Category Archives: Our Primate Nature

Gulches, Greenbelts (…& a Little Bit of Greed)

Posted on September 18, 2018 by liveoaklinda

Hi Everyone! I know – it’s been a long blogging lapse for this primate. I have a good excuse…well, an excuse, in any event. Over the past two years, I’ve been working on researching why Live Oak, the unincorporated urban … Continue reading →

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The Braided Stream

Posted on January 9, 2018 by liveoaklinda

I just love this John Hawkes post. Here’s to the braided stream of evolution – human and otherwise.

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Seven Shades of Suicide

Posted on February 23, 2017 by liveoaklinda

Sometimes I wish we were like people of far northern hemisphere cultures who have (or had, legendarily) many words for ice & snow: we could benefit by having a broader range of words for one of the most laden S-words … Continue reading →

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In Love with a Seabus

Posted on December 6, 2016 by liveoaklinda

I fell in love in Vancouver this past summer. I still pine for my sweetheart’s comfortably utilitarian seat, her easy camaraderie, her affordability, her expansive harbor vistas, her pleasant accessibility, & her dependable, 15-minute embrace nearly all hours of the … Continue reading →

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sometimes you’re the bug

Posted on July 20, 2016 by liveoaklinda

This is dedicated to poor Melania – too bad you hitched your lovely planet to a pathetically sad & narcissistic star. I totally love that Michelle Obama is your inspiration though. Thank you Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler for reminding us … Continue reading →

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The Safety Hype of Driverless Cars

Posted on July 1, 2016 by liveoaklinda

Have I already mentioned somewhere that we humans love our mobility? In addition to having a key role in human primate evolution, the mobility goal of ‘more, better, faster’ was a big theme during my two decades at the Regional … Continue reading →

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The Last Super Bowl

Posted on February 7, 2016 by liveoaklinda

It’s 2030, the 110th year anniversary of the NFL & the year of Super Bowl LXIV. Unbelievably, Super Bowl 64 was the last Super Bowl. It wasn’t even televised. Looking back, 2015 stood out as a turning point in the … Continue reading →

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Making Peace with Ants

Posted on December 7, 2015 by liveoaklinda

Got ants?!… .. ….. …….  .. … ….  .. ….. . . … ….  …… … ….   ..   ……..  .. OK…it’s the drought. It’s the rain. It’s global warming. No really, it’s those ineffective ant stakes. Or just … Continue reading →

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What’s so special about Homo naledi?

Posted on November 22, 2015 by liveoaklinda

Unless you live in a cave yourself, it would’ve been hard to miss the big news about a new kind of hominin recently unearthed from deep inside a nearly-inaccessible South African one: Homo naledi. The fossilized bones of this newly-discovered … Continue reading →

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Grandmothers & Other Newly Remarkable Hominins

Posted on October 18, 2015 by liveoaklinda

Back in the studio after a summer hiatus, greedily chomping on multi-colored cows, tractors & bunnies, a (really only-slightly-satisfying) snack that ended up in the computer bag after rejection by the 6-year old grandson. Well, he at least demonstrated his own … Continue reading →

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