I’m thankful that the heat wave seems to have broken. It’s a beautiful morning out there right now.

A good article on working with the Five Remembrances

There’s a secret government program that has recovered nonhuman “biologics” and is working on reverse engineering nonhuman technology, according to a Pentagon intelligence officer testifying before Congress today.

There’s been a lot of talk about discovering other users on micro.blog lately, so I’ve reworked my bio to include my most frequent topics: “I’m Jeremy. I typically write about gardening, environmental issues, animist spirituality, woodworking, and whatever I’m reading at the moment.”

“Children of Ted: Two decades after his last deadly act of ecoterrorism, the Unabomber has become an unlikely prophet to a new generation of acolytes”

I feel the same way reading this as I did watching If a Tree Falls: I understand the feeling, even if there’s no way I can endorse the conclusion.

Walmart’s grocery pickup app now allows you to bring your own reusable bags instead of store-supplied plastic bags. (And if you’re wondering why I shop at Walmart you’ve obviously never lived in small town whose local economy was obliterated by Walmart thirty-some years ago.)

Good talk by Lyla June, a Diné woman and scholar, presenting the lessons her ancestors have to teach us about living with the land. Her crucial point: humans were meant to be a part of this world. We evolved here; we and all the species of the world are children of the same Mother. The solution to our environmental problems is continually bringing together humans and the natural world. Indigenous people around the world have living traditions handed down by ancestors who flourished alongside other beings. Let’s listen to them.

Chai update: after making Chetna’s recipe and finding it lacking in flavor (which could very well be my fault!), I got a package of Tazo organic chai, which isn’t any better. (By the way, the chai at Anyetsang’s Little Tibet in Bloomington is wonderful.) Next up: Black Lotus Chai.

My mom told me about a creepy guy who came to her door and I want to say, “Why are you answering your door?” I never go to the door at some random knock. If you want me to open the door, text me first. Rachel and I are always quoting Moss on this subject.

Anyone have a good chai recipe for a newbie? I tried this one from Chetna of Great British Bake Off fame using Darjeeling tea but it tasted a bit thin. I wanted something fuller and more flavorful. (Or maybe I’m expecting the wrong thing because I’m an American coffee drinker?)