Chris

Are we pandas?

Is there a species that has, as the kids say. “fallen off” more than the panda? A bear that can’t fight, barely reproduces, and has trouble with basic physical coordination. They fall out of trees and off of playground equipment made for human toddlers. The panda is no longer equipped for survival. It cannot recognizeContinue reading “Are we pandas?”

Brought low by something so small

I like to think that I’m tough. Don’t we all? That we can face adverse events and unpleasant surprises without being set off course. But then a tiny little medical situation made the assumption of resiliency coming crashing down. I had a bad nosebleed right before New Years. And then I dislodged the scab twiceContinue reading “Brought low by something so small”

Me? A techno-optimist???

We’ve all enjoyed a hearty dose of doom over the last few years, haven’t we? It’s been so easy to see the possible calamities (both natural and manufactured by humanity’s poor decisions) and fall to the ground with hopelessness. Wildfires! Pandemics! Culture war strife! Actual war! Sinking fertility rates! Rising global temperatures! DOOOOOOOOOOOOOM. Did youContinue reading “Me? A techno-optimist???”