the picture of Nosy Mole accompany each post? He has an intrepid and whimsical look about him that is very appealing.

How about Mopey Mole? Nearsighted enough not to see the larger picture, and comfortable enough because he can’t. Mopey because every time he peeks up to look around, he gets whacked!

That’s a suggestion, but I have to say I will miss Chicken Little’s energy. Fortunately he is only in hospice and might yet recover. As might the world as we…[Read more]

What a delightful post! So many things about this planet are gifts over which we have no control. Rain often comes with lack of sunshine which causes a dip in my outlook on life–until I remember that we depend on water in every possible way. What a gift when it falls freely from the sky!

I heard existential at least three times, always with threat. Is an existential threat a threat to our existence? Wouldn’t it be more powerful to say “a threat to our very existence?” if that is what was meant. Otherwise, existential threat sounds like a philosophical idea.

Mariner can sure get a lot of traction out of one word!

Well, now I need another walk!

I had an existential experience on my morning walk. The trees and flowering weeds were there whether I saw them or not. Perhaps I should rephrase that. I think the trees had the existential experience, and I had a thought while on a walk in reality. Isn’t every walk a walk in reality? I wonder why the term existential came into use when the…[Read more]

Groaning is better than moaning! Mariner has a great sense of humor and it is much appreciated. We need humor in our lives!

This is a great new thought!

This is a very clear and succinct overview of the generations. The problem posed at the end could be addressed if seniors and oldies returned to the idea of communes—for those who remember the 60’s. Just as hippies created or found their own families by living communally, wouldn’t it be fun for aging hippies to return to their roots? Share…[Read more]

I doubt if it was ever one problem at a time. Even as Rome was burning there was the eternal question, “What’s for supper?”

The answer to the question “Can we Homos handle it?” is Yes We Can! (Wouldn’t that make a catchy political slogan?)

Mariner’s wife should add that this question did not come out of nowhere. It was based on the discussion that if we age and die due to shrinking telomeres, it is possible that science will find a way to extend life through manipulation of telomeres. The problem then becomes–if everyone has the opportunity to live almost forever then how do you…[Read more]

Actually this book came from Allison, Colorado daughter-in-law and Millennial. She is in the midst of a working life with young children and did not have time to read it right now so sent it home with me. Only Boomers have the luxury of time to read while we continue to mess with the culture, right to the bitter end! What a good review! It is…[Read more]

Not over! Not goodbye! We need every human voice (and blog) to speak out on behalf of the human experience vs. machines, technology, corporations and autocrats. Write on, Mariner!

Very well said–no one deserves casdnashn!