- My name is Katrin Becker. This is my blog. It is about Digital Games, Educational Technology, Computer Science, Academia, and sometimes Rural Life and other notions. Comments are welcome but will be edited as necessary to maintain relevance.
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“Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.”
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Category Archives: Living with Nature
How are You Helping the Planet?
We are making a mess of our planet. Whether you are a “believer” in the so-called ‘settled science’ of Climate Change or one of those heretics that the Movement derisively refers to as a ‘denialist’, most people would agree, however … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Life, General, Global Warming, Living with Nature, Uncategorized
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Another nail in the coffin….and another step away from being natural.
Many people seem to believe that every natural place should be available for recreation, and that all other uses should defer to them. People who try to raise animals ethically and naturally repeatedly come under fire, but I don’t see all of North America going vegan any time soon, so eventually, the ONLY way left to raise animals for meat will be through factory farms. Continue reading
Posted in American Society, Ethics, Farm Life, Living with Nature
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…a short and miserable life…
My husband and I had dinner with a friend last night whom we both like and respect a great deal. We talked about many things, among them our attitudes about the human use of animals. My friend is a vegan, and we’re not.
I struggle with the moral issues involved and so I continued to think about this after dropping our friend off at his hotel. I try very hard to be logical and reasonable in my arguments. I suspect I may have not succeeded entirely on this one. But neither did my friend.
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On: On Sheep Dogs and Wolves
I don’t usually do this, but this is a response to another blog, found here. The piece I am commenting on is part of a larger post about what Canadian troops are doing in Afghanistan. It is in support of … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Farm Life, General, Living with Nature
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Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job where you can be wrong or change your mind THIS often?
Compare: (these are all taken from the Environment Canada Weather Site) The day before there had been a severe winter storm warning. Nothing happened.
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New Puppy
We are getting a new puppy this week. In the spring of 1997 we got our first Livestock Guardian Dog (LGD). A Great Pyrenees. Scanner. She changed my life. My birds were safe from local predators – all day long … Continue reading
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