Dear friends of the Earth January 25, 1993

In his book, The Earth in the Balance, Vice President Al Gore predicts the end of the world as we know it, by the middle of the 21st century resulting from the misuse of global from the misuse of global resources, specifically the burning of fossil fuels.  To avoid this scenario, he proposes that  Anerica lead […]

The Seven Qualities of Paradise by Lee Porter Butler

First:  It is semi-tropical, heavily wooded, filled with fruits, nuts and flowers of all kinds, waterfalls,  rivers and streams meander and find their way to the sea. Second:  There are no visible buildings, anywhere on land.  Floating on the waterways and seas of the world are Ekospheres, benign self-contained human habitats which take nothing and […]

Technology: Applied Science, making life easier, living longer and improving the quality of life for the average person in the May 21, 1983 san francisco notebook entitled Architecture Building a Better World

Several decades ago, the vast majority of people living in the US had to work hard all their live simply in order to maintain a very meagre standard of living.  The hours were long and the work was hard.  Life expectancy was 30% less than today. Technology and the industrial revolution has changed all that.  […]

JULY 25 Peruvian Independence Day and St. James Day in Christendom

Three years ago today, July 25, 2017 I had arrived in Iquitos, Peru to spend a few weeks in the low jungle, before going to the high jungle and the mountains.  I had had my first experience with the mother plant, Ayahuasca, on Good Friday that same year.  I knew I had to go to […]