Category Archives: nature

Where is the passion?

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I’m taking a break from the conference to come to my room, enjoy some peace and quiet, and reflect on the sessions so far. My panel members and I (who will present tomorrow) find ourselves wishing for something a little … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow I head to Amsterdam

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I did something yesterday I’ve never done before: cut pages out of a book. No, this wasn’t censorship; this was rendering Rick Steves’s guide to Amsterdam more portable. I couldn’t believe my visceral reaction against taking a knife to a … Continue reading →

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On Green Mountain

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

A few days ago, while the daily afternoon clouds were beginning to gather atop the Flatirons, I decided to head up to the hills to hike. Now, heading up a mountain is not a good idea when you know a … Continue reading →

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What we’re doing to the whales

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

A recent New York Times article by Charles Siebert deserves to be read by anyone who cares about human impacts on other creatures who share this Earth home. In this case the impact is noise. Mass beachings in 2002 of … Continue reading →

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Gearing up for Amsterdam

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Am I really going? I still can hardly believe it. Exactly a year ago a friend from Saskatchewan and I started tossing out ideas for a panel for the next conference of the International Society for the Study of Religion, … Continue reading →

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