Jody MacPherson

 
You cannot know everything about the creature that you love, and you also can’t control that relationship. And maybe that’s okay — because we can’t control relationships. In fact, if we did control them to the degree that we want, it would probably provide us with nothing. Relationships are probably our greatest learning experiences.

Love and Art – wisdom from creative duo Caroline Paul and Wendy MacNaughton. (via explore-blog)

This post was reblogged from Explore.

 
Love is the white light of emotion. It includes many feelings which, out of laziness and confusion, we crowd into one simple word.

— Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of Love

 
Sign on a building on 7th Ave #yyc

Sign on a building on 7th Ave #yyc

 

Texting is “miraculous”: 6 ways we are redefining communication | TED Blog

See on Scoop.it - Go Digital

Texting is not a blight on language, says John McWhorter in today’s talk. Instead, he looks at it as a major communication innovation.

Jody_COC’s insight:

Rethink everything: Today, it’s texting..


See on blog.ted.com
 

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evanfleischer:

Dialogue! (The above photo was taken in Davis Square in Somerville.)via.

Perspective.

evanfleischer:

Dialogue! (The above photo was taken in Davis Square in Somerville.)

via.

Perspective.

This post was reblogged from The Political Notebook.

 

Resource dries up: Awash in water woes - San Angelo Standard Times


Resource dries up: Awash in water woes
San Angelo Standard Times
“Drought is a fact of life in Texas, especially in West Texas,” said David Maidment, professor at the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas at Austin.

See on gosanangelo.com
 

Thirsty States Take Water Battle To Supreme Court  : NPR


Texas and Oklahoma are fighting over access to the Red River. Fast-growing Texas is eager to fuel its expansion in a time of drought, while the poorer state of Oklahoma is water-rich.

Jody MacPherson’s insight:

Canada also has similar issues relating to interprovincial water sharing:


…State and local policymakers and water authorities throughout the country are closely watching the outcome of the case, says Stephen Draper, a water expert who helped write guidelines for interstate water sharing for the American Society of Civil Engineers. Here’s why: The Red River Compact contains a lot of the same boilerplate language used in other state-to-state water sharing agreements.

“It all revolves around the question of whether water is a commodity in and of itself,” Draper says.


See on npr.org
 
Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good not to do harm.

— Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin

 

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