Category Archives: balance

There are far too many people on Spaceship Earth

Posted on September 13, 2022 by peNdantry

… who lack basic essentials such as water, food, shelter, friends – and empathy. Especially that last. (Human) population is a serious problem; mainly because it’s crowding out the other residents of ‘our’ planet. The more serious issue, though, is … Continue reading →

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We need to treat climate change as the emergency it is

Posted on July 19, 2022 by peNdantry

There are still far too many in denial of reality. I’ve said it all before. I’m tired of being told I’m an ‘alarmist’. ‘Enjoy’ the heatwave, folks. And remember, from here on it only gets ‘better’.

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Republican Voices of Experience Speak Loudly

Posted on July 17, 2022 by peNdantry

Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
It’s one thing for someone like me, a mere political observer, to say that Donald Trump must be prosecuted for his crimes, particularly the crime of inciting an attempted coup to overturn an election,…

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Mitakuye Oyasin – all are related

Posted on June 28, 2022 by peNdantry

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. Chief Seattle (c.1790–1866) The other morning, the … Continue reading →

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Misplaced Priorities

Posted on May 31, 2022 by peNdantry

Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
The effects of climate change are predicted to bring us our hottest summer ever and one with even more hurricanes, tornadoes, and extreme wildfires than past years. We are told that we should expect…

Posted in balance, Core thought, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, perception, Phlyarology, Rants, Reblogs | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Too hot? Too cold?

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Dr Bob Rich

by Dr Bob Rich Don’t reach for the thermostat yet. You can save a huge amount of electricity, gas, firewood or whatever your temperature-control energy source is and yet live a good life. Let me tell you a story. After … Continue reading →

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My technique for coping with spam comments on WordPress.com

Posted on April 19, 2022 by peNdantry

‘Wibble’ began in 2007; a lifetime ago in Internet terms (and of course also for those now aged 15 and under, duh). In all those years, I only rarely had any spam comments to deal with here on Wibble, and … Continue reading →

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Happy 🌎 Earth 🌍 Month 🌏

Posted on April 12, 2022 by peNdantry

Spring has sprungThe grass is rizI wonder where dem boidies is?Some say da boid is on da wingBut dat’s absoid –I always thought da wing was on da boid… My Dad (1927–2012) 10 ways you can shape a brighter future … Continue reading →

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The greatest weapon in the green warrior’s arsenal

Posted on April 5, 2022 by peNdantry

tl;dr: Just Say No. From birth to puberty, a hamster doubles its weight each week. If it didn’t stop when mature, as animals do, and continued to double on its first birthday, we would be staring at a nine billion … Continue reading →

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An apology (and probably too much information)

Posted on March 29, 2022 by peNdantry

I’m really sorry if this is TMI… My nonagenarian Mum passed away last month. She did so on my birthday, guaranteeing that I’ll never, ever be able to forget her (not that I ever could, nor want to, anyway). I … Continue reading →

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