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After Lowered Inflation Rate, Decades of U.S. Hands-off Policies Are Keeping Prices High in 2024
Costs remain high well past the inflationary peak in 2022. Presidents often get blamed, but decades of hands-off policies have allowed corporate greed and Wall Street investors the power to keep prices where they are today. But there are several other contributors and also some possible solutions!
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3 Myths of Trickle Down Economics and Deregulation
Years after president Ronald Reagan introduced tax cut "Trickle Down Economics", history shows it creates gross income inequalities. R.R.'s & Clinton's deregulation policies created the speculative bubble leading to the 2008 economic crash, environmental dangers and more. Trump has followed suit.
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Inequality for All; Why All Americans Should See This Documentary!
An overview of former labor secretary, Robert Reich's, docmentary based on his book explaining what has happened to the US economy since the great prosperity of the 50's, 60's and early 70's! There's never been a more important time to have this information! He lays it out crystal clear! I'm in!
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A Tour of Lake Michigan in Photos and Fascinating Facts Part II
A summary of how Lake Michigan effects weather near her coasts, effecting lake levels, shipping and shipwrecks, and sometimes dangerous conditions for beach goers and swimmers. Includes fascinating facts and a collection of Lake Michigan photographs taken by the author!
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A Tour of Lake Michigan in Photos and Fascinating Facts (Part I)
Part I: Lake Michigan photo tour with fascinating facts including basic statistics, formation, first inhabitants, coastal ecology, fishing industry problems and solutions highlighting environmental clean-up projects, and lastly in Part, I favorite pastimes and tourism. Part II link provided.
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Identifying 8 Less Common, Native Michigan Trees Showing Autumn Colors
A profile of 8 Michigan native tree, less common than dominant species oaks and maples, yet significant. Identifying information and photographs provided, plus interesting facts; features autumn colors. Michigan shares these species with many Northeastern and some South and Midwestern states.
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8 Popular Spring Flowering Shrubs
Beautiful identifying photographs accompany brief descriptions and tips for growing common flowering shrubs from Southern to Northern U.S. regions and locations around the world! Includes Forstythia, Azalea, Rhododendron, Lilac, Viburnum, Spirea, Redtwig Dogwood, and Peony in that order.
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Clam Identification and Facts (From Arks to Tellins)
Nineteen clam varieties photographed and described for identification and interesting facts. Varieties range from the Western Atlantic Coasts all the way to the West Indies.
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7 Star Corals Identification and Interesting Facts
Interesting facts, classifications, and photos identifying Star Corals and Starlet Coral varieties, collected by my mother-in-law, Winkie, off Florida beaches in the '70s and '80s.
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The ABCs of Identifying Mushrooms
This article is a beginner's guide to the basics of mushroom identification with easy-to-follow, organized information accompanied by quality-defining photographs.
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A Postscript to World War II: My Dad's Experience in Trieste
Why the U.S., Britain, and Yugoslavia occupied the Free Territory of Trieste and its port in the Adriatic Sea for several years after World War II, along with my Dad's Army photos from 1947-50 in Trieste, plus his story about a magical encounter while he was stationed there.
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Common Michigan Conifers: Cedars, Firs, the Hemlock, and the Tamarack
This article provides information on Michigan's commonest conifer trees other than the spruces or pines, including the White and Red Cedars, the White and Balsam Firs, the Hemlock, and the Tamarack (Larch) tree. Quality photos assist with identification.
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4 Most Common Spruce Trees of Michigan
Identifying 4 most common Michigan spruce trees shared with the Central and Northeastern regions of the United States and Canada. Includes the Norway spruce, white spruce, black spruce and blue spruce. Quality photos and photo drawings assist in identification.
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5 Most Common Pine Trees of Michigan
Here are descriptions and illustrations of the five most common pine trees of Michigan: Jack Pine, Scots Pine, Red Pine, Austrian Pine, and White Pine.
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"A Life on Our Planet" Narrated by David Attenborough; An Inspired Summary
Inspired to summarize this moving film, David Attenborough proclaims, A Life on Our Planet, is his personal witness statement of his life and the future. The film recounts the accumulation of his career and grieves the loss of wild places offering a vision for the future of the planet if we act now
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Identifying 13 Common Native Michigan Trees Showing Autumn Colors
Identifying the thirteen most common deciduous native Michigan big-trees (also common in the Northeastern and Central regions of the US and Canada), including interesting facts. Quality photos accompany identifying features, including summer and autumn leaf photos.
