Recently our Universe of New Mexico Astronomy department was notably part of an international team that found new galaxies in the Universe. Hidden away behind layers of dust and stars, drawing our Milky Way galaxy towards unimaginable new worlds were these superclusters of heretofore unseen galaxies. http://news.unm.edu/news/scientists-discover-hidden-galaxies-behind-milky-way http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/ How rarely do I have the chance…

Bees are the ultimate life affirming of critters. Their buzzy, busy ways, communication patterns and how they work together to collaborate is a testament to the ideal of community. They show us how human communities can become life giving places for all, rather than profiting just a few. Their common labor is for the survival…

These days, bees teach me about some timeless truths.  I thought I knew those truths, but they’ve become neglected and buried in me over the years. Now that I am without a job, having left good work that gave me much meaning and purpose over a decade, there is a decided urge in me to…