The Oread of the Sierras
@korvologik.bsky.social
Reader, hiker, skier, paddler, poet, perpetrator of shenanigans.
Honestly, very upsetting. I get that a lot of people didn't like either candidate, and that the system is corrupt. But look where we'd be if people just...voted.
2024 was a Landslide...for 'Did Not Vote'
A new analysis by the Environmental Voter Project shows that 85.9 million eligible voters skipped the 2024 general election.
www.environmentalvoter.org
December 16, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Honestly, very upsetting. I get that a lot of people didn't like either candidate, and that the system is corrupt. But look where we'd be if people just...voted.
I came up with an idea for a book group: choose books based on each member's list of books that helped to shape their worldview and/or identity. Though I came up with this idea, I am not sure what to choose. Here's what I can think of right now. Please add yours in the comments!
December 2, 2024 at 5:50 AM
I came up with an idea for a book group: choose books based on each member's list of books that helped to shape their worldview and/or identity. Though I came up with this idea, I am not sure what to choose. Here's what I can think of right now. Please add yours in the comments!
Gosh, what could it be? Must be another of those mysteries, like why young people aren't having children and few people under 60 own homes. Call Scooby-Doo and the gang!
Life expectancy gap in U.S. widens to 20 years due to "truly alarming" health disparities, researchers say
Life expectancy in the United States varies by more than 20 years depending on race and ethnicity and where you live, according to new research.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Gosh, what could it be? Must be another of those mysteries, like why young people aren't having children and few people under 60 own homes. Call Scooby-Doo and the gang!
Totally worth it. I've driver far, far further. Anybody want to share about a long hiking trip that was worth it? I would. Here we go!
November 24, 2024 at 6:48 AM
Totally worth it. I've driver far, far further. Anybody want to share about a long hiking trip that was worth it? I would. Here we go!
HIVE MIND: Has anyone looked at the new FB terms of service in detail? It looks extremely sketchy to me. I think that I will have to delete my data prior to December 31. Check it out, let me know what you think.
November 23, 2024 at 5:41 PM
HIVE MIND: Has anyone looked at the new FB terms of service in detail? It looks extremely sketchy to me. I think that I will have to delete my data prior to December 31. Check it out, let me know what you think.
And now, for something uplifting! A friend shared this link with me and it's just too gorgeous not to pass on.
Creating a Beautiful Phenology Wheel: Nature's Calendar
YouTube video by Marion's World
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:02 AM
And now, for something uplifting! A friend shared this link with me and it's just too gorgeous not to pass on.
This is a great explanation of rape culture. It needs to end. NOW.
November 19, 2024 at 10:10 PM
This is a great explanation of rape culture. It needs to end. NOW.
This is what I've been saying for years, and that is something I LEARNED....from community. We need skills. We need real interconnected webs of mutual aid.
November 19, 2024 at 3:10 AM
This is what I've been saying for years, and that is something I LEARNED....from community. We need skills. We need real interconnected webs of mutual aid.
November 18, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Witchcraft is inherently activist. This quote is a GREAT explanation.
November 17, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Witchcraft is inherently activist. This quote is a GREAT explanation.
Reposted by The Oread of the Sierras
The updated guidelines for #ArtAdventCalendar 2024
November 16, 2024 at 10:13 PM
The updated guidelines for #ArtAdventCalendar 2024
Gorgeous hike in sunny late fall weather. The snow was shallow enough to go without microspikes or snowshoes. Glorious!
In other news, I'd like to write a concerto about this river in winter. I'm not saying I have the skills to *write* classical music, but I can hear some of it in my head.
In other news, I'd like to write a concerto about this river in winter. I'm not saying I have the skills to *write* classical music, but I can hear some of it in my head.
November 17, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Gorgeous hike in sunny late fall weather. The snow was shallow enough to go without microspikes or snowshoes. Glorious!
In other news, I'd like to write a concerto about this river in winter. I'm not saying I have the skills to *write* classical music, but I can hear some of it in my head.
In other news, I'd like to write a concerto about this river in winter. I'm not saying I have the skills to *write* classical music, but I can hear some of it in my head.
The only "War on Christmas" that has ever happened is when Christians decided to co-opt indigenous European beliefs in order to convert them by coercion and force to Christianity.
November 17, 2024 at 12:56 AM
The only "War on Christmas" that has ever happened is when Christians decided to co-opt indigenous European beliefs in order to convert them by coercion and force to Christianity.
I am so grateful today. The blessings I have asked for are coming and will continue to come. Blessed full moon, everyone! Last supermoon till 2025!
November 15, 2024 at 10:38 PM
I am so grateful today. The blessings I have asked for are coming and will continue to come. Blessed full moon, everyone! Last supermoon till 2025!
Hello! Let's get this thing off the ground.
November 13, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Hello! Let's get this thing off the ground.