Seven days aboard the M/Y Grace — A Wildlife Adventure

Bwana Eliapenda — This story will break at least two of the rules for the Photo a Day for 30 Days series. First, it shows a person, Bwana Eliapenda (although, only in silhouette). Second, I am going to tell a story… and it will be more than a couple of paragraphs. Sorry… I…

He had white horses And ladies by the score All dressed in satin And waiting by the door Ooh, what a lucky man he was - Emerson, Lake & Palmer No white horses or ladies by the score for me, but I am a very lucky man indeed. Now 72…

The title of this article was inspired by the Sesame Street Song, One of these things is not like the others. Every creature shown in the following images is just like all the others… in at least one way.

One day I was walking through downtown Langley with Kibo, one of the Malamutes I’ve had over many years. I happened to run into Georgia Gerber, a very well-known sculptor who also lives on Whidbey Island. She asked me if I would be willing to have Kibo stand as a…

Really?!?!?!?!?????? Mocking a disabled person… to his supporters and on TV.

I have written several articles about the unsustainable nature of Human population and activities. I often say, “There are too many of us, and we are doing too much stuff.” You may wonder why I keep writing these articles. Well… If you were walking down the street in your neighborhood…

An Exploration of Belief I read an article on Medium by David Gamble with the title, “Why do some hold Paranormal Beliefs while others don’t?” Mr. Gamble’s article reminded me of an article I wrote and published twelve years ago on Newsvine with the title “The Truth We Want”. I…

We buy “things” from Amazon or some other retailer. These “things” are wrapped in a type of plastic that will take thousands of years, if not longer, to break down. The “thing”, housed in its plastic container, goes inside a box with a pretty design on the outside. That box…