ANCIENT WISDOM, THE DECLINE OF FOSSIL FUELS AND TECHNO UTOPIA: Sir Ken Robinson, a noted speaker about child development and future education, presents a study of 1500 children age 3-5... and 98% test as "genius". Over time, that percentage drops until we reach adulthood and see that only 2% of the adult population still test as genius. A good way to think about this is to do this now: Take a minute and write down all of the uses you can come up with for a paperclip. Ready... go! * * * * * If you're like most people, you've got a list of things like: Holding paper together. Opening a lock. A fish hook. A figure (paperclip art)... Maybe…

Primitive archery kit. Scrap buckskin pieces, moose bone awl, pitch stick for seating arrowhead into arrow shaft, deer antler knapping tool, foreshaft, extra points, sinew, tobacco and obsidian flakes.