Monthly Archives: November 2012

Things that would make even Dickens go “hmmm…”

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Mukei

Having just finished Joe Romm’s excellent new book, Language Intelligence: Lessons on Persuasion from Jesus, Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Lady Gaga on the myriad uses of the techniques of rhetoric, I momentarily thought to title this post “Christmas Candy Coal Stocking-Stuffer: … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Marketing and Propaganda

Cycles: Look! It’s our planet breathing!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Mukei

As often as we hear these days how the Earth’s climate is warming due to all the carbon dioxide we’re pouring into the air by burning fossil fuels, I thought it’d be worth mentioning that until a few weeks ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate

Seeing what’s here

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Mukei

“You have to know how to see what’s here.” It’s not an exact quote, but when I was studying economics in the late 70s, a friend of mine in the program said something like this to me one day as … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecology

The voice that gushes out of the earth

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Mukei

Now, mountains, rivers, earth, the sun, moon, and stars are mind. At just this moment, what is it that appears directly in front of you? The sun, moon, and stars as seen by humans are not the same, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Zen Buddhism