Category: Uplift in Non-Fiction
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Spaceship Earth: the Shape of our Planet!
Or “Can’t We Just Stop Destroying Things?” I just watched Spaceship Earth, which is the story of the Biosphere2 project outside of Tucson, Arizona. I remember touring Biosphere2 with my youngest, a science buff, while visiting my dad in the 2000s. (I miss you, Dad.) It felt like I was inside a terrarium. Warm, moist,…
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‘The opposite of Uplift’ in The Lemming Condition
This is a question in my mind: What is the opposite of Uplift? Is it Putdown? Some books so obviously fall into the Absolute-Opposite-of-Uplift category, and I would like a name for it. Why this negative stuff? I thought this was an uplifting blog? In order to understand what is uplifting, I think I need…
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Oops. So I am embarrassed, but admitting my mistake.
My euphoria is over. That lovely photo of baby Monarch butterflies… Not. Baby. Monarch. butterflies. lol Monarch Eggs or Aphids? How to Tell the Difference They are Milkweed aphids. Given that my whole purpose was to support the endangered butterfly, I am going to boost this article on how to control the Milkweed aphid: How…
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Unfolding: a new generation in my backyard!
This photo above (and below) is tiny, baby Monarch Butterfly caterpillars growing on my new Milkweed plant. See the itsy legs?? So adorable. I cannot tell you how uplifted this makes me feel. A couple of weeks ago, our college student (who is staying at home while taking courses) saw a single Monarch butterfly in…