Category: Discoveries

HEALTH, AVIATION and RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL It is that time of year when I do an overhaul of tests to check on my health before our next big trip. Colonoscopy is the worst, followed by an unexpected root canal scheduled for this week. I knew it! I stopped counting steps a few months ago. I was tired of my partner always having at least 2K more steps than I did. (She uses a Fitbit, while I use an Apple Watch). So I decided that distance was a better measure and discovered our results were similar. I do admit that most days…

FIREFLYS, SOAP AND THE COMET YEAR  . . .   We weren’t blindsided by chaos, we were deafened by ideology. Moriba Jah on Medium We are likely the last generation to witness the mesmerizing dance of fireflies. I was so taken aback by reading this headline. For a couple of years, I lived in the countryside outside Ottawa, Canada. I remember driving home around dusk when the deer would be out, but so too were the fireflies. Fireflies are disappearing. And it’s not just nostalgia talking. It’s habitat loss, light pollution, pesticides, and climate change. In some places, their numbers…