Seashells are magical creatures, in sync with our biorhythm and the music that is playing in our souls. That’s why we place our ear against them to listen to the ocean orchestra, how the soothing notes lift us up to another plane of existence. Perhaps that’s why so...

The sea can be wicked and cruel, but ultimately it is beautiful, like a fully developed orchestra equipped with the finest musicians and only the rarest instruments found in the entire world. One of those rare instruments is, of course, the seashell, which should be...

In our last post, I discussed the Commercial Trochus, how it’s on the endangered species list. It has been used for many years in the production of mother of pearl buttons or in a variety of other crafts. I have a special connection with the Commercial Trochus,...

Every day it seems like there is a new animal on the endangered animal list or, even worse, made extinct by the cruel actions of man. We see this repeatedly. We can mention what happened to Cecil the lion over in Africa at the hands of an American dentist. We can also...

There is a pharmacy at our fingertips and many of us don’t even know it. This pharmacy might even prove to be better than wherever you pick up your prescriptions. I am of course referring to the medicinal properties of cone mollusks and the superhuman nature of...

There’s a lot going on in the country and over the last couple months, we have witnessed much change – some good, some bad – and Americans from coast to coast are having their very lives shaken to the cores. Whether that change is gay marriage, transgender rights, or...