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My Hello's From Heaven
I'm sharing my personal "Hello from Heaven" after death communication from the loving spirit of my husband, Joseph, in hopes it may bring peace of mind and comfort to someone grieving the loss of their loved one..
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9 Amazing Spring-Flowering Trees
Learn about nine popular spring-flowering tree varieties with identifying photos, facts, and grow tips.
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Prevent and Cure our Epidemic Diseases "Forks Over Knives"
Two documentaries, Forks Over Knives and Game Changers, has removed the confusion over what we should eat above all the conflicting information out there with the most comprehensive cross referenced studies I have ever witnessed!
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Univalve Shell ID Guide: Conchs, Whelks, Cones, Helmets & More
This is a seashell identification guide with beautiful photos of univalves from the U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Indo-Pacific coasts. Includes 43 varieties of diverse univalve species!
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Clam Identification and Facts (From Cockles to Lucines)
This is for the curious beachcomber of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North, South, and Central America who desire to know something about the clam or bivalve they found! Includes artistic photographs, identification help, and interesting facts of many varieties!
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Common Beach Stone Identification (Including Dolomite, Quartz, Serpentine, Syenite, and More)
A guide to identifying beach stones found along the shorelines of Lake Michigan, with photos and info about syenite, rhyolite, pumice, dolomite, quartz, wishing stones, Presque Island serpentinite, quartzite, diabase(dolerite), pegmatite, conglomerate, banded metamorphic rock and heart stones,.
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Identifying the Rocks of Lake Michigan (Geode, Septarian, Agate, and More)
Fascinating facts and photos featuring the most common beach stones found along Lake Michigan shorelines, as well as several unusual kinds; includes various types of basalt, septarian, limestone, granite, gabbro, diorite, gneiss, schist, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, geodes, chalcedony and agate.
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A Tour of the Historic Felt Mansion: Then and Now
Take a photo tour of the historic Felt Mansion and learn about the estate's launch by inventor Dorr Felt, its deterioration and hauntings, and its restoration.
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Solid Shoreline and Polar Vortex Events
This is a photographic odyssey explaining the progression and formation of the ice shelves on the Great Lakes before and after the 2014 historic polar vortex event. Includes hidden dangers of the ice shelf and risks people take!
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The Many Haircuts Of Milkweed; A History, Uses And Relationship With The Monarch Butterfly
Did you know the milkweed plant is named after a Greek God or that it has medicinal properties? Discover its history, versatility, uses, habitats or why its essential for monarchs and the crusade to save it from habitat depletion! All photos taken by myself! And last, a milkweed poem written by me.
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Historical Festival of Blossoms II
Encounter interesting facts, first civilizations and people in history who discovered our beloved flowering shrubs that we celebrate today with festivals and culturally, including the azalea, redtwig dogwood, rose of sharon and the hydrangea!
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Historical Festival of Blossoms
Discover interesting facts and how we celebrate and cultivate some of our most popular ornamental shrubs and trees throughout history and now, including the forsythia, purple leaf sand cherry, apple blossom and lilac! Includes numerous photos mostly from my own photography collection.
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Snow Twigs; a Wintry Photo Poetry Collage
A heavy snowfall in Michigan inspires uplifting poetry and beautiful winter photography. Includes an anecdote about the hemlock trees under threat and an orb captured by the camera of a loving watching spirit!
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The Story of Breeva, The Prehistoric Horseshoe Crab; Plus A Modern Day Plight
A chapter in my book "It Happened Under the Devonian Sun" describes Breeva the horseshoe crab's special moment driven by her maternal calling. A later chapter describes her overzealous curiousity to explore a forbidden forest. Interesting facts and their modern day plight follow at the end.
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Still The Waters
Still the waters is a metaphor for calming the soul. This photo essay quotes modern day prophets and mentors including Eckhart Tolle, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Neale D. Walsh and a few more to help us quiet our inner noise and worries. Set aside some time to contemplate the in-depth information and advice.
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All About Oval Beach (And My Fun Summer Job)
An introduction about Lake Michigan's Oval Beach history in Saugatuck, Michigan followed by a brief description of the plant ecology, preservation efforts and my duties working there as a beach patroller! Many photos are included which really tell the story of Oval Beach, our community pearl!
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Early Spring Photo Preview and Poems
Spring inspired musings; a few are reflective over my true loves passing and some are lighthearted and refreshing, like the season!
