Ray Powell

21/09/2024

Fun read. 😀❤

"On Freedom takes us on a thrilling intellectual journey. Drawing on the work of philosophers and political dissidents, conversations with contemporary thinkers, and his own experiences coming of age in a time of American exceptionalism, Snyder identifies the practices and attitudes—the habits of mind—that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish. We come to appreciate the importance of traditions (championed by the right) but also the role of institutions (the purview of the left). Intimate yet ambitious, this book helps forge a new consensus rooted in a politics of abundance, generosity, and grace."

17/09/2024

"Despite big declines in North America and Europe, the increase in coal use in India and China overwhelms any climate improvement chances."

15/09/2024

Good parents make all the difference in how we view life and its challenges.

My mom got each kid in our family a library card. She took us every Saturday morning to the Ernie Pyle Branch Library in ABQ to pick out a new book for the week. That and playing baseball were the highlights of the week. Thank you, mom!

09/09/2024

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” – Mahatma Gandhi

This quote reflects the deep respect and ethical responsibility we (should) have towards all living creatures, recognizing their inherent worth beyond any utilitarian value. It’s a powerful reminder of our connection to the natural world and the importance of preserving it. 😀❤

06/09/2024

"What if today we were just grateful for everything."
- Charlie Brown

Image- The Holy Spirit by Alfonso Garcia

04/09/2024

Trish Ruiz DPNM DNC Committeewoman, thanks for sharing

03/09/2024

Wonderful morning here - 58 F for low and predicted to climb to 90 this afternoon.

As a kid my folks would take us out in the early mornings to explore the beach, mountains, desert, and forests. Life was waking
up and celebrating a new day. What gift they gave us.

Hope you and the guys have fun today!

22/08/2024

Great news!!
Thank you New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard

Full Story: https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/new-mexico-awards-two-long-term-leases-for-wind-projects/

21/08/2024

As Michelle Obama said "Do something."! 😀❤

21/08/2024

Union members Solidarity, thanks for sharing.

19/08/2024

"Harris' proposal to increase the corporate tax rate is long overdue...Trump fed the giants, who now salivate over him, and corporate receipts as a percentage of all federal taxes is at the lowest point in 75 years...enough."

OF all tax receipts in the US...

45.3% personal income taxes
21.9 F**A (Social Security, Medicare, et al.)
15.7 Consumption
10.6 Property taxes
6.5 Corporate taxes

19/08/2024

Bird Flu is spreading. Now found in cats.

Bird Flu is Spreading

At least 36 pet cats in the U.S. have had confirmed infections of bird flu (H5N1) since March. Two cases recently reported in Colorado were identified as indoor cats, which scientists say is a sign that the virus is widespread in animals and may soon impact more humans. Right now, poultry and dairy workers and other people who may come into close contact with infected animals are the only humans considered at risk of avian influenza.

How this happened: Bird flu is rampant in poultry farms across the country–some 100 million birds have died in the U.S. since 2022, either from the disease or from attempts to control the infections’ spread through culling. Nearly 200 herds of dairy cows in 13 states have been infected. Potentially millions of wild birds have died. Some cats contracted the disease on dairy farms, likely by drinking raw milk, and other outdoor cats may have picked up the virus by feeding on birds. The fact that indoor cats contracted H5N1 suggests the disease is more widespread than experts are aware of–the cats might have contracted the virus from a mouse in the house or even a human.

What the experts say: To protect pets from the virus, don’t feed them raw milk or other raw food. Outdoor cats are particularly vulnerable since they are more likely to come into contact with infected animals. Watch for changes in behavior that indicate a pet might be sick, especially a loss of appetite or trouble breathing, and alert your veterinarian.
- Scientific American

19/08/2024

Friends,
Greetings.
I love New Mexico! ❤️

Regrettably, New Mexico will be one of the first places on earth where humans won't be able to survive unless we stop burning fossil fuels. If we stopped today the increases in heat wouldn't go away, it just wouldn't get worse. If we continue to burn fossil fuels it will continue to get hotter.

Diversifying our energy economy to renewable resources has been the clear solution for decades. It is long past time to make this our number one priority. This won't
happen as long as many of our leaders are held in check by the $$$ from the extractive industry.

No amount of $$$ is worth the destruction of our incredible life in NM.

Those of us with resources can stay cool inside our homes and workplaces. Those without these resources and the plants and animals are in trouble.

Today Albuquerque - the maximum temperature will be 98.6°F (37°C), while the minimum temperature will be 71.6°F (22°C).
The maximum temperature will be notably higher than the average highest temperature of 85.6°F (29.8°C) in August. The lowest temperature will be a few degrees higher than the average low of 64.6°F (18.1°C).

Denial - failure to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion or to admit it into consciousness, used as a defense mechanism:
"you're living in denial" 😢

In Solidarity,

Ray
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Ray Powell, M.S., DVM
www.raypowell4land.com
[email protected]
cell--505-507-0697

11/08/2024

“When heat comes, it’s invisible. It doesn’t bend tree branches or blow hair across your face to let you know it’s arrived…. The sun feels like the barrel of a gun pointed at you.”

"The world is waking up to a new reality: wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting less and less snow each winter, and the ice sheets in the Arctic and Antarctica are melting fast. Heat is the first order threat that drives all other impacts of the climate crisis. And as the temperature rises, it is revealing fault lines in our governments, our politics, our economy, and our values. The basic science is not complicated: Stop burning fossil fuels tomorrow, and the global temperature will stop rising tomorrow. Stop burning fossil fuels in 50 years, and the temperature will keep rising for 50 years, making parts of our planet virtually uninhabitable. It’s up to us. The hotter it gets, the deeper and wider our fault lines will open."

07/08/2024

In Solidarity! 😃

Harris for President Rally!

06/08/2024

PattyMara Gourley, thanks for sharing.

28/07/2024

FREEDOM

25/07/2024

Donna Swanson, thanks for sharing.

20/07/2024

LET EVENING FIND ME
by Steven Charleston
from SPIRIT WHEEL/Meditations from an Indigenous Elder

It is a good day to live.

My ancestors were unafraid to make the spirit journey
When the time came
Accepting it as a good day to die.

They saw every other day as a good day to live

Let me embrace each dawn as gift.
Let me walk the hours of day unafraid
With grace and faith unbounded.
Let evening find me close to those I love
Warming my soul by the fires of their laughter.

Let me sleep believing tomorrow will be a blessing.

28/06/2024

19/06/2024

The Journey
by Mary Oliver

One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice—
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do—
determined to save
the only life you could save.

18/06/2024

CLIMATEWIRE | Clean energy is on fire.

"Global spending on renewables, nuclear, energy efficiency and low-emissions fuels like hydrogen is set to eclipse $2 trillion in 2024, double the $1 trillion spent on fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency's annual review of global energy spending."

Investments in carbon-free energy will be twice as large as fossil fuel spending in 2024, the International Energy Agency predicts

20/05/2024

Jeff Goebel, thanks for sharing.

20/05/2024

V.B. Prices latest column regarding the proposed use of Oil and Gas Disposal water is well done. Thank you!

Nullius in verba