All posts by nedhamson

Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

The Right Thing To Do — Filosofa’s Word

When I woke up yesterday morning and the first thing in my newsfeed was that President Biden was, at that very moment, in Ukraine, I was surprised, to say the least.  I knew he had hoped to visit, but last I heard, the trip was unlikely to take place due to security concerns.  The news […]

The Right Thing To Do — Filosofa’s Word

Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mom) s1e19: Childishness — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

Last week was , bölüm/episode 18:  Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mom) s1e18: What is Good?   . …   The summary comes from a fellow blogger (Birgit)’s point of view. … Umur visits Dudu, as she is alone in the house, Taci has been sent to the garden, and Eda is at the café. He […]

Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mom) s1e19: Childishness — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

Comforting Thought: Knowledge Deepens Appreciation — Content Catnip

“Aldo Leopold said that our ability to perceive the quality of nature begins ‘as in art, with the pretty’ After that it expands through successive stages of the beautiful to values as yet uncaptured by language. What he was getting at is this: knowledge deepens appreciation. Seeing cranes feeding in a wetland he saw not […]

Comforting Thought: Knowledge Deepens Appreciation — Content Catnip

Jobs And Trades: Early Photographs Of Working People — beetleypete

These quite early photos I found online date from 1845-1860. They show people with the tools of their trade, and were all taken in America. A Stonemason. A Blacksmith. A Surveyor. A Cooper. (Barrel maker) Carpenters. A Butcher in his shop. A Door-to-Door Salesman. A Fisherman. A Miner. A young female Mill Worker.

Jobs And Trades: Early Photographs Of Working People — beetleypete