Today's featured image: A couple months ago, a former student invited me to join him for picking chantarelle mushrooms on Fårö, a small island just north of Gotland. We probably brought home about 10 lbs. I have been exceptionally poor about getting out of the built environment in recent months. The following is, in part,... Continue Reading →
I just posted this open letter in the r/jordanpeterson subreddit. It's how his website suggests that fans contact him. I suppose I am a fan. I've never agreed with Peterson entirely, and environmental issues are where we disagree most (or rather, where I disagree with him; he'd have to know I exist to disagree with... Continue Reading →
One of the most difficult aspects of life in the United States for me is traffic. It’s not so much the fact that other cars are occupying the roads that I want to use but the implications for my environment of having cities built around the automobile. First and foremost is the noise. As far... Continue Reading →
I've been trying to get back to writing recently, but I've been spending most of my cognitive capacity on a lecture I've been putting together for the most recent class of the wind power master's program in Visby, Sweden. It ended up being mostly a cultural history of the United States to provide a bit... Continue Reading →
Today's featured image: Voss, Norway. I've decided that when I retire, I'm going to become a farmer in these mountains, and the view will continue to take my breath away every single day. A contact of mine on LinkedIn shared an article today from the New York Times entitled “In Praise of Lost Causes” by... Continue Reading →
Geoffrey S. DeSena 