occasional posts by risa aratyr
Tonight is the eve of Ostara, the spring equinox. Light and Dark, Day and Night are in perfect balance. It’s comforting to be reminded that Mother Earth is still spinning at an appropriate distance from the sun and on her appropriate axial tilt, as she has done for lo these many millennia. Comforting that our … Read more Sprinter and Sprummer: Seasons of the New World Order
This is not the post I intended to write. A couple of days ago, when the blogging urge hit me, I intended to de-wire my overloaded brain by splashing serious thoughts on a serious topic all over this page. Then my sis dropped off Sadie. In her time on this planet, my sister Liane has … Read more Winter Wonderland
With the Dems wrapping their virtual centrist-Left infomercial Thursday last and the GOP about to crank up their live/virtual right-wing propaganda machine, politics is today’s hot topic. In this smoke-filled lull between conventions, let me tangent to another hot one: the California wildfires. Actually, let me double-tangent for a quick sec, because I’ve only just … Read more Rapid Fire
Can’t swear to it, but I believe I woke to the connection between meat and climate change about ten years ago, via the “Meat Free Monday” group on Facebook. While I have hardly been religious about the Monday thing and can’t truly say I’ve been doing my part, no-meat salads are my count-on-it contribution to … Read more Vegging Out