“Laughing or crying; it’s the same release.” — Joni Mitchell I was sitting under a sheltering fir on a bench I made years ago of recycled wood at the edge of a 70-acre wildflower-filled meadow. Thunderheads formed over the 6500′ peaks of Washington’s ancient Kettle River Range which dominate the view to the east. The … Continue reading The Human Cost of DeIndustrialization