Welcome to the habitable community

Dear Planets, This morning I arrived at work groggy. Sometimes that happens here on this planet when we Earthlings don’t get out caffeinated fix in the morning. As I propped open this morning’s newspaper, I saw a small blurb about your discovery. According...

Australia’s Gumboot Army

Natural Disasters and Building Community As I’m writing, communities in northern Queensland, Australia, are waiting for the onslaught of what is predicted to be Australia’s most severe cyclone. This afternoon, authorities upgraded the cyclone to a category five,...

Snow Day vs. Groundhog Day

It looks like Toronto is set for winter to end early.  As this is being posted the worst snowstorm for a couple years has started and is expected to continue through to tomorrow bringing about a foot of snow.  Any unfortunate groundhog that is dragged from hibernation...

Fred Sarkari

Who are you? That question can be answered with so many different facets it scares me.  The best way to relay that question – Fred is an over sized child that has finally embraced the fact that we do not have a choice in ageing chronologically but we definitely have a...