That is very kind of you <3 I wish I were always as kind as I appear in public. It's always a sadness that it seems harder to maintain the closer one is to people.
Thanks for a beautiful and informative (as always!) essay. I was not aware of Vilsak, thanks for both of the articles. I read today (NYT?) that by making choices for Cabinet and Cabinet level positions, Biden (like any President) has a balancing act to do, and always there are pushbacks (look at the ones for the nominee for the Department of Defense) - sometimes more fierce than others. Also, I always like to visit https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ when I read sources I am not familiar with. To me the key is how a site does with Factual Content and prospect.org rates high.
I think the best ever travel (or adventure travel, is that a genre?) book I read was Tim Cope's "On the Trail of Ghengis Khan", an adventure across the entire Eurasian steppe. I read it 5+ years ago, but so much of that book is still very vivid to me!
Kindness. Absolutely, it's such an easy gift to give that keeps the world a better place. Thank you.
Neaderthal DNA -some poking around yields "about 2 percent of the DNA in the genomes of modern-day people with Eurasian ancestry is Neanderthal in origin". Wow! I've read at other times that it is 3%. Close enough :-)
What a cool site. I didn't know about Media Bias! It's good to know about The American Prospect -- it's not one I read regularly but when I stumble across an article I'm reminded that it generally seems thoughtful. I can't imagine it's easy picking people for cabinet positions. I do hope Vilsack takes a different tack with regards to farming; friends in the Forest Service are pretty happy with the pick so maybe that bodes well for other things.
I have never read Tim Cope, but that sounds like a great book. I would love to visit that part of the world someday.
The Neanderthal DNA is kind of cool. Makes me wonder what other species are mixed into our ancestry.
I find I like to read/peruse many different sources, and as long as the Factual Content rates high, I can live with ones that lean right :-). I agree with you about Vilsack, and glad to hear what your FS friends think.
Tim's book was so powerful because he weaved in the complex history across thousands of miles, so fascinating for me. Makes we want to try at least a trip in some of the places to feel the history.
You might like Colin Thubron's books, especially "Shadow of the Silk Road" and "To a Mountain in Tibet." He is a little more old-fashioned, though. I've heard that he, like Jan Morris, is deeply kind.
Your consistent kindness is why I am here, Nia.
I agree with Chris, and I find your writing very compelling.
Thank you! Ya'll are definitely lifting my day up.
YEA!!! :-) :-)
That is very kind of you <3 I wish I were always as kind as I appear in public. It's always a sadness that it seems harder to maintain the closer one is to people.
Thanks for a beautiful and informative (as always!) essay. I was not aware of Vilsak, thanks for both of the articles. I read today (NYT?) that by making choices for Cabinet and Cabinet level positions, Biden (like any President) has a balancing act to do, and always there are pushbacks (look at the ones for the nominee for the Department of Defense) - sometimes more fierce than others. Also, I always like to visit https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ when I read sources I am not familiar with. To me the key is how a site does with Factual Content and prospect.org rates high.
I think the best ever travel (or adventure travel, is that a genre?) book I read was Tim Cope's "On the Trail of Ghengis Khan", an adventure across the entire Eurasian steppe. I read it 5+ years ago, but so much of that book is still very vivid to me!
Kindness. Absolutely, it's such an easy gift to give that keeps the world a better place. Thank you.
Neaderthal DNA -some poking around yields "about 2 percent of the DNA in the genomes of modern-day people with Eurasian ancestry is Neanderthal in origin". Wow! I've read at other times that it is 3%. Close enough :-)
What a cool site. I didn't know about Media Bias! It's good to know about The American Prospect -- it's not one I read regularly but when I stumble across an article I'm reminded that it generally seems thoughtful. I can't imagine it's easy picking people for cabinet positions. I do hope Vilsack takes a different tack with regards to farming; friends in the Forest Service are pretty happy with the pick so maybe that bodes well for other things.
I have never read Tim Cope, but that sounds like a great book. I would love to visit that part of the world someday.
The Neanderthal DNA is kind of cool. Makes me wonder what other species are mixed into our ancestry.
I find I like to read/peruse many different sources, and as long as the Factual Content rates high, I can live with ones that lean right :-). I agree with you about Vilsack, and glad to hear what your FS friends think.
Tim's book was so powerful because he weaved in the complex history across thousands of miles, so fascinating for me. Makes we want to try at least a trip in some of the places to feel the history.
Thanks! :)
You might like Colin Thubron's books, especially "Shadow of the Silk Road" and "To a Mountain in Tibet." He is a little more old-fashioned, though. I've heard that he, like Jan Morris, is deeply kind.