WinSol +

As the third atmospheric river of the week is pounding WinSol right now, I noticed the first hurricane developing off the Florida coast.   and that's two weeks before the official start of the hurricane season (June 1).  After a record setting, strong el Nino winter, are we in for a normal summer?  I think not.  There are a lot of signs that this could be a somewhat cooler and maybe not so dry summer.  Yeah!  Three years ago we had a similar summer - a bit of rain every month and mild temperatures.   Of course all the talking heads are warning of a heightened fire season - you know the usual fear mongering:  because of the wet winter there will be SO much vegetation that'll dry out quickly and become fuel for large wildfires.  As opposed to a dry winter, where the fear mongers claim that the lack of water makes everything more dry and THAT becomes fuel for large wildfires.  Take you pick of which fear mongers you want to believe.  I shrug off both and get ready for fire

I constantly struggle to stay downshifted.... to keep it in low gear.  It ain't easy.  It's the ole 'one earth equivalence' that has guided my lifestyle.  It wasn't easy transitioning from the mainstream hamster wheel of constant go-go-go, get more-get more, me-me-me, what about me? routines.  It took many years for my behaviors to change, to accept living with a small footprint, to get and REMAIN humble.   Along the lines of Kermit saying 'it ain't easy being green'  I'd like to say it ain't easy staying in low gear.   There's so much temptation out there, so many things that can make life easier - an illusion at best!  so many things to experience, to do, to keep up with... the human race.  But what about keeping up with nature by tuning down?  changing behaviors Peer pressure has a huge influence over human behavior.  What your friends and family do has a driving influence over your behavior.  It's BF Skinner's environmen