Creatures of the Cosmos

By cevans on September 4, 2007.

"We are one planet. We know who speaks for the nations, but who speaks for the human species? Who speaks for Earth?"

-- Carl Sagan

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Spring Travel & Speaking Schedule

25-26 February. Blankaholm, Swedish East Coast archaeology conference, speaking about picture stones 7-9 March. Danish Viborg, Bronze Age burial conference

Going to Minnesota

Less than a month now! Dear Aard readers Heather Flowers and Erin Emmerich of the University of Minnesota have invited me to speak there in April. My wife will accompany me and interpret whenever we run into someone who speaks only Mandarin.

Journey to the other side

Lya Kahlo carried out an

David Kirby and Autism Speaks, sittin' in a tree...

Busted!

awesome! and is that a Vangelis track to boot???

I'll be your Conclave of Light representative.

"we are born to delight in the world." so many wise words from this fellow.

Katy: for serious? Let's talk.

" We belong to the EARTH the EARTH does not belong to US."
Chief Seattle

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