Tag: hurricane Katrina
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The Metaphysical Energy of Oil: Earth my Body, Oil my Blood?
Standing on the Walton-Okaloosa county line in a hazy sunset, looking out across the Midbay Bridge toward Okaloosa Island and Destin. This is Choctawhatchee Bay, which the local county is trying to block oil from getting into and destroying. Camera phone photo, copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved. I’ve spent so much of the…
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The Joy of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
See that light blue dot in the panhandle? That’s me. My relatives are all pink and purple. Photo credit: National Weather Service. I have to be careful about admitting this because people will throw rocks at me. There’s something about hurricanes that I just love. Two somethings. First of all, there’s the raw power…
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The Attitude Variable – an Unexpected Deal-Cincher
Photo by Shelley Ginger, used under Creative Commons License Attitude is one of those things that’s often underrated because it’s not easily measured. You know it when you see it in people (or experience it) and it affects your world–as well as their own. Most people would be banging their heads against the walls by…