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18. Impermanence; our Citroen Ami; David's Chocolate Bars


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Dec 12, 2020

Three geological examples of impermanence are considered:  the clinkers I picked up as a Kindergartner, the Petoskey Stone, which is the state mineral of Michigan, and the Cambrian Explosion, when multicellular life first appeared.

Our village Cordes sur Ciel represents a fourth example of impermanence.  We live on top of a 200 foot layer of limestone, dolomite, and sandstone and  houses and buildings of the community are made of these three stones.

Catharism, a "heretical" sect represented a threat to the permanence of the Roman Catholic Church.  1209-1229 was the period of the Albigensian Crusade, a genocide funded by Pope Innocent III during which over 400,000 Cathars were obliterated by the Church.  The sect no longer exists.

The Fifth Industrial Revolution, based on batteries and electricity grids, is a fifth example of impermanence, as we have to go through extraordinary pain to wean ourselves of fossil fuels.

Adventures with our Citroen Ami

David made 1800 bars.  This is all old.  You can purchase bars from me here in France, but you will have to arrange with UPS, FEDEX, or DHL for a pick-up.  To know more, contact me at [email protected]




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