Archive - An Elephant’s Tail

"Running Talus" Revisited

How a 50-year-old essay changed my life, and to this day offers us equanimity from a pile of rocks

Published on Chasing Nature • Feb 25

May 2024

Your front lawn is probably fascist

And it just might be that you like it that way.

May 1, 2024 •

April 2024

Crustaceans with consciousness?

An almost below-the-radar declaration from New York points to a need for consideration of how we treat other animals, of pretty much every sort

Apr 24, 2024 •

January 2024

A brief remark regarding politics and prognostication thereabout

On ‘rank punditry’ about politics, elections, etc.

Jan 18, 2024 •

And you thought I'd forgotten you . . . .

Our relationship might rely on a stream of photons, but it's not dead yet.

Jan 12, 2024 •

November 2023

The marvel of it all: Superman is dead. Again. Or is he?

Is our fascination with cinematic superheroes kaput? Or is ‘The Marvels’ just a bad movie?

Nov 16, 2023 •

We might need a change in management...

...we're making messes everywhere.

Nov 2, 2023 •

October 2023

Hark, what goes there?—Halloween?

What do we celebrate with when we celebrate Halloween?

Oct 25, 2023 •

September 2023

A brief explanation

No, no, that’s not it. Blame Einstein.

Sep 17, 2023 •

You had just the one job,….

On the importance of focus on the task at hand.

Sep 15, 2023 •

Life is not like a box of chocolates

With a box of chocolates, you can be pretty sure that whatever gets doled out, it’s gonna feature chocolate.

Sep 12, 2023 •

A Grand Success

Bald eagles, once rare in the lower 48 states, have achieved a major comeback. Let’s help ‘em continue to prosper.

Sep 4, 2023 •

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