by Lynn Mandaville “He recognized that serving others enriched the giver’s soul.” This is an isolated quote taken from the eulogy given by George W. Bush for his father, George H. W. Bush, last week. I love how succinctly it encompasses the truth about doing for others, for doing something for someone who is not […]
Essential Oils that I recognize: Motor. Hashish. Olive. — (attributed to me) . . . I was dreaming about snorkeling. There are so many interesting fish and other forms of marine life. I’ve been very fortunate to have seen so much. I’ve seen mega fauna (whale sharks, mantas, manatees, tarpon, Goliath groupers). I also greatly appreciate
After oil/natural gas, what is the next vital resource nations will go to war over? Food, mostly grain crops. Grain is easy to produce, transport and store, if you have the proper soil, seed, equipment and climate. Grain feeds animals and makes bread, cooking oil, burned for heat, and fuel for transportation (ethanol), also the
When you hear on the media commenting on the UN IPCC (United Nations International Panel on Climate Change), most people think it is a serious international panel to investigate the changes in climate and how has and will affect humans on earth now and in the future. How fickle the American public is in thinking
Townbroadcast has been inundated lately with opinions about the electoral college method of selecting the American president, thanks to a column by the venerable Army Bob. Column author Robert M. Traxler has ignited some interesting arguments in the comments section of this on-line rag because he doesn’t hold truck with those who believe a straight
The map shows us that those old dead guys who established our constitutional democracy were very perceptive. The founders were concerned that the states of Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania could run the nation, and the 10 smaller states would suffer, so they came up with the concept of a House and Senate dividing power
If you are like most consumers of media you know about all the horrors of global warming, climate change, global cooling, warming oceans, cooling oceans, CO2 increases, CO2 decreases, etc. Do you believe all that claptrap, or more commonly known as BS? Contrary to all the media and popular opinion there are scientists and climatologists
by Lynn Mandaville Back in April of this year there was a nationwide recall of chopped romaine lettuce because of the deaths of several people and the illnesses of many others due to e-coli contamination. Bagged, chopped romaine was taken from supermarket shelves and, I assume, destroyed, so that no more people would be harmed
“We tell lies when we are afraid… afraid of what we don’t know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.” — Psychologist Tad Williams I’ve said it in this space before, and I’ll
by Robert M. Traxler “So far in 2018, more than 48,900 fires have burned more than 7,700,000 acres of land in the United States, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Wildfire smoke is known for its potential to wreak havoc on a person’s health, but the threats aren’t limited to the lungs. The smoky
