Over 100,000 campsites are in danger of closure this summer at campgrounds throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) system. Unlike the U.S. Forest Service, which is under the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, who has authorized thousands of seasonal workers this year, the COE is under the control of the […]
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What is happening with Hartiverse?
For years, I quit posting here in favor of social media. I had retired from journalism. But that was almost four years ago. Social media was different then. It was better than today. Now, I’ve really slowed my posting on social media. I’m still retired, but I’m reviving this website, and I’m starting to post […]
Upcoming consumer goods scarcity could impact travelers
Have you been thinking about purchases for summer getaways? Whether you are full-time on the road or just a weekend warrior, you may not find the perfect supplies for your adventure if you wait too long to go shopping. According to this report, global shipping inbound to US ports has declined dramatically since the announcement […]
Hartiverse is getting a store!
I’ve decided to add a store to the website featuring products like t-shirts and mugs with original designs on them. Candi and I are both artists at our core, so I think this will be a good addition to the website. I have one design ready on five different products: t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, mugs, […]
Solving Homelessness
In this brilliant editorial video, John Oliver gets to the root of the problem with the issue of homelessness, which is that people dehumanize the homeless to the point where services to prevent or cure homelessness get ignored or worse yet, voted down, making it impossible for services to lift people out of homelessness to exist. He […]
NASA soon to launch first helicopter on Mars
I’ve been busy since landing on Mars. Hear from members of my team about what I’ve been checking off my to-do list lately and what they’re planning for me and the #MarsHelicoper, Ingenuity, in the upcoming days. Leave your Qs for them in the comments. pic.twitter.com/6MRsYjq0Ae — NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) March 19, 2021 […]
How artificial intelligence hurts people
In a new article by Dave Davies and heard on NPR’s Fresh Air program, artificial intelligence (A.I.) has come to a point where it is displacing workers rather than making lives better, and in many cases, actually turning against people, causing real harm to Americans. Listen to the complete program here: “I don’t think people […]
Opinion: states only hurt themselves by banning, intimidating or otherwise dehumanizing the LGBTQ community
“American tech companies are engaged in a worldwide competition for top talent that can pick and choose where they want to live or where they want to launch the next great startup. With the expansion of remote work and tech talent spread across the country, there are larger amounts of venture capital investment and opportunity […]
An interview with Charlene Swankie, co-star of the hit film ‘Nomadland’
Preston Barta of Fresh Fiction TV conducts a split screen interview with Charlene Swankie, one of the stars of the film Nomadland, and discusses the impact she had on the character of Fern played by Frances McDormand, who is based partly on her life. She recounts the story of the swallows scene in the movie […]
How to cope with the chatter in your mind
“When we experience negative emotions and try to analyze our feelings, we often zoom in narrowly on the experience to the exclusion of other ways of thinking about the event that could lead us to feel better,” Liz Greene wrote in an article for Nautilus. “This leads us to get stuck in a negative cycle […]