We are in the midst of a thaw, and over the weekend I spent a day and half sniffling and sneezing and feeling blah, wondering whether I had COVID/a sinus infection/a cold before I realized it was allergies. Generally it takes a near complete snow melt before the allergies start up, but I guess any …
Category: Climate Emergency
How NOT to Avoid a Climate Disaster
I finished How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates a couple weeks ago but had to let it sit for awhile so I could write about it without losing my shit. Gates tries to pull off a folksy, easy to read, golly we can do this tone that made me bristle every time …
No Escape
When James and I moved from Los Angeles to the Twin Cities back in 1994 we were astonished at how inexpensive houses and land were out here. We ourselves still couldn’t afford it, but we thought in time we might be able to buy a 10-acre hobby farm just outside the city for the low, …
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. It breaks my heart that there even is such a day, but that is what cars have done to this world. While car crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States among people aged 1-54, it is not just a U.S. problem. …
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Tell Me Lies
COP26 in Glasgow is pretty much over. I’ve been following along as best I can but I keep getting so many emails and news from people and groups on the ground reporting and trying to make sense of it all that I am way behind. But, in a couple days I will start seeing everyone …
