My Childhood Home Backed Onto Wheat And

As A Consequence While We Had A Roof Over Our Heads, Food On The Table, And Clothes To Wear To School We Were Constantly Conscious Of Being Of Modest Means.

My Mother Also Had Us Take Piano Lessons, And This Had A Similar Effect. I Hated Those Lessons, But I Now Play Regularly For Pleasure And Have Even Tried My Hand At Composing.

So Mothers Everywhere Take Heart. The Indoctrination You Administer Now May Have Unanticipated Positive Effects Years Later.

Please Remain Calm: The Earth Will Heal Itself - Climate Is Beyond Our Power To Control...earth Doesn't Care About Governments Or Their Legislation. You Can't Find Much Actual Global Warming In Present-day Weather Observations. Climate Change Is A Matter Of Geologic Time, Something That The Earth Routinely Does On Its Own Without Asking Anyone's Permission Or Explaining Itself.

My Job At Stanford Is Rather Different From The Ones I Had Held Previously In That My Own Ambitions Must Take A Back Seat To The Well-being Of The Students With Whom I Work.