I wonder if, one of these days when I wake up, someone is going to try to sell me sunshine. Now that everyone buys water in bottles, pays hundreds of dollars every month for digital entertainment products, and feels they can’t get out and exercise without Lululemon ‘yoga inspired athletic apparel,’ there aren’t many frontiers left.
Archives for November 2010
The Reno Man: Tales from the Attic
What can a guy do when he gets the urge to do home renovations in the dead of night? Well, sometimes, a man’s just got to do what a man’s got to do.
Bees for My Backyard
I’ve been interested in keeping bees for at least a couple of decades, probably since reading Sue Hubbell’s A Book of Bees. Hubbell, once a New York librarian, had moved to the Ozarks and taken up beekeeping as a livelihood. She wrote lyrically of the yearly rhythm of beekeeping, and the keen observation of bee behavior and of flowers in bloom that the bees inspired.
Baby Hummingbird Rescued By Young Man
This is beautiful. A young man nursing a baby hummingbird back to health. To me, this video speaks to the capacity of our species for love and empathy. It gives me hope and it makes me smile. I hope that it makes you feel as good inside as it made me feel. The Jack Johnson […]
1000 Thank Yous!
Life As A Human has posted our 1000th article and our readership has continued to grow. We’re one of the top-read sites in North America…and we’re aiming for readers everywhere on the globe.
Lost for Words
When a writer begins to forget words, she worries it may be something more serious than just having “Senior Moments”.
Dancing After Midnight
A man meets a woman and writes a poem. It seemed like a good idea at the time. But things aren’t always as they seem.
The Story of Electronics
In this innovative video, Annie Leonard explains why “designed for the dump” electronics are toxic to people and the planet … and what to do about it.
Buddhism and the Dragons Of Eden
Not all problems, personal or global, can be resolved through thinking. As individuals and as a species, we would be wise to remember that there is another way of being. A way that existed long before the guards took over the castle.
I Abandon A Book – Again!
An author has several agents interested in his novel. He works hard to revise his manuscript, only to be crushed when it needs further work. He walks away from the book.
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