#zentao

Make people afraid
as they work to survive, even thrive.
Not civilized yet.
#zentao

Here we assume greed,
prize scalability, don’t believe in
human/forest balance.
#zentao

Fill up daily lives
with tedious bullshit chores.
Not civilized yet.
#zentao

Our cats nuzzle us,
bathe us, and attack us as if
we’re just larger cats.
#zentao

My goal in life:
avoid all bureaucratic nightmares.
Worthy. Impossible.
#zentao

Infrastructure that works.
People who can and will fix things.
Steps to civilization.
#zentao

Bad day leads to bad sleep
leads to bad mood and attitude.
Not a great start.
#zentao

A Channel Islands fox, small and reddish and not afraid of people.

We humans are not
the only important life
on this planet.
#zentao

Unpleasant chores ahead,
but I woke this morning refreshed
and full of purpose.
#zentao

The backlash will backfire,
but the damage is massive
and rebuilding’s hard.
#zentao

Moon trips are great,
but our Earth’s also amazing
and easier to see.
#zentao

Doing things to rest your mind –
watching the ocean, climbing a trail –
brings satisfying peace.
#zentao

Work that needs doing
is volunteer or underpaid.
Much useless work builds wealth.
#zentao

We're all connected,
so there's no real getting away,
but shifting focus helps.
#zentao

Read the news today.
Been learning more history.
Not civilized yet.
#zentao

Ocean, hills (still green), palm trees.
Freeways, cars, so many buildings.
Complex paradise.
#zentao

Roller blades and skateboards.
People in shorts walking dogs.
Easter in SoCal.
#zentao

Procrastination’s logical
when what you put off
is actually awful.
#zentao

I worry that worry
will give me a stroke, and yet,
I wake and worry.
#zentao

Woken not by earthquake,
but by alarm warning of one.
Sleep still interrupted.
#zentao

Too many “jokes”
are causing chaos worldwide.
Let’s skip April Fools.
#zentao

Too many “jokes”
are causing chaos worldwide.
Let’s skip April Fools.
#zentao

Peaceably assembling,
demanding change together,
“festively bloodthirsty.”
#zentao

Note: “festively bloodthirsty” is a quote Rebecca Solnit found from a Blue Sky poster describing the mood of No Kings protestors in his rural, white town.

Each one of us has
joys, needs, worries, and others
who matter to us.
#zentao

Red, white, and blue poster reading "We the people have had enough."

The people are angry
and we’re working together.
No kings. No oligarchs.
#zentao

We, the people,
are taking back our country.
No kings, no oligarchs.
#zentao

Nature includes us.
What we do matters, for good or ill,
but we’re not in charge.
#zentao

Skipping the friction
keeps us from understanding
the answer.
#zentao

We’re interconnected
with other creatures, plants, rocks, soil,
even bacteria.
#zentao

Why go out of the way
to harm others and the future?
Life’s short enough.
#zentao