“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he afford to let alone” — Henry David Thoreau Not the least of which “things” are beliefs, ideals, ought to’s, should haves, fears, and maybe even loves, too. It is good to have thoughts, if for no other reasonContinue Reading

One of the challenges which a job presents is that, for eight hours or so, our Big Dopamine cravings go unsatisfied. Yet, the eight hourĀ pauseĀ from Big Dopamine satiation is a good thing. It potentiates Little Dopamine. This is the wealth to be found in letting things go, as Thoreau suggested.Continue Reading

I am so tired of otherwise brilliant intellectuals saying that ecosystems are competitive. Ecosystems are not competitive, they are cooperative! It is landscapes that are competitive, and it is ecosystems that hold diverse landscapes in balance.