The Olmec were an early Mesoamerican people who left behind dramatic sculptures. Some of these are enormous heads. The one above, known as Monument 1, is nine feet tall. Picture credit: Hajor. Used under

Valle de la Luna, or Valley of the Moon, in the Atacama Desert, Chile. This terrain is so forbidding that NASA tested its Martian rovers here. Image credit: Simon Prisner, who has released the photo into

Bear Hill Preserve on the Shawangunk Ridge, in New York State. Image credit: JulianCotton on Wikimedia Commons. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. For those

Detail of Ni Zan Portrait. The painting resides in the National Palace Museum, Taipei. The image is in the public domain because of its age (Yuan Dynasty). Ni Zan was one of the Four Masters of the Yuan

Hello Steemit community. I've been scrolling through some introductory posts to find out what is expected of me. It seems I should just be myself. I'm more accurately described by why I do things than

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The risk of nuclear war on the Korean peninsula, and the world at large, is looming on the horizon. Much of the coverage in the United States is focused on the potential threat that North Korea poses to

One of the most-oft used attacks against Bernie Sanders by corporate Democrats is that he should be rejected because he, "isn't even a Democrat!" These attacks on Sanders are made by these DNC

We met at 7pm at Cenote's in Austin, TX last night and had food and drink while we discussed Steemit and Crypto! I had an incredible time with all the great people at the meetup! It was so great to see

I've been inspired to write this blog in response to the avalanche of binary thinking that has overwhelmed the country. Obviously, the rhetorical technique of offering binary choices is nothing new. The

Racial divisions are currently being highlighted by our media and dominating the political discourse of the nation. While racism, racists and issues of racial division do exist, the extent to which they

I lensed this image of mesquite trees in the winter on the high desert below the Sierra Nevada Mountains. I was camping with my bush plane and as evening dusk came I noticed these trees off to the north

Not too far from where I live, there's a beautiful little area featuring a tight maze of water canals. It is better known as "Little Venice" and resemblances just what the name suggests! Last

As of late there has been an animated discussion in the public sphere about the importance of free speech, and what, if any, restrictions should be put on speech. While this is an extremely important debate,

I have recently arrived on Steemit from the alien and bizarre world of academia. This novel and democratized use of blockchain technology to disseminate information is one I hope to see expand rapidly.