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Frederik Meijer Garden, A Cure for Spring Fever
A trip to Frederik Meijer Garden in Grand Rapids, MI is filled with spring floral offering a relief from winter dulldrums! Butterflies, bromeliads, Chihuly glass sculptors and much more are on display
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Paleo-Science Artists; A Unique Blend
Don't you agree it's interesting how people follow certain paths in life to ultimately discover what they do best? In the case of artists who draw fossils and their interpretations of the once living beings, I find them especially fascinating! After...
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I Was A Sweet Child of the Fifties
The fifties was a decade full of optimism and funtime culture. I came across a photo recently from my 1950's childhood and it led me on a nostalgic quest!
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Meltdown at Pier Cove Beach: A Photo Essay and A Brief History
A brief history of this quaint Lake Michigan beach front known as Pier Cove. Interesting tidbids and the wonders of mother nature after an unusual Michigan March warmup. A photo essay enhanced with the author's lovely photography of the lake and Pier Cove Creek's marvels today! Poetry at the end!
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Happy Hippy Time
The following story will make you feel as if you were there as one of the young peace-loving participants during the infamous Woodstock Concert in upper state New York, August of 1969.
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An Orchid is like a Woman
Like a woman An orchid is a beautiful flower Like her foundation Its stem is strong yet flexible Like her skin The petals are silky soft to the touch Compared to her feminine body An orchid's form is curvaceous Like her...
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Sugar, Spice and All Things Iced: a photo collage
A photo collage dramatizing the ice storm of 2011 hitting much of Northern USA and Canada! Inspires poetry
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Rare Beach Stones and Sand Formations of Pier Cove Beach, MI
Unique and rare Septarian brown stones are found along a narrow stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline. Read on to find out more about these fascinating stones!
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Sunset Photographs Over Frozen Lake Michigan Inspire Poetry
Most winters, the shores of Lake Michigan become locked in ice, and some winters the ice sheet reaches beyond the horizon. The natural beauty of it touches our souls with wonder. ...
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Earth's Earliest Gigantic and Bizarre Creatures
Much has been written about dinosaurs and the fury of T-Rex in popular culture; but are you aware there were giant creatures dominating Earth's oceans long, long before the dino-era ending 65 million years ago?
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The Better Side of Grief
A healing letter to my husband who passed into the spirit world. A silver lining evolved from the pain which I feel the need to share hoping it might help someone else grieving.
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What Is Peace Felt?
Experience many ways we can find peace if only for brief moments during our daily lives. The trick is being mindful of the need. Beautiful photography enhances the experience!
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Tree Spirits
A winter forest stroll led me on a spirited adventure. It began when I noticed a face formed by snow on a tree trunk that reminded me of a deceased loved one. It turned into a day of magic and comfort and now I am sharing it with you through rhythm and rhyme with a moving surprise ending!
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Tracks In White Snow, Where Do They Go?
Lighthearted poetry inspired by mysterious tracks in the snow all around a Michigan forest is now a children's book of verse and rhyme enhanced with beautiful photography. See it here in the flesh!
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Look, There's A Winter Wonder Garden In My Yard
One January morning, looking westward toward Lake Michigan from my porch, I caught sight of a storm approaching while at the same time the sun was rising out of the East. It created a uniquely ominous atmosphere. It was inspiring to see my landscape...
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Winter, Oh My Winter
Poetry that begs the question; would we understand hot without cold, appreciate summer without winter, feel the depth of our love without its absence? God experiences relativity of this world through our lives!
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Talking Winter Winds
Kathi's gorgeous nature photography inspires musings!
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The Bravest Little Millipede's Historical Landing
Millions of years ago, the bravest little millipede led his milli-troops out from the Rheic Ocean waters into one of Earth's first forests in hopes of escaping their predatory world. This story is based on the science of paleontology. Photos of fossils and artistic renderings accompany the story.
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How to Make a Grapevine Basket: Photo Guide
Learn how to craft a grapevine basket that's easy for beginners and fun for advanced basket-makers!
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My Journey Through the 7 Stages of Grief
I published a heartfelt poem after my husband Joseph passed and later was told it reflects the bargaining stage of grief. Seven years later, I have updated it reflecting on my personal journey through the seven stages of grief to bring comfort and hope to someone who recently lost a loved one.
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Last One's Standing: Autumn Photo Essay
Tour an autumn landscape that can be as beautiful as the blooms of summer! See some plant varieties which shine during the fall season and learn some practical tips!
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Identifying the Fossils (Crinoids, Bryozoans, Corals, Etc.) on the Beaches of Lake Michigan
Whether you're walking along the shore or the vast beach of one of the Great Lakes, you may pick up what looks like a fossil and want to know more about what you're holding in your hand.