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The official name for the geological epoch we are in now is the Holocene. The etymology of this world is from the Greek. Holo meaning whole, and kainos, meaning new. It basically means ‘wholly recent’ or ‘the latest’ epoch.
There is a movement within the circles that decide these things to refer to the current stage of geologic time as the Anthropocene epoch which means “age of man.”
In terms of history it seems obvious but geologically, the question needs to be asked, “Does our presence make that much of a difference?” To investigate if that that term is relevant, we have to measure our effect on the world around us. On the oceans and the air and the rock.
Biologist E. O. Wilson wrote “The pattern of human population growth in the twentieth century was more bacterial than primate.” One of the Smiths in the first Matrix movie says that our race is more like a virus than anything else our size. It’s been calculated that human biomass is already a hundred times larger than that of any other large animal species that has ever walked the Earth regardless of the size of the dinosaurs.
The term anthropocene is starting to show up in published papers. Papers that try to measure our effect on rivers. Papers that, ironically, try to measure our effect on forests.
More and more, geologists are coming around to the idea, begrudgingly and without a hint of conceit, that humankind has such an effect on the earth that we are, indeed, living in the Anthropocene epoch.
The official name for the chapter of life that you and I are entering is called parenthood. The etymology of this word is from the Greek. From the latin Parentem and the French parent meaning to bring forth, replacing the word ancestor in the 1500s, and ‘hood’, meaning ‘hired thug’ or ‘violent muscle that does what it’s told by a scary boss’.
There is a movement within the circles that decide these things to refer to the current stage of our life as the narcoleptic epoch which means “huh? Whuzzah? I wasn’t, uh, I was, uh, asleep.”
In terms of greeting cards it seems obvious but in terms of banana plantations, the question needs to be asked, “Does child-inspired narcolepsy make that much of a difference?” To investigate if that that term is relevant, we have to measure the effect on the world around us. On our clothes and our floors and our huh? Whuzzah? I wasn’t, uh, I was, uh, asleep.’
Comedian Carrot Top wrote “I’m the damn Wendy’s girl.” One of the Smiths in the first Matrix movie said “It’s…the smell”. It’s been calculated that poopy diapers are stinkier than that of any other large animal species that has ever walked the Earth regardless of the size of the dinosaurs.
The term narcolepsy is not starting to show up anywhere. I’m initiating that movement here tonight.
I hope that more parents or ‘narcos’ are coming around to the idea, begrudgingly and without a hint of conceit, that children have a huge effect on our sleeping patterns.
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There is a movement within the circles that decide these things to refer to the current stage of geologic time as the Anthropocene epoch which means “age of man.”
In terms of history it seems obvious but geologically, the question needs to be asked, “Does our presence make that much of a difference?” To investigate if that that term is relevant, we have to measure our effect on the world around us. On the oceans and the air and the rock.
Biologist E. O. Wilson wrote “The pattern of human population growth in the twentieth century was more bacterial than primate.” One of the Smiths in the first Matrix movie says that our race is more like a virus than anything else our size. It’s been calculated that human biomass is already a hundred times larger than that of any other large animal species that has ever walked the Earth regardless of the size of the dinosaurs.
The term anthropocene is starting to show up in published papers. Papers that try to measure our effect on rivers. Papers that, ironically, try to measure our effect on forests.
More and more, geologists are coming around to the idea, begrudgingly and without a hint of conceit, that humankind has such an effect on the earth that we are, indeed, living in the Anthropocene epoch.
The official name for the chapter of life that you and I are entering is called parenthood. The etymology of this word is from the Greek. From the latin Parentem and the French parent meaning to bring forth, replacing the word ancestor in the 1500s, and ‘hood’, meaning ‘hired thug’ or ‘violent muscle that does what it’s told by a scary boss’.
There is a movement within the circles that decide these things to refer to the current stage of our life as the narcoleptic epoch which means “huh? Whuzzah? I wasn’t, uh, I was, uh, asleep.”
In terms of greeting cards it seems obvious but in terms of banana plantations, the question needs to be asked, “Does child-inspired narcolepsy make that much of a difference?” To investigate if that that term is relevant, we have to measure the effect on the world around us. On our clothes and our floors and our huh? Whuzzah? I wasn’t, uh, I was, uh, asleep.’
Comedian Carrot Top wrote “I’m the damn Wendy’s girl.” One of the Smiths in the first Matrix movie said “It’s…the smell”. It’s been calculated that poopy diapers are stinkier than that of any other large animal species that has ever walked the Earth regardless of the size of the dinosaurs.
The term narcolepsy is not starting to show up anywhere. I’m initiating that movement here tonight.
I hope that more parents or ‘narcos’ are coming around to the idea, begrudgingly and without a hint of conceit, that children have a huge effect on our sleeping patterns.
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