David A. Ek
@ekdavid.bsky.social
Organic novelist, author & blogger (& former geoscientist). Books include: Lizard People: Death Valley Underground (mystery), Pedro's Pickles & the American Dream (darn good story) & Nowhere Bound (the climbing experience for everyday spuds). #BookSky
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David A. Ek
@ekdavid.bsky.social
· Oct 1
The latest Amazon 5-star comment for my book, "Lizard People: Death Valley Underground":
"For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns."
"For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns."
Biden initiated programs that would have helped Appalachia rebuild its economy, but Trump squashed them because of pettiness & the mistaken belief that they were too "woke." This pettiness not only abandoned Appalachia, but also many of the communities that were once his biggest supporters.
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival | Coal | The Guardian
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away — Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/trump-coal-country
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away — Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/trump-coal-country
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival | Coal | The Guardian
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away — Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/trump-coal-country
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December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Biden initiated programs that would have helped Appalachia rebuild its economy, but Trump squashed them because of pettiness & the mistaken belief that they were too "woke." This pettiness not only abandoned Appalachia, but also many of the communities that were once his biggest supporters.
“I’d like to play Hamlet, but he wasn’t a drummer, was he?” —Keith Moon
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“I’d like to play Hamlet, but he wasn’t a drummer, was he?” —Keith Moon
Lizard People: Death Valley Underground: "For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns." Available in paperback and as an eBook. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRNZMZNR
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Lizard People: Death Valley Underground: "For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns." Available in paperback and as an eBook. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRNZMZNR
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community … and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live.” —George Bernard Shaw
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community … and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live.” —George Bernard Shaw
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Happy Thanksgiving tidings. And, please, at all cost, avoid any airborne turkey drops.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Happy Thanksgiving tidings. And, please, at all cost, avoid any airborne turkey drops.
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Eyes open folks.
Data centers pose serious climate & environmental problems, like their impact on the water supply. The volume of water needed to cool the servers in data centers has become a nationwide water resource issue—particularly in areas facing water scarcity across the West.
Free link.
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Free link.
archive.ph/fTIxS
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Eyes open folks.
“To get lost is to learn the way.” –African proverb
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“To get lost is to learn the way.” –African proverb
“I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.” —Coco Chanel
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.” —Coco Chanel
“Pap always said, take a chicken when you the chance, because if you don’t want him yourself you can easy find someone that does, and a good deed ain’t ever forgot.”
—Huck Finn, as told by Mark Twain
—Huck Finn, as told by Mark Twain
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“Pap always said, take a chicken when you the chance, because if you don’t want him yourself you can easy find someone that does, and a good deed ain’t ever forgot.”
—Huck Finn, as told by Mark Twain
—Huck Finn, as told by Mark Twain
Lizard People: Death Valley Underground: "For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns." Available in paperback and as an eBook.
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Lizard People: Death Valley Underground: "For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns." Available in paperback and as an eBook.
Historically, Mark Twain once said that sagebrush country is a "forest in exquisite miniature." However, in modern times, the American West loses 1.3 million acres of sagebrush steppe a year. #NatureLovers
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Historically, Mark Twain once said that sagebrush country is a "forest in exquisite miniature." However, in modern times, the American West loses 1.3 million acres of sagebrush steppe a year. #NatureLovers
An undisclosed spirit spiral
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
An undisclosed spirit spiral
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“He who does not know his way to the sea should take a river for his guide.” —Blaise Pascal
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“He who does not know his way to the sea should take a river for his guide.” —Blaise Pascal
The one and only boot that lifted itself up by its own boot-straps (but couldn't figure out how to get down)
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The one and only boot that lifted itself up by its own boot-straps (but couldn't figure out how to get down)
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” ― George Washington
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” ― George Washington
Spirit Mound, reported home of little people
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Spirit Mound, reported home of little people
The people at this Las Vegas swimming pool on July 17, 1955, look so casual. I guess if you've seen one nuclear mushroom cloud, you've seen them all... Note: I did not take this photo.
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The people at this Las Vegas swimming pool on July 17, 1955, look so casual. I guess if you've seen one nuclear mushroom cloud, you've seen them all... Note: I did not take this photo.
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Brother Warnock lays it plain.
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Brother Warnock lays it plain.
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Fish in Michigan are getting smaller.
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
Researchers studied fish from 1,497 lakes in Michigan. What they found is concerning — BBC Wildlife Magazine
Since 1945, many of Michigan's lake fish species have reduced in size, new research finds. November 6, 2025 A new study has revealed that changes in climate are causing fish in Michigan’s inland lakes...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Fish in Michigan are getting smaller.
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg.
Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving.
apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition experienced their highest number of grizzly bear encounters along Montana's Musselshell River.
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Lewis and Clark Expedition experienced their highest number of grizzly bear encounters along Montana's Musselshell River.