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Top 10 Evolutionary Adaptations

This post in  Slashdot | Top 10 Evolutionary Adaptations took me to the article in New Scientist on the most important advances made through biological evolution. One that I don't often consider is the evolution of controlled death. Many of biology's most important mechanisms is controlled cell death - apoptosis. Controlled cell death ensure proper development in embryos and eliminates genetic errors before they lead to full-blown malignant growth.

Gaming for a higher cause

This posting in  Techdirt:More Adults Trying To Capitalize On Video Games For Higher Purpose caught my eye. I've been strongly taken with The Journey to Wild Divine, and I think it's a great example of what wedding technology with mystical understanding and purpose can accomplish. I've been reading Joseph Chilton Pearce's The Biology of Transcendence: one chapter describes the relationship of the heart to consciousness.

More spring...

It's been marvelous here. The crab apple is about to burst into bloom. We're heading to California for a week tomorrow morning, and I hope it's still holding its petals when we get back.

House drama

We were minding our own business on a beautiful morning when we heard a huge crash. John said, "That must be some big box the mailman left..." He went out to check.

He hurried back in to say that a truck snagged a cable and pulled the power mast off the side of the house. Here's the damage.

I'm still here...

I've neglected my writing of late. I returned from California last Tuesday; I don't get much writing done while I'm away from home. But something else happened this month, too. My dear friend and spiritual teacher, Alix Taylor Robertson, passed away last Tuesday, 5 April. I spent time thinking about our long friendship (but not long enough!), and writing about her passing. Read my memorial to her here.