Spouse rushed from the morning news on the tube and into the spare bedroom when he heard me rustle through an old cedar chest for my pink… Read more “Crazy News Gets Spouse Cookies Instead of Jailed Wife”
Category: Environment
August Sunflowers and Tainted Turkeys
Clearly, this is not the bird our ancestors deemed perfect for a day of thanks and giving.
Volunteer Fundraising–A Leap Of Faith
“I was perfectly sober. It’s just that, somehow, I’m unsure how, but, well, no one else would, and, grants are nearly a thing of the past, and the costs keep coming, and well, what could I do?”
It’s Not Easy Being Green
The vitamin aisle was next. Nope. Not one brand came in glass jars. Sigh.
PR and the Plastic Bag
Center for Consumer Freedom. I’ve heard that name before. Yes, this is a public relations company originally formed by the tobacco industry
The Seduction of Tomales Bay
When we neared the first sign of civilization along Highway 1, spouse declared, “This is great! There’s nothing here.”
“Nothing” indicated a deficiency of swank hotels, chi-chi bistros, and chic boutiques. Not a Starbucks or a Pottery Barn to be found.
Alton Brown’s Chat With Monterey Bay Aquarium
Foodies visit “the muse” every day. Thanks! Chef daughter, Chef Dakota Weiss is a strong proponent of sustainable foods and has been in the forefront of this… Read more “Alton Brown’s Chat With Monterey Bay Aquarium”
God Created Whales First
My passion for the whale began in the early 1980s when an editor assigned me to write a feature story on the “new” whale watch tours.
A Quest for the Daily Good
Because I own and drive a vehicle, live in a home thick with petroleum-based products, and the miscellaneous impacts of my carbon footprint, I am a part of this ecological nightmare’s cause.
Maybe The Dalai Lama Is On To Something
To say that my heart dropped to the lowest ocean depths possible with the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and to say that my fury with loud mouthed hypocritical politicians and their pundits has raised my blood pressure to blast me out from the lowest ocean depths, is more than a marginal metaphor.
The Muse Pallet 