Author Archives: billybaba
JUNE 13, WEDNESDAY
DIGITAL INTERFERENCE Wednesday night I went over to my son Tom’s house to look at the 3rd game in the NBA finals. It was a close game and held our interest. We saw it on his huge and very clear
JUNE 13, WEDNESDAY
DIGITAL INTERFERENCE Wednesday night I went over to my son Tom’s house to look at the 3rd game in the NBA finals. It was a close game and held our interest. We saw it on his huge and very clear
JUNE 12, WEDNESDAY
VISITING JOHNSON CITY I learned early in the week that Hasmukh Patel and his wife Manda would be in Johnson City this week. Hasmukh is the person who has arranged good experiences for Warren Wilson student groups visiting India over
JUNE 12, WEDNESDAY
VISITING JOHNSON CITY I learned early in the week that Hasmukh Patel and his wife Manda would be in Johnson City this week. Hasmukh is the person who has arranged good experiences for Warren Wilson student groups visiting India over
JUNE 11, TUESDAY
TWO WORLDS What I am wonder about is how I can feel comfortable eating a pancake breakfast at Flag Pond with people who are friendly and fun to sit with. And then feel at home the same day in Asheville
JUNE 11, TUESDAY
TWO WORLDS What I am wonder about is how I can feel comfortable eating a pancake breakfast at Flag Pond with people who are friendly and fun to sit with. And then feel at home the same day in Asheville
JUNE 10, MONDAY
TWO WORLDS: COSMOPOLITAN ASHEVILLE After visiting the Laurel Community Center Junior Bio Blitz we went to Susie‘s house and I napped. But then we were off to Asheville to a completely different world. Susie had heard from a friend about
JUNE 10, MONDAY
TWO WORLDS: COSMOPOLITAN ASHEVILLE After visiting the Laurel Community Center Junior Bio Blitz we went to Susie‘s house and I napped. But then we were off to Asheville to a completely different world. Susie had heard from a friend about
JUNE 9, SUNDAY
TWO WORLDS: LIBERAL OUTSIDERS On Saturday Susie and I drove on the to Laurel Community Center that is close to where Todd and Susie live. My mother, I think, as a young woman taught in an easily accessible one room
JUNE 9, SUNDAY
TWO WORLDS: LIBERAL OUTSIDERS On Saturday Susie and I drove on the to Laurel Community Center that is close to where Todd and Susie live. My mother, I think, as a young woman taught in an easily accessible one room
JUNE 8, SATURDAY
TWO WORLDS: TRADITIONAL MOUNTAIN CULTURE Yesterday I drove with Susie to Madison County on a journey of discovery. She had read about a pancake breakfast and flea market at the community center in Flag Pond which was just over the
JUNE 8, SATURDAY
TWO WORLDS: TRADITIONAL MOUNTAIN CULTURE Yesterday I drove with Susie to Madison County on a journey of discovery. She had read about a pancake breakfast and flea market at the community center in Flag Pond which was just over the
JUNE 7, FRIDAY
COOPERATION Harari argues that humans first lived as hunter gatherers in small groups in which everyone knew each other and depended upon each other. Hunter gatherers were animists with each group having their own world view. But with the shift
JUNE 7, FRIDAY
COOPERATION Harari argues that humans first lived as hunter gatherers in small groups in which everyone knew each other and depended upon each other. Hunter gatherers were animists with each group having their own world view. But with the shift
JUNE 6, THURSDAY
ENERGY One of the points that Hariri makes is that humans have plenty of clean energy sources. Our first source of energy was through photosynthesis, plants eaten by animals or humans or animals eaten by humans. This condemned both animals
JUNE 6, THURSDAY
ENERGY One of the points that Hariri makes is that humans have plenty of clean energy sources. Our first source of energy was through photosynthesis, plants eaten by animals or humans or animals eaten by humans. This condemned both animals
JUNE 5, WEDNESDAY
HAPPINESS All the way through Sapiens Yuval Harari questions whether each new form of living together and new world view made people happier or not. He admits that happiness or satisfaction is an illusive term and hard to measure or
JUNE 5, WEDNESDAY
HAPPINESS All the way through Sapiens Yuval Harari questions whether each new form of living together and new world view made people happier or not. He admits that happiness or satisfaction is an illusive term and hard to measure or
JUNE 4, TUESDAY
THINGS Hunter gatherers moved from place to place and had only the possessions that they could carry, things that were basic to staying alive. But with the agricultural revolution the surplus of food allowed all kinds of artisans to be
JUNE 4, TUESDAY
THINGS Hunter gatherers moved from place to place and had only the possessions that they could carry, things that were basic to staying alive. But with the agricultural revolution the surplus of food allowed all kinds of artisans to be
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 