The biosphere is divided into kingdoms. And “kingdom” is a good word for it. When you look at the plant kingdom, you enter into a unique world whose subjects are, fortunately, stationary. This provides an opportunity to see a living organism go through a full cycle. You see it in Spring when the leaves may…
Author: Eric Niewoehner
Food Deserts — Solving the Loss of Will
Food deserts in our big cities? In a previous article we looked at the Law of Supply: That the provision of a good or service is a function of the ability and willingness of a producer to deliver a product. Most of us are familiar with ability. We have seen countless businesses fade into history…
Blinded
From The Jesus Chronicles. 1 He was only known by his father’s name – son of Timaeus. His father was a moderately successful merchant in Jericho. His primary item of trade was salt. He avoided the more lucrative commerce in perfumes: too much politics and the cost of trafficking spices and herbs over the desert too…
Missouri Trees and Shrubs of Rachel’s Prairie
A collection of photographs of Missouri trees and shrubs surrounding Rachel’s prairie, a one acre patch of ground with a pond. Even though the focus of this journal is on a prairie, I have to concede that the life I witness on the prairie is framed by the trees and shrubs that surround it. While…
A Loss of Will – The Exodus of Retail Businesses from Cities
It is a law of economics that supply is the ability and will to provide a good or service to the marketplace. What we are seeing recently is the loss of will as businesses are abandoning many of our large cities. It is a law of economics that supply is the ability and will to…