Jeweler, Author, and founder of Why Mom Deserves a Diamond contest.
Humans take more than they give. This is a sad condition. Is there another species that purposely destroys its own habitat solely based on greed? Someone may argue that it is impossible for one to give two apples when they have only one. But we plant a tree and remove a forest. We order a large meal and… Continue reading We Must Give More than We Take
This building is the home of Gallery of Diamonds. Nazareth is the tree on the right. He stands 5 feet from the building. Nadine is on the left. Nadine is 10 feet away from the building. I was given a form by the management asking my permission to remove Nadine. WHY? She was healthy, was… Continue reading Nazareth and Nadine
The first photo shows a handsome 35-year old pine in the center. It gave wonderful shade with a cool breeze below. It is one of the many trees I visit every day when I go to my office at Brookhollow Park in Santa Ana, California. I saw a hummingbird swarm high in its branches. Probably… Continue reading The Invisible Pine Tree
The Trump administration has banned seven words and phrases for the Center of Disease control (CDC) for next year's budget papers. These include: science-based, transgender, diversity, entitlement, vulnerable, fetus, and evidence-based. http://www.complex.com/life/2017/12/cdc-gets-list-forbidden-words-fetus-transgender-diversity Last March the same administration eliminated the word "science" from the EPA's website mission statement. The word was changed to the phrase, "economically… Continue reading Ignoring Science will Not make Science Go Away.
I smoked cigarettes as a teenager. I didn’t think I was stupid. After all, many of my friends smoked, including my own father. That was during a time when there was no proof that smoking was bad for ones health. I remember the lush magazine advertisements touting not only the pleasures of smoking tobacco, but… Continue reading Crime Against Humanity
I have noticed how humans confront problems. We always seem to address the problem we immediately face. For example, if a vehicle swerves in front of us we are not concerned about the shirt we wish to wear the following day. If we find that shirt has a tear, we are not concerned with what… Continue reading Do we really care about the future?