This short story is written about characters living in the near future but was inspired by actual events. Dell unloaded at Rushcutters Bay, on the grass near where the commodore of the Navy Sailing Club, a friend, told him to leave his tender, it was vertical by the shed wall…

A man might sit in silence for some time after reading the book “Small is Beautiful” by E.F. Schumacher and then ask a friend, show the difficulty in understanding, how humans can convince themselves that living beyond natural boundaries may end up well. Not that the friend can reply with…

It was warm, that summer afternoon. When I first saw Lady Skye de la Poer she was writing. I thought she was handsome and desirable. The Irish poet later told me that she had just graduated from Trinity College. A holiday was her dream. She loved Bondi Beach but had…

Why do people, again and again, fail to understand how import is stochastic momentum in terms of how much we can use the same resources to create a better world. This is why energy demand increases when we try to make things better. It’s not a matter of whether we…

This article is the first of a series of short articles specifically for professional engineers and mining executives who are asked to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but may be of interest to others. The point I wish to make, that we do not need to change the feasibility study process…

In the morning I walk and sing, When my voice is fresh and can make a tempo bright, You must like the sound, I ask a bird in the tree. I feel the melody and push the air from my lungs, And the bird and I enjoy the day and simple pleasures of life. “Edelweiss, edelweiss, every morning you greet me, small and white, clean and bright, you look happy to see me.” The image of a white flower in the snow, –

In reading this article, you will gain useful insight into an ancient philosophy, one that has taught people how to live in harmony with nature, for over two thousand years. Is a proven methodology and will provide you great benefits,including a feeling of serenity and security. How-to live-in harmony Watch your thought they…

The hawk soars high above, a messenger in the sky and offers me love and joyful moments, A symbol of truth with eyes that never lie to me who embrace that special life, Then lands and it’s claws grip on my shaman’s outstretched arm of a deep green, Royal, loyal and true, natural love is not lost in immortal flame nor burns shame. The wolf, the symbol of family, with loyal and true heart opened revealing heaven,

In the bed of the river there were pebbles and boulders, dry and white in the sun, and the water was clear and swiftly moving and blue in the channel. (From paragraph one of A Farewell to Arms, by Earnest Hemingway). Earnest Hemingway did live dangerously. That is for certain…