by T. Ripton This isn't a last-ditch effort from a dying girl attempting to placate her own woes or worries. This essay is written in celebration. I say this unlike most all others have ever said or meant it before:…

I've copied below an essay I posted in this space on 29 July 2008. It's posted verbatim, and is preceded by a brief, contemporary introduction and also an embedded song. There's much more, too, at the bottom of the page.…

I posted the essay below, verbatim, on 7 August 2008. I'm using the same title for today's essay, and adding a brief introduction and an embedded song. Also, I've linked to a new essay for Shift at the bottom of…

The National Geographic television show was better than I expected. It aired 1 November 2015. Ultimately Bill Nye returned to Stage 3, bargaining, after briefly visiting stages 4 and 5, depression and acceptance, respectively. The show can viewed, at least…

I've embedded below video from a presentation I delivered in the Royal Room in Seattle, Washington. Topic was abrupt climate change and the event transpired on 17 June 2015. Sorry for the delay in posting here: editing took longer than…

Way back on 27 October 2008, more than seven years ago, when I was respected by some and I was busily, self-importantly holding down a "respectable" job, I penned the essay posted below. I've kept the title, added a brief…

It's one of my favorite phrases: "Mistakes have been made." They are legion. I've made most of them myself. I continue along the same, error-ridden path. I suspect I'll make my final mistake immediately before I die. It might be…