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Bemusing Musings

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Bemusing Musings · 1Y ago

Attack of the Sticky Menace

Written 27 July 2010 Sixteen hundred ducks flew over the Canadian sky in the annual migration to their mating grounds, guided by genetic compasses, as they had for millennia. Instead of cool, dark forest as far as the bird’s eye view could see, smokestacks pumping out heavy black fumes and tangles o
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Bemusing Musings · 1Y ago

Up

Written 26 July 2010 Stand up.  Speak up.  Rise up. Why should all the cardinal directions that define our paths be insufficient for our dreams? We made Up the domain of unattainable desire the moment our fathers failed to fly and in our young eyes became less than gods. We made Up the story of [...
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Bemusing Musings · 1Y ago

These Things

Written 11 June 2010 These things we do To take a wrong and make it right, Or slightly less wrong, Give us hope that before long, Progress will be made, A little happiness will be saved. These things we do To push ourselves towards greatness, Or at least adequacy, Instill in us a vibrancy That [...]
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Bemusing Musings · 1Y ago

Just between you and me

Written 14 May 2010 Ice blue on a backdrop of weathered tan stops me in my tracks. Like a dirty window, the lightness of your eyes masks the depths I know are back there.  No chocolate gaze, rich and inviting.  No exotic jade, full of mystery. Just ice, holding me at a distance.
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Bemusing Musings · 2Y ago

Twenty-three

I meant to write a reflection of the year around New Year’s, but I never got around to it.  Instead, I’ll do it to celebrate the anniversary of this blog, which perfectly coincides with the 23rd year of my life. To my own ears, 23 sounds young.  My whole life, I’ve been young for my grade, [...]
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Bemusing Musings · 2Y ago

Midwest, Underrated

I’ve known for a while that the Midwest is way cooler than most people give it credit for.  This recent article affirms that conclusion and highlights sweet Midwest cities that have thrived despite the global economic recession.  And of course, number one is my former home, Des Moines IA! Having liv
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Bemusing Musings · 2Y ago

Mountains

Written 19 March 2010 Cascadia, Sawtooth, Wasatch Lift more than their rocky roots skyward. Is it any wonder their peaks inspire The many aspirations of ordinary folk? For conquest, that heady thrill of victory. For glory, to revel in such majesty. For adventure, teeming with hidden havens. For comf
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Bemusing Musings · 2Y ago

Direct Action in the Climate Movement

Thoughts about the role of direct action and civil disobedience have been swirling around my head the last couple of weeks, and I’m interested to hear other people’s reactions. A good friend (and talented organizer) recently told me that direct action wasn’t going to accomplish change on the scale t
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Bemusing Musings · 2Y ago

The Great Ones

The Great Work is not to be done in the halls of Congress nor on any battlefield. It does not come with Power or Influence or any such ideal with a capital letter. It is not achieved by shouting from mountaintops or rooftops but rather through murmurs, those simple and persistent ideas that whisper
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Bemusing Musings · 2Y ago

bin Laden Hates Global Warming, Global Warming Hates Him

Osama bin Laden is quite probably the most hated and vilified figure in the American consciousness.  And rightly so. The man has said that he wants to destroy the America’s global economic dominance.  Today he took aim at the United States’ failure to curb carbon emissions. To stop global warming, h
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