Bathtub Whirlpools & Hydroelectric Dams

Bathtub Whirlpools & Hydroelectric Dams

The Third Law of Thermodynamics says that energy seeks to move from areas of high heat to low heat until a calm equilibrium of everything is attained.  Water at a high level will flow to a lower level whenever it can.  The force of gravity causes the water to move...
Where Do We Belong?

Where Do We Belong?

Riffing off the post about Belonging, it’s funny it stays within me. The words we write become the conversations within, maybe even the dreams as we sleep. But with belonging, it also becomes every awake moment. We are – when we seek to belong – dreaming...
Berry Picking and Grief: A Religious Naturalist’s Eulogy

Berry Picking and Grief: A Religious Naturalist’s Eulogy

Eulogy thanks to Berries Laura Emerson Alaskauu1.blogspot.com Alaskauu1.substack.com Book:  Log Cabin Reflections, Kindle version Yesterday, my dad died.  I spent a few hours processing the news, but all I felt was an emotional maelstrom and a physical need to go...