Sheltered

A page from Shelter. Maker, builder, publisher and author Lloyd Kahn left a great comment on my rambling review of the documentary Spaceship Earth. Lloyd said (in reference to the title of Buckminster Fuller’s 1969 book Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth), “In 1973, in our book Shelter, I wrote “Calling Earth a spaceship is like stepping out into a clear night in New Mexico and saying, “Wow, it looks just like the planetarium.” If you aren’t fa...

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The Man Who Exorcised the Bermuda Triangle

...xander. I picked up a copy of this book in the library and it proved to be page turning fun. https://youtu.be/XZANit8XpmU?si=bb-nxTlgsa_4fw3Z Father Omand’s ecclesiastical career first came to prominence when he became the chaplain of a traveling circus. It was his work with this circus where his exorcism skills first came to use. A tragic incident occurred in which an otherwise normal and much loved strong man antagonized, in an uncharacteristic...

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098 Kelly’s Aortic Dissection Adventure

...nt so many kind notes and prayers. Some important links: The Mayo Clinic’s page on aortic dissection. John Ritter died of a aortic dissection. A foundation was set, in his name, that helps educate medical personnel on how to better recognize the symptoms. Kelly did not have a heart attack, but it’s always good to review the subtle symptoms of heart attacks experienced by women. If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please c...

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