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  • The Coming Chaos

    It is an evolutionary trait that siblings favor different things. For example, if the first born child likes vanilla ice cream, their second born sibling will like chocolate ice cream, and their third born sibling will like something weird like… Continue reading

  • Building Shared Visions

    Every tool can be used in two ways: to build or to destroy.All healthy and sustainable relationships require building a shared vision. With two people this is a matter of finding someone compatible, who is easy to communicate with freely.… Continue reading

  • Assertion: Choosing Partners and Companions

    What is true for dogs is true for all species of life: It does not matter how nice the dog is when it is happy, but how deadly the dog is when it is not. Continue reading

  • Society’s Decomposers

    In the natural world there are many insects and organisms that work to break down organic matter into its basic elements so that it can be reused. It is the process of decomposition. Termites and ants, molds and fungus, are… Continue reading

  • “It Just Doesn’t Matter!”

    I have been thinking about the transition from feast to famine again, and the experience of what was considered important washing away as real need makes itself increasingly apparent. And as I ruminate, a scene from the old movie”Meatballs” keeps… Continue reading

  • Fashion, Politics, and Evolution

    Our clothes inform other people many things about us. Our careers, education, wealth, and social class. When a person sees a stranger for the first time they make choices about the best way to communicate with them, or even if… Continue reading