Blog post for Blog Action Day Ecology (from the greek oikos for house) is the study of living organisms in their environment and it’s all about dynamic balance. Nature survives and evolves because living systems can be stable and in continuous motion at the same time. It’s the dynamic balance between predators and preys, for…
The people on Earth had been sleeping for a long time, trapped in a nightmare. In the nightmare, the richest and most powerful of Earth’s inhabitant were possessed by greed and egoism. Their vision was blurred by arrogance and hubris. The Earth languished in misery and neglect but very few noticed it. Too many people…
Eight thousand bloggers have pledged to write about the environment on Monday, October 15. (8000 to date, but the counter is ticking up as I write. The page that shows who signed up when it’s a great example of viral spread.) Blog action day is organizing, Wire Magazine has written about it, LifeHacker and a…
The blogosphere is passionately debating Kathy Sierra’s death threats and misogynous bashing at the defunct meankids.org. Kathy is mourning the loss of her normal self. I have cancelled all speaking engagements. I am afraid to leave my yard. I will never feel the same. I will never be the same. Some have decided they won’t…
Getting back to reading blogs, after months of neglect, and I find out that my friend Derek has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. This sucks big time. Aren’t bloggers immune to all diseases and bad luck? I really wish you the best, Derek. You are such an awesome person.