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The good news (for some of the approximately 57,600 Greenlanders, at least): Greenland now has much more control over its destiny, following the decision from Denmark to allow self-rule for Greenlanders (see the article at the Sydney Morning Herald). The not-so-good news: the following excerpt from this, and other, articles on this event is a ...

Yesterday I could have had a very bad day. Things felt busier than usual, I felt less than well-prepared for a class, and to top it all off I forgot my USB thumb drive on which I had some material prepared the previous evening for a class. [USB drives seem essential small items these days, along with mobile 'phones. I have a gonzo theory ...

Two quotes from Bruce Cockburn appropriate to the Christmas season (and the mood it gets me in): ''This bluegreen ball in black space Filled with beauty even now battered and abused and lovely'' from the song ''Planet of the Clowns'' on the album The Trouble With Normal (1983) This was written in the early 1980s, and there seems ...

Musings on: Baveye, P. C. & Jacobson A. R. (2008). Soil science education and the ''age of money'': reflections and concerns for the near future. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 187:1-4. This was a guest editorial in Water, Air and Soil Pollution, and I decided it to be worth reading; there's much to be said for a catchy title. The topic ...

Ancient literature like the Christian Bible uses soil or earth as a metaphor for a number of things, and since it's just before Christmas I wondered if something soil-related could be found in the gospel rendition of the Chritsmas story. No such luck . . . but the story below was told by the man of the season himself, and uses soil as a powerful ...