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Received this today in a note from a friend, and thought I’d pass it along. “It’s incredible human arrogance to think we can destroy the world, the planet. We can’t. We can make it uninhabitable for humans and other creatures, but life will survive. Life doesn’t care what it looks like. That’s our conceit.”

Well, we were talking about pests and bugs last week. These mantra-adorned “bug catchers,” which appear to be nothing more than sweet little boxes that can serve as holding tanks for your bugs as you walk them to the door, are lovingly sold at The Foundation Store. These help–by making me smile–but they don’t solve…

I took my children to see an excellent revival of “West Side Story” yesterday and was happy to behold that they gave the show a standing ovation (kids generally love standing ovations). I drove home singing songs from the world-famous musical aloud until the kids politely asked me to shut up, and then I continued…

Check out this depressing, but marvelously executed article on plastic, adapted from Alan Weisman’s book “The World Without Us”, which will be published by St. Martin’s Press this month. Every bit of plastic ever manufactured is still with us on the earth, and a lot of it is in the ocean.

As I was walking our dog down a country road in Western Massachusetts this morning, I was thinking about how taming the wilderness is such a natural human impulse. I’ve been unsettled by the disease-carrying deer ticks our dog keeps bringing into the country house, and I was longing for the seeming civility of Brooklyn…

Harry Potter fans anticipating the July 21st release of the last and seventh book in the series might enjoy (not quite the right word) this piece about whether or not the great boy wizard should sacrifice himself for the wellbeing of others in this upcoming volume. Will Rowling ultimately resort to Christian metaphor? Is that…

I happened to spy this angel rug on a website of braided country rugs. Nice one, isn’t it? Would be best to hang, as it measures 13-by-35 inches. Costs $300. Crafty readers: can you teach us how to make our own?

Here’s a nice article about the significant dreams people have that feature cameo appearances of deceased parents, children, spouses, or friends. Have you ever experienced such a dream at night, where a dead person appears to help, comfort, or offer assistance? Here’s an excerpt from the piece by Rebecca Cathcart: “Our dreams have to do…

Yoga continues to get good press. Here’s the latest. An excerpt: Yoga reduced anxiety and improved motivation and concentration in as little as eight weeks, according to a new study. The study involved 84 college students who were put in a 10-week Hatha yoga class. The students were given standard tests to measure concentration, motivation…

The best summer fireworks are provided by fireflies, those bliss-conjuring, blinking beetles that fly (I hope) in the backyards of your neighborhood. I had an intense, spiritual experience communing with fireflies two years ago while on a silent retreat near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. As I was walking up a hill, returning to my hut after dusk,…
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