As of today, I am the parent of an adult. This is weird. Everything about it is weird.
Me being old enough to have an adult child? Weird.
Me having been a parent for 18 years? Weird.
Just weird.
Also in the category of weird is the feature organism for a Wasp Wednesday: the Pelecinid Wasp.
Friends, I’ve been lucky enough to meet this lovely lady on several occasions, including once on the sidewalk near my house.… Read the rest
The Edge of Meaning and the Freedom of Insignificance
This post is a sermon I preached at Jubilee Mennonite Church on 15 August 2024. Thanks to the people of JMC for letting me work out my faith (faith issues?) in their company.
Both the book of Ecclesiastes and this sermon are more about experience than theology (though the degree to which one’s experience shapes one’s theology would be interesting to explore) .… Read the rest
Let’s do a deep dive into dung!
Dung Beetles
My favorite beetles. Different species have different strategies:
Rollers – perhaps the most familiar strategy. They form some dung into a ball, roll it away from the the dung pile, then bury it for later (or to lay eggs into).
Tunnelers – these don’t bother rolling dung, they just bury it right there at the scene of the crime.… Read the rest