Describe one habit that brings you joy. I think the one habit that has brought me the most joy has been the hardest to find. I began by going to the fitness center every day, but that did not bring me joy. Looking outside elsewhere, I found so many extrinsic values I was told I … Continue reading The Importance of Mindfulness
The Campfire
People have told stories around the campfire since we simultaneously had language and fire.
Beachcombers
What are you curious about? The pair have been together for as long as they can remember. They were barely old enough to have their own place back then. How quickly the decades pass. They sit silently at the edge of the dunes, watching the tide go out as the sun rises behind them. The … Continue reading Beachcombers
Prolonged Instability
It's been a hot minute since I've posted anything on here, and without boring you all with the droll details of my life, suffice it to say that I went through a prolonged period of instability. During that period, I moved house three times, one of them taking my family into another state entirely! We … Continue reading Prolonged Instability
Wander, Wander
Snow falls, life slows, writing becomes a priority again.
Erik Hanssen (continued)
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Man Without Purpose
Hello there, I’m pleased to make your acquaintance. My name is Erik. While we’re sitting here together, I might as well tell you how I got to be in this situation. I was born of a mother and father that were your standard type A personalities. They were constantly competing to be the best, and … Continue reading Man Without Purpose
Clean coal: putting a filter on a cigarette doesn’t make it healthy
Over the past few years, I’ve had to do a lot of research on energy and energy policies. This comes from multiple angles: sustainability, policy, environmental impacts, social factors, and political factors among others. Many things about our energy policies don’t make a lot of good sense until you look at all the factors. By … Continue reading Clean coal: putting a filter on a cigarette doesn’t make it healthy
Sitting around the campfire
This post serves as a belated introduction to the topic 'The Campfire'. The Campfire is where stories are told, experiences are shared, laughs are had, and people come together. This is nothing new, for as long as humans have had the skills required to harness the element of fire, we have gathered around its warming … Continue reading Sitting around the campfire
Battle of Wits
It was just after lunch on a crisp midwinter day with the sun shining brightly overhead, and I found myself on a ridge high above a shimmering lake. As I looked out upon the panorama of pines, speckled with leafless aspen and tamarack, on a snow covered beach I observed a black spot about a … Continue reading Battle of Wits
Extinction vs. Zombie-tech
Hello again all, This 'campfire chat' was inspired by something I read in a peer-reviewed journal; coincidentally, that evening I saw a major network series talking about the topic. There are a number of scientists around the world working together in an attempt to resurrect a species that has been extinct for about 13.000 years. … Continue reading Extinction vs. Zombie-tech
Upending Wordism 