Christyl Rivers

Seattle

Writer at Freelance

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Cats Shedding, Weeds, And Other Delights Of Spring

1 week ago | medium.com | Christyl Rivers

Spring is my favorite season, when did it become SO MUCH WORK?!Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers, PhD. EVERY THING is springIt’s spring. Everything is budding, blooming, overtaking plantings, and sprawling everywhere. The gardens and tree plantings require perpetual watering. If it’s a cat, it’s bringing in skittering rodents, knocking over boxes, knick-knacks, and leaving gore and blood stains (only when I cannot rescue the prey).
Sound Reasons Why We Can’t Say Toxic Masculinity Anymore

1 week ago | medium.com | Christyl Rivers

It turns out to be counter productive, also, unfair, like much in lifeFeminists haven’t gone far enoughFor many feminists, hearing we cannot describe aggressive or impolite male behavior as “toxic,” is frustrating. If we cannot use simple adjectives like Red, or Blue to describe pills, then how will we know which ones to swallow? That is, it is frustrating because when a person says “Take the red pill,” it does not mean that ALL pills are red.
Shinrin Yoku: The Best Meditative Process to Open Energy and Minds

1 week ago | goodmenproject.com | Christyl Rivers

Nature has all the answers we need. Philosophy is just a way for us to examine them. Hold thoughts, impressions, sensations, and ideas in your mind that slowly unfold through immersion in a deep forest. Or, a grassland, prairie, desert, or even a field of snow. The setting doesn’t matter as much as finding a myriad of sensations. When the human mind is not repeatedly distracted, it opens up to learning. This is evident in any classroom.
Is Misogyny To Blame For No Women Popes?

1 week ago | christylrivers.medium.com | Christyl Rivers

It’s time for women to be priests and church leadersAs conclave begins, why are women doing the work and men getting the glory? Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers, PhD. Before I get too many negative comments, I am referring to openly female priests and popes. Not the sneaky and courageous ladies who hid their male bits under robes and dared to speak up on behalf of Christ. Maybe only the original Christ crucifying Rome was more patriarchal than the Catholic Church.
Hot Girls And Conservative Trends In Femininity

1 week ago | medium.com | Christyl Rivers

Embracing femininity is not counter to feminism, but it can be presented that wayWomen’s magazines that appeal to “hot, young, conservative” women are here. Something to counter all the ink spilled in the manosphere which doesn’t usually welcome the ladies to their masculine enclaves. But, unlike chats and forums for disaffected young men, these slick new publications are backed by billionaire investors. Evie is one. Conservateur is another. There will be copy cats, too.
Too many Marys To Marry

1 week ago | medium.com | Christyl Rivers

How do you solve a problem like Maria/Mary/Mari/Mary Anne/Mariam? Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers, PhD. Mary, Mary quite contraryI believe this artwork portrays two biblical characters, Mary and Mary. They were apostles of JC when he walked out of his tomb. They are celebrated as important — but historically — misrepresented women. Clearly, what they needed 2,000 years ago was a Mary, Mary Secretary, who took excellent notes.
Watching Adolescence, And Rooting For The Murderer

1 week ago | medium.com | Christyl Rivers

The series about an incel boy, leaves viewers with confused emotions. Boys and men are in trouble. Let’s blame women. Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers, PhD. Tracking shots that follow adults, children, and cultureThe series, (spoilers ahead) is about a thirteen year old boy, Jamie, who stabs another child, Katie, to death. All at once tabloid, terrible, and trendy. I have not finished the series.
AI Is Sucking All the Energy Out of the Room

1 week ago | goodmenproject.com | Christyl Rivers

AI is capturing hearts and headlines. It’s the next big thing. It’s talked about nearly as much as politics, and can be nearly as divisive. Like politics, a lot of hot air is exchanged when discussing high tech and AI; it suggests something about our interests, our distractions, our need for human interaction and creativity. It also is at the center of concern for the possible loss of these things.
Fungi And Other Biomaterials to Replace Plastic

1 week ago | medium.com | Christyl Rivers

Are fungi and mycelium our hidden heroes we need to employ? Plastic is everywhere these days. Lots of reports cite that it is not just reeking havoc in marine systems, but also as microplastic, in our bodies, brains, and bloodstream. The dangers of plastic can be traced back to the tens of thousands of chemical compounds used to make them. In this article identifying the dangers, researcher Laura Gonzalez reports that in addition to just avoiding plastic, we need government regulation.
New Mexico Is Now New America

1 week ago | aninjusticemag.com | Christyl Rivers

The dangers of constantly stamping out traditional names and labelsIt’s a prickly topic. If we let our leaders have their way, every monument, public land, place, resource or anything — it will become a Trump brand, or, MuskBezZuckberg profit center.