"@ Thomas:
My point was that the blame game has nothing to do with actual responsibility, and everything to do with looking for scapegoats. I think of the blame game as being about "who screwed up", rather than "how do we fix it".…"
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David Ranseen commented on Tòmachan ~blogs admin ~'s blog post ~ Serious article ~ Colorado shootings. Can anything be learned?David Ranseen commented on Tòmachan ~blogs admin ~'s blog post ~ Serious article ~ Colorado shootings. Can anything be learned?"Ryan, you are spot on with the apathy thing. As an EMT, I've personally seen a lot of little tragedies that didn't make the news. As a human being who watches and reads the news, I've seen a lot of big tragedies that did. I guess the…"
David Ranseen replied to Brian Beise (Books Ningmaster)'s discussion Defend a book you love and others hate"Fair enough; I should reread the play. It's been a while."
David Ranseen replied to Susanne Ranseen's discussion Fire is the word: destruction/ devistation/ disturbance/ ecological need"I'm not sure where you're located, but I do know this is a big issue where I'm from, in the Pacific Northwest, or generally west of the Mississippi. Watch Fire Wars. There's a great scene where a guy says of an area…"
David Ranseen replied to Jess's discussion Nonfiction book recommendations?"What kind of nonfiction? There's a lot of territory to cover there. Most recent great read, if you don't mind disaster fiction, Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum."
David Ranseen replied to Jess's discussion Nonfiction book recommendations?"Seconded. Also Thunderstruck, by the same author."
David Ranseen replied to Brian Beise (Books Ningmaster)'s discussion Defend a book you love and others hate"This is a hard one. I guess for me, the book I'd have to choose would be All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe. It's a police procedural from Japan, which means that western readers sometimes find it dry, boring, and culturally…"
David Ranseen replied to Brian Beise (Books Ningmaster)'s discussion Defend a book you love and others hate"I agree with you, and not just because I'm married to you. What kind of characterization do the lovers get? Romeo, you're a teenager. You moon around, marry your worst enemy, put her cousin on ice, flee justice, and do yourself in.…"
David Ranseen replied to Susanne Ranseen's discussion Who is the "father" of ecology in the group ecologist"Carl Linnaeus created the taxonomic (is that a word) system, the method used to classify all biological species (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Species). So, humans are Kingdom animalae, phylum chordata vertebrata, class mammalia, order…"
David Ranseen replied to Susanne Ranseen's discussion Who is the "father" of ecology in the group ecologist"Depends on your definition of "ecologist". Are we talking about people who would be able to use the label because of their training, or do we include naturalists like David Douglas and John Audubon or philosophers like Walt Whitman and H.…"
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- What Kind of Nerdfighter Are You?
- Badger
- About Me:
- I am a wilderness EMT by training, a historian by degree, a badger by totem, and a nerd by choice.
I am working on a career in the park service, but am unemployed at the moment.
- Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and more
- I read just about anything, watch mostly documentaries, and listen to whatever sounds good at the moment.
- What's your favorite thing to put on your head?
- Tiley Hat
- If you could do your happy dance with anyone who would it be with?
- My wife
- When did you start watching the Vlogbrothers?
- April, 2012
- Make up your own DFTBA initialism!
- Don't forget to bring the ambulance.
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