In 1976, as a junior in college, I decided to try vegetarianism, thinking I could save money. A classmate suggested I buy Frances Moore Lappe's Diet for a Small Planet as a guide. In an introductory chapter, she said that relentless advertising by the beef industry, from the 1940's onward, had hoodwinked Americans into believing that a daily dose of animal protein was essential to anyone's health; whereas Indians, for example, have thrived for millenia without it. I was ske

We swim in a sea. Some years ago, on what basis I don't recall, I discussed with a FB Friend what chalk is composed of, and wound up sending her an image of chalk under a microscope. Chalk viewed under a microscope. Chalk is a sedimentary rock made up of the skeletons of millions and millions of tiny sea creatures that are generally called plankton. These are single-celled plants that somehow have calcium carbonate skeletons, and it's those skeletons that make up chalk. Thes

So, how ya gonna deal with them? Link to audio on Spotify It's The Wiliam Tell Show. I call myself William Tell; you can call me Bill. Thank you for welcoming me into your world; it feels so good to be welcome. But then, this episode asks how we deal with those who perhaps aren't welcome. Many people live by an us/them mentality. They divide humanity, which is something I'm unwilling to do. They think in terms of conservatives vs. liberals, Republicans vs. Democrats, and

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