First let's look at a video by innovative bio-tech, Mike Reynolds - but don't miss the good environmental news at the end of the post!
More about earth ships...the guy who started it all. Michael Reynolds in interview and tour of early Earth Ships - houses with built-in regeneration and bio-energy savings.
Sharing with Tom's Tuesday Treasures.
I've already shared my trip with my youngest son and his wife to a New Mexico site of Earth Ships.
Mike is the originator of many of the ideas, though more have definitely come along with more people showing interest in alternative building methods.
Sharing with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures
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Today's quote:
"I'm always trying to be a better human being, and I continue to learn my craft. Then, when I have something positive to say, I can say it beautifully. That's my responsibility." Maya Angelou
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Today's art:
By Cheryl Braganza
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The Good News Report from AOC
- CT launches a free, confidential hotline for patients and providers seeking legal advice regarding obtaining or offering abortions in the state.
- GA: Bryce Berry is elected to the state House, becoming the youngest lawmaker in the legislature and the first active teacher in office.
- KY: 65 percent of voters reject a ballot measure that would have had detrimental effects on public education funding.
- MD has reduced its carbon emissions by 36 percent since 2005, more than any other state.
- MN requires additional polling places to be located at or near post-secondary schools if requested by the school or its student government.
- MT’s Supreme Court blocks a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender and nonbinary youth.
- MT’s Supreme Court affirms the fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment.
- NC Gov. Roy Cooper commutes the death sentences of 15 people on death row.
- NJ prohibits public and school libraries from censoring library materials and enshrines legal protections for librarians.
- A record 2,451 women will serve in state legislatures in 2025, about a third of all available seats.
- Los Angeles County voters experiencing homelessness were able to cast their ballots at shelters and service centers thanks to flexible polling centers.
- Civil rights trailblazer Caroline LeCount becomes the first Black woman to have a Philadelphia street named after her, part of the city’s effort to rename all streets currently named after the author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision.
- Transgender and nonbinary voters participate in elections at a high percentage despite significant barriers to voting.
- The Popemobile goes electric.
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Personal note:
Don't try to mix cold coffee with diet Dr. Pepper.. I thought, well, they're both cold, and full of caffeine. Nope, something made a solid foamy top and it tasted only half as good as either of them.
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Yesterday's word for the day - just saying:
nefandous
PRONUNCIATION:
(nuh-FAN-duhs)
MEANING:
adjective: So wicked as to defy description: abominable, appalling.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin nefandus (wicked), from ne- (not) + fandus (to be spoken), gerundive (verbal adjective) of fari (to speak). Earliest documented use: 1649.
NOTES:
A synonym of today’s word is nefarious, but it’s from Latin fas (right, divine law) instead of fari (to speak).
