(for a friend who hates her dark side)

you were not born a butterfly or a daisy.
you were born at the top of the food chain, and innocence isn't an option.

you don't get to be perfect. you don't get to be pure.
you don't get to live in a world where everything you do is righteous and respectable.
that's not this world. and maybe not even the next.

but along with your opposable thumbs you were given the ability to reason. you were granted the capacity to see into the pool of hum... read more

Earth Day is almost here. I don’t believe in Earth Day myself. I think it’s a little silly to devote one single day of the year to being concerned about the environment, but I suppose one day is better than no day at all.

Having been an environmental activist since 1968, I have seen the movement go up and down like a roller coaster in popularity. It was big in 1972 with the Environmental Conference in Stockholm which I attended, and it became big again in 1992 with the U.N. Environmental C... read more