Posted by Edith Cook on Saturday, June 11, 2011,
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Earth is yet young, writes British-born Christopher Potter in You Are Here. Life is young. Humanity is but one page in a saga whose final chapters are yet to be written. “Chemicals older than the sun and forged in generations of stars are brought to the earth as seeds of life,” observes Potter. These bits of debris from comets or stellar dust, called chondrites, fall to earth even now, and they provide valuable information on organic compounds that may have reached the earth billions of y... Continue reading ...
Though I now live in Wyoming, I make frequent return trips to California with visits to travel club members along the way. At home I play classical guitar, enjoy gardening and cooking, and participate in group yoga. Getting together with family and friends is high on my agenda. I value people who write or make music and love it when my adult children and their offspring play their instruments, sing songs with me, or discuss what they read and write. Such gatherings help me cope with the losses in my life, which have been severe. Next year I hope to visit family in Germany.