More |n|otabilia 0523 ⁂ Samuel Beckett

My previous by email was a test. Now that I know it still works, I’ll (try to) remember to add a credit link, appropriate lede and, time permitting, even the occasional modest paragraph. I should also check this one for formatting and display. Future Notabilia snippets from Katexic Clippings may appear on occasion but not…

|n|otabilia 0521 ⁂ Ursula K. Le Guin

Children know perfectly well that unicorns aren’t real, but they also know that books about unicorns, if they are good books, are true books. All too often, that’s more than Mummy and Daddy know; for, in denying their childhood, the adults have denied half their knowledge, and are left with the sad, sterile little fact:…

The New Green Deal: Moving Beyond the Hype

Week 4: Identity – E-Learning 3.0 MOOC #el30

Originally posted on learning reflections:
This post is part of my reflections on week 4 topic, Identity, on Stephen Downes’ E-Learning 3.0 MOOC   #el30. Though the topic got to an end some days ago, I found writing my first blog post a bit daunting, (!). As things are, I am now ready to join in the…

Say hello to WaterCalculator.org #ActOnClimate

Coyote Gulch It takes a tremendous amount of energy to get water to your tap. Click here estimate your footprint and then learn ways to cut into each wedge of the pie. View original post

Utopia and climate change

Originally posted on occasional links & commentary:
The warnings about the consequences of global warming are becoming increasingly dire. And with good reason. Just last month, a report by a multidisciplinary research team published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences made the case that even fairly modest future carbon dioxide emissions could set off…

A Writer’s Astrology

Originally posted on michaelalexanderchaney:
Writing takes imagination. It goes without saying that writers are magical thinkers. This means that we tend to be superstitious. We may love haunted houses and wild speculations, antiques and termite-hollowed logs. Many of us like astrology almost as much as we love gossip and the luxurious smell of new paperbacks.…

If Only Your Stare Meant You Actually See Disabled People

Crutches and Spice I can feel your gaze. If you think you’re being slick, you’re not. I don’t even have to look in your direction, I caught your head on a swivel from the moment you heard me coming. Am I odd to you? What is the story you’re concocting in your head about me?…

A Seat At The Table

Originally posted on A View from the Curve:
Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash ? I found myself actually asking for “a seat at the table” this week (in a conversation about a potential job).  I guess this post by Simon Ensor resonated so much in my mind that it came out in my speaking. Simon asks us to…

“Smile! You look tired!”

Originally posted on if you want kin, you must plant kin …:
My friend Lisa had a great opinion piece in the Times over the weekend that I just discovered this morning. How could I not try to find today’s poem in her words? Today I was told not to look judgmental. Told this by a complete stranger…