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[the kind that makes sense-BHG] - Catholic Bard
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Writing for Joy
[more "a writer who is Catholic", than a "Catholic Writer"-BHG] - Sparrowfare (peggyhaslar.com)
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Seed-Searches among the Stones - "Thankful to Be Able to Be Thankful"
('The Curt Jester', Jeff Miller: atheist-turned-Catholic) - tiberjudy
Happy. Southern. Catholic. - Time for Reflections
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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Tag Archives: disasters
Using Vaccines Wisely
Using drones to deliver vaccines seems reasonable for places like Vanuatu. But vaccines won’t help if folks don’t know how to use them correctly, or can’t. Others avoid vaccines because they believe warnings from dubious sources. Facts and fears Health, … Continue reading
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Climate Change, Attitudes
I’ll be talking about Earth’s climate, China’s pollution problems, and icebergs: including one the size of Delaware. The big berg broke off from Antarctica this week. The recent G20 meeting was mostly about economics, not climate change; but that didn’t … Continue reading
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London Fires, Mostly
Many folks who lived in Grenfell Tower got out. Many others died. We don’t know how many. A current estimate is 79. Determining the exact number will be difficult, since high temperatures may have effectively obliterated some human remains. Some … Continue reading
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Pollution: Still Learning
Scientists found PCBs and PBDEs in deep-sea critters, armyworms are on the march in Africa, and Mexico City’s air isn’t as clean as we’d hoped. Rational concern seems reasonable. PCB in the Deep Blue Sea We’re Still Learning Armyworms March … Continue reading
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Climate Change Continues
Climate change is still in the news. So is a growing crack in an Antarctic ice sheet, and a Ladybird Book co-authored by England’s Prince Charles. The book, “Climate Change,” is a Ladybird Expert Book: written with adults in mind. … Continue reading
