Welcome to the 55th edition of the Hippie Dabble Digest! This week I’ve continued with the sections Just for Fun, On Youtube, In the News, and Weekly Recipe and added a section called Physical & Mental Health & Well-Being. Don’t forget, all links get put into the Directory so you can come back to find them when you need them.

Just for Fun

This week’s just for fun link is Slime Volleyball. In this a old-school style game, you use your keyboard arrows to move your slime blob and hit the ball over the net to the other slime. But beware! That other slime is really fast! Give it a try and let me know if you are able to beat your slime opponent. https://oneslime.net/. While you’re there, check out the other slime games in the top menu.

On Youtube

Gentle music, calms the nervous system and pleases the soul – healing music for the heart and blood

This is almost 12 hours of soothing music and nature scenes that’s sure to reduce your anxiety.

In the News

Environmental protests have a long history in the U.S. Police had never killed an activist — until now. (NBC News)

“Last month’s killing of a nonbinary activist known as “Tortuguita,” who was shot during an occupation protest in Atlanta’s South River Forest, marked the first police killing of a demonstrator in the history of the U.S. environmental movement.” Read more here: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/environmental-protests-long-history-us-police-never-killed-activist-no-rcna68255.

How beavers are reviving wetlands (BBC News)

“We are losing wetlands three times faster than forests, according to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. When it comes to restoring them to their natural state there is one hero with remarkable powers – the beaver.” Read more here: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64502365.

Brazil Says It’s Started Sinking an Old Warship, Hazardous Material and All (The New York Times)

“The Brazilian Navy said on Friday evening it had begun an operation to sink the decommissioned aircraft carrier São Paulo, packed with an undetermined amount of asbestos and other toxic materials, about 220 miles off the country’s northeastern coast.” Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/climate/brazil-aircraft-carrier-sao-paulo.html.

Weekly Recipe

Roasted Parmesan-Garlic Carrots

Pamela J Hagen-French, who posted this recipe, says, “I made this for Christmas, and one of my guests said the carrots were ‘off the chain!’ The flavor was amazing! The cheese was nicely crusted combined with the carrot and a little garlic! YUM! A nice change from the ordinary green veggie and still healthy!” Find the recipe on Allrecipes here: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/240767/roasted-parmesan-garlic-carrots/.

Physical & Mental Health & Well-Being

Physio Therapist

This site was shared with me on our old Substack page. It has all kinds of helpful articles on keeping your body healthy with a range of topics from dealing with specific ailments and injuries to how to avoid ailments and injuries. Take a look here: https://physio-therapist.in/.

What’s New in the Directory

All the links and resources that appear in our Hippie Dabble Digest go into the Directory so you can easily come back and find what you’re looking for. It’s searchable and you can also find resources by category. I’m still working to get caught up, but I’ve put in all of the above links.

The current link count is 110. Take a look here: https://hippiedabble.com/directory/.

Quote of the Week

Thanks for joining me for another edition of the Hippie Dabble Digest! See you next week!