Tag Archives: science

The Extreme Gravity/Distorted Reality Show

Black Hole at the Center  Eagle Galaxy remnant of an exploding star a fading celebrity avatar emits no light casts no glow gas and static are its outflow* the raspy noise of promise unkept opportunity squandered challenge unmet collapsing brilliance … Continue reading

Posted in Nature, Poems, politics, science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Telling the Truth/Wolves in the U.S.

Here’s a link to an interesting article in The American Prospect about wolves and wolf management in the Western U.S.  Everything I know indicates it’s accurate, fair, and thorough . Wolves to the Slaughter, by Christopher Ketcham Carter Niemeyer’s book … Continue reading

Posted in national parks, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Who Are We?

Who Are We? Americans, including me, think of themselves as decent people.  Certainly we have made mistakes as a nation – big mistakes.  But we learn from them, grow, and improve.  Our social structure encourages this. But now I wonder. … Continue reading

Posted in Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

René Who?

DESCARTES’ DOG

Pity the dog
of René Descartes.
Spoke no French
and thus had no heart.
No thoughts, feelings
or wants had he,
mechanistic brain in poor body.

DESCARTES

Descartes
was the world’s
least observant
dog owner.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rights#1641:_Descartes
http://science.jrank.org/pages/7246/Vivisection-An-ancient-history.html

 

 

Continue reading

Posted in Dogs, Poems, science | Tagged , , , , , , | 20 Comments