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My #6 Magazine Article: Keeping Them Wild

Excerpt from article “Keeping Them Wild”: “As we sit together in the Conservation Learning Center waiting on a bench made of recycled milk jugs, I am full of assumptions, charmed and fascinated by Zookeeper Kimberly’s wild animal experiences. If you’re like me, you grew up watching movies like “Swiss Family Robinson” and “The Jungle Book.” I remember feeling a deep desire to be like the movie…

Now Showing: People Unlimited

It was my pleasure to have worked cooperatively with James (“Jim”) Strole and Bernadeane, for the past six months. I want to tell you about a truly unique niche community which Jim and Bernie lead, called People Unlimited, Inc. (PUI) James Strole and Bernadeane of People Unlimited, Inc. At that time, I had been sitting alone for dinner at a fine Sedona restaurant. The hostess seated a gentleman…

Bees Radio Interview Post

Interview Info!  Zeta Global Radio goddess, Lainie Sevante Wulkan, and her producer Howard Wulkan from Cinder Cone | The LAB (in Albuquerque New Mexico) recently posted a bees-related interview at their SoundCloud channel. I had a nice time talking all about bees news in this interview with Lainie, and hope to be back on the show as my bees work progresses!  My segment begins near the 30:18 mark.…

I suspect that the universal pendulum which directs my worldview — is once again in a full-on motion. Google Dictionary says that shift (the noun) is a slight change in position, direction, or tendency. Shift (as a verb) is to move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance. By definition, I am a shifter. I am then a shifter because I am willfully allow shift to…

The Incredible Jesus and Santa Combo

Christmas. Jesus. Santa Clause. Zapp!! Their Powers Combine! This exact scene happened many holiday moons ago, in my little kid head. As a younger person, my beliefs about Jesus and Santa became morbidly similar. You could pray to Jesus/God for your daddy’s football team to win. You could write a letter to dear old Santa Claus asking for a new toy. Maybe because I couldn’t decide who was more…

One Time I’m Naked in Phoenix

Yes, it’s a true story that I recently walked down a popular street in Phoenix, naked. Sure, many people did not notice me at all as they passed by me. Perhaps they simply thought that I was wearing some bright blue and orange pants. Or perhaps they did not see my breasts, but instead a skin-tight top that kind-of looked like a superhero outfit. (Maybe this is what they thought, I don’t actually…

It’s been almost two months since I experienced a relationship break-up. During that moment of early-September-relationship-disconnection, I shed some slow, warm tears of realization. Tears are an easy expression of my current emotional place. Perhaps it’s no secret that I very much like to cry and release my emotional energy. (It’s “safer” than holding “it” in.) At my age and relationship…

The “i” in Connection

Some call it networking. That’s true. Whatever you’d call it, I get a major thrill from introducing my colleagues and friends to each other. I can see the far-reaching value of CONNECTION. I have become the “i” in connection. Going further still, I feel that supporting new connections is vital to increasing the quality of all human life. I can’t stop. I don’t want to stop. I won’t stop. L to R:…

My First Published Children’s Book Review!

It is October 1… which means that the new digital issue of Green Living magazine has been released. (Printed copies are becoming available tomorrow.) It is my pleasure to have written a review for a lovely children’s book title, “The Pancake Tree”. You’re invited to CLICK HERE… read and enjoy my review!

Someone bought a plant

At some point in August, I began my search for new home and office spaces in the downtown Phoenix (DTP) area. My daughter has started college at Arizona State University, and earlier this year after returning from Ecuador, I committed to staying in-town to be around her. My plans to live in Ecuador near the pristine ocean have been placed in suspension. I can say that I was not expecting to live…

With Creation and Destruction

Creation and Destruction. My life is real with the coupling of naturally opposing forces. I’ve been busy catalyzing both creation and destruction. Within the society that I live, we are taught to possess and control these forces. I am intent on personalizing elements of my life that could be ‘even more mine’. But alone, I cannot control creation and destruction, any more than graphite can control…

Fck Something Up Then Learn From It

“Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes.” ― John Dewey In my early 20’s, I partied for a living while daylighting as a hired brain for various professional offices. By my mid-20’s, I was ready to buy my own time back, and saved seed money for 6-months so that I could exit the corporate work force forever. My career path is…

BASE Jumping Places Real Life On The Line

When was the last time that you encountered someone who was obviously unique? Was it the way that they walked? Or how they held your gaze? Did they inspire you with their kindness or intelligence? Was it that they base jumped off of a Camelback Mountain cliff without a packed parachute? This last weekend, a group of base jumpers celebrated the 20th Anniversary of Camelback Mountain base jumping…