It's impossible to devote outrage, protest, or action on all issues that are distressing. One that I'm reluctantly leaving to others (for now) is the current horrendous treatment of people who range from naturalized citizens to illegal entrants. This country's diversity has been its strength and glory. Furthermore, we need their skills, their talents, and … Continue reading 9 Books About the immigrant experience in America
Month: August 2018
Discounted “Great on Kindle” Books
Update as of September 22, 2018: Tonight this group of books was expanded (doubled?) and emphasized as a Kindle option. My guess is that they tested the concept with a small group and have decided to let it rip after seeing the response. Bravo. Just hope it doesn't lose its focus. ********** One of the … Continue reading Discounted “Great on Kindle” Books
A Love Letter to the Power of Reading
Good Things Happen in Book Stores Here is my latest post on Medium... It was in Athens in the 4th Century BC that a man named Zeno walked into a bookshop. He had been a successful merchant, but suffered a terrible shipwreck on a journey out of Phoenicia, losing a priceless cargo of the world’s finest dye. He … Continue reading A Love Letter to the Power of Reading
Do You Like Listening to Books?
Audiobooks can be great if you travel frequently or do mindless tasks that don't require much from your brain. But acquiring them can be costly. Yes, you can find them in your library and even check them out online with the Libby or Overdrive apps, but that can take time and is more complicated than … Continue reading Do You Like Listening to Books?
Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change – The New York Times Dedicated Its Entire Sunday Magazine to The Issue
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/01/magazine/climate-change-losing-earth.html Focusing this much energy and this many staff on this one critical issue was a huge project and produced an enormous, wide-ranging retrospective on the decade where we could have easily stopped our current runaway train. The main downside is its United States-centric viewpoint. Many other actors and nations have taken major steps to … Continue reading Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change – The New York Times Dedicated Its Entire Sunday Magazine to The Issue
An Extremely Grim View of Our Progress to Being a Hothouse Planet Much of Which Won’t Support Human Life
As usual, certain moving media is not included. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hothouse-earth-study_us_5b6966f0e4b0fd5c73dd1f6d? POLITICS 08/07/2018 05:51 am ET Even If Emission Reduction Targets Are Met, Earth Still Heading Towards ‘Hothouse’ State “It may be very difficult or impossible to stop the whole row of dominoes from tumbling over. Places on Earth will become uninhabitable if ‘Hothouse Earth’ becomes the … Continue reading An Extremely Grim View of Our Progress to Being a Hothouse Planet Much of Which Won’t Support Human Life
Concerted efforts by Trump & his pals are gutting the full range of environmental rules — here’s a list from January 2018
This list has grown in number and scope. Those in charge of protecting our environment are instead looting it and leaving it and our people vulnerable to scourges we had thought to be under control. Some of the revocations will be reversed eventually for failure to satisfy the legal and administrative prerequisite for such wholesale … Continue reading Concerted efforts by Trump & his pals are gutting the full range of environmental rules — here’s a list from January 2018
From Our Daily Planet, a Terrific Source of Local Climate Change Stories — Today’s Mess
Our Daily Planet, a newsletter by Monica Medina and Miro Korenha, emailed a terrific report this morning about the trash and sediment coming down into the Chesapeake because of the recent heavy rains. Of course, the rains have increased in intensity partially because of higher temperatures which affect the amount of moisture that the air can hold. Please sign … Continue reading From Our Daily Planet, a Terrific Source of Local Climate Change Stories — Today’s Mess
How to access eBooks and audiobooks at your library with the Libby app
You may just pick up whatever appeals to you in the bookcase for new items at your library. Or you may already use the internet to place holds on and renew hard-copy library books. Once you either use a Kindle app or an Amazon Kindle device, you have many more options, but you need to … Continue reading How to access eBooks and audiobooks at your library with the Libby app
Global warming is already here — and we’re in trouble
Two articles I think are critical reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/climate/summer-heat-global-warming.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage The Message of a Scorching 2018: We’re Not Prepared for Global Warming It’s hot. But it may not be the new normal yet. Temperatures are still rising. Aug. 9, 2018 Residents of New Delhi in June. Extreme heat hits poor and already-hot regions like South Asia especially … Continue reading Global warming is already here — and we’re in trouble
10 useful Gmail settings you’ll wish you knew sooner
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/08/02/10-useful-gmail-settings-youll-wish-you-knew-sooner/889990002/ [So many tech help articles are WAY too basic. I'd bet this one is going to have at least a few tips you don't know. Thank you Kim.] Kim Komando, Special for USA TODAY Published 5:12 p.m. ET Aug. 2, 2018 | Updated 5:42 p.m. ET Aug. 2, 2018 Many default Gmail settings may not … Continue reading 10 useful Gmail settings you’ll wish you knew sooner
Want to appear rich? Buy an iPhone
I love articles like this that present unprovable, but appealing, theories. I just finished binge-watching "Animal Kingdom" on TNT and every criminal in the show owned and conspicuously used an iPhone. PS Here's a link to the title music for "Animal Kingdom" -- http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/03/23/tnts-animal-kingdom-to-feature-theme-by-atticus-ross-score-by-alexis-sam/ https://gizmodo.com/want-to-appear-rich-buy-an-iphone-1827431776 AJ Dellinger 7/08/18 3:45pm Filed to: IPHONE 89.3K 1601 The new iPhone … Continue reading Want to appear rich? Buy an iPhone
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