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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Jussie Smollett
Reading the stories about the recent attack on Jussie Smollett in Chicago made me curious to learn more about the actor, singer, director, and photographer. I learned he stars in the television series “Empire“, which I haven’t seen, yet. Looking … Continue reading
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Arctic Warming and Polar Vortex
Disclaimer: I am in no way an expert on the polar vortex. This blog post represents what I have discovered as I’ve researched the subject, trying to understand how the extreme cold conditions we are experiencing now occurred. Actually, there … Continue reading
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1 Picture (Indy Art) : 1,000 Words
I recently wrote about this blog post: 1:1000, A Picture is Worth 1000 Words written by Julianna Whalen on her site, Streets and Streams. Her idea is to write 1,000 words about one photo. I experimented with that idea with this post … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, climate change, Ethical Transportation, Uncategorized
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Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion was started in the United Kingdom in 2018. Extinction Rebellion uses nonviolent civil disobedience to attract mainstream media attention on the need for dramatic changes to try to avoid human extinction from environmental chaos. This is another sign … Continue reading
1 photo : 1,000 words
In a recent post that was a photo gallery of some pictures I’ve taken this winter, I mentioned the phrase “a picture is worth 1,000 words”. The WordPress Reader provides links to related blog posts. One caught my attention: 1:1000, … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Randy
Today is the birthday of my best friend/brother, Randy Gene Porter. My world was turned upside down when he died 7 years ago. Growing up with and sharing life experiences for forty years, there were times when it felt like … Continue reading
Snow Gallery
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, this blog post has 15,000.
Native Americans, ancestry and DNA
Opinion: Elizabeth Warren’s claim to Cherokee ancestry is a form of violence: Be it by the barrel of a carbine or a mail-order DNA test, the American spirit demands the disappearance of Indigenous people. BY KIM TALLBEAR, Indian Country Newsletter … Continue reading
Climate Chaos in Germany
Some of the consequences of climate change are occurring in Germany now. The level of the Rhine River is so low that river shipping is impossible many days. The water sources for the Rhine are not only rainfall, but vast … Continue reading
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Martin Luther King: His Own Words
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 