Farewell to the Northwest

When I moved to the Olympic Peninsula a few years ago it seemed like a good place to hole up and ride out the collapse of civilization. Plenty of water, lots of forest, near the ocean, nice folks (for the most part), a thriving maritime culture and a place that might be relatively stable withContinue reading “Farewell to the Northwest”

Imagine A Toxin

IMAGINE A TOXIN: That you can’t see or smell. That you probably can’t hear. You might taste something metallic in your mouth at times. [1] Some of you might be able to feel it but you may not know what the cause is. [2] It’s a toxin that is virtually everywhere in modern society. ThisContinue reading “Imagine A Toxin”

The Next Collapse of Mayan Civilization

In Jared Diamon’s book Collapse he identifies 5 factors that lead to the collapse of societies. In the pre-Columbian collapse of Mayan civilization in the eighth century, four out of five of these factors were present. The Mayan civilization is considered to be the most culturally “advanced” society in the pre-Columbian Americas. It was theContinue reading “The Next Collapse of Mayan Civilization”

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