Category: Reflections

Seaweed as Protection from Radioactivity

Kelp contains Iodine 127. Iodine 127 will prevent the body from absorbing radioactive iodine 131 which is constantly being released into our atmosphere by so-called normal operations of nuclear power plants and weapons facilities. Homeland security is a joke unless you have true security of good nutrition that includes Iodine 127 in your daily diet. […]

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Weather Report:

Just before Christmas, 85 mph winds from the southwest blew over many 50′ tall spruce trees in our forest. Buildings were spared, but we went without power for a few days. Since we didn’t have water, I found myself back in a familiar daily task: hauling water from the stream at the head of the […]

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Today I Am 55

Today I am 55. Since 1970, I have lived on a peninsula named Dyer Neck, looking out to the westward on Gouldsboro Bay, and beyond that, Cadillac Mountain, part of Acadia National Park. Many of you have been to Bar Harbor which is 30 miles southwest of here. Every year since 1974, I have harvested […]

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Seeking the Wild Exception

Mad cow disease, hoof and mouth disease, anemic aquacultured salmon. What do these all have in common? Crowding. Confinement. Improper and unnatural nutrition of animals. Fourteen years ago, before people were talking about the dangers of genetically modified organisms, I wrote the poem below: Seeking the Wild Exception There are unseen patterns, Afloat in the […]

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