Reclaim Lost Splendor: Nostalgic Reflections

Reclaim the Economy Class photograph from a Pan Am flight in 1960. If there’s anything to reclaim, it’s this. It harks back to the late 1960s, when Pan Am treated Economy Class passengers like this. In seats akin to a lounge,...

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Death Awareness: If You Knew Death Awaited What Would You Do?

00:00 – Confronting Death Awareness, I board the next flight to my hometown, Porsea. A place lost in the world’s vast tapestry, perhaps unknown to you. 00:15 – Summoning an Uber, Death Awareness riding shotgun as I head...

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Sakha Republics Resilience: Unveiling the Positive Impact of Climate Change Amid Thawing Challenges

Photo by Nikolai Kozakov Thin Ice The Changing Climate of Sakha Republic “A letter arrived from a friend in Yakutsk, saying it’s very warm, only minus 5 degrees. No snow has fallen,” it read. I asked other Yakut friends...

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Thoreaus Whispers of Simplicity: Reflecting on Living Off the Grid

Thoreau’s Simple Life in 1845: Above Image. “And pray what more can a reasonable man desire, in peaceful times, in ordinary noons, than a sufficient number of ears of green-sweet corn boiled, with the addition of salt.”...

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