Michael Trigg
Bio
I love writing and I think it shows in my posts. I also enjoy feedback, particularly of the constructive kind. Some people think I am past my "best before date" but if that is true, it just means I have matured.
Stories (54/0)
Twig, A Fairy Story For Kids and Adults
When I was just five years of age, I became fascinated by a book that one of my sisters was given as a birthday present. The name of the book was simply Twig. I thought this was really interesting as our family name is Trigg. Possessing the name Trigg, one is subject to many teasings on the variations of the name such as the "trigger" of a gun, Trigger, Roy Roger's horse, and of course, a small branch on a tree - a twig.
By Michael Trigg3 years ago in Geeks
The World's Oceans
My passion is the ocean. Since I was a child, I have been fascinated by the sea. I love the ocean smell, the salty tang in the air; the way an ocean can change not just from day to day but from hour to hour. Kevin Costner discovered the moodiness of the sea to his chagrin (and wallet) when producing Seaworld, his disastrous film of an apocalyptical world of water after global warming caused the poles to melt. As he found out, the sea has no mercy for people who take it for granted.
By Michael Trigg3 years ago in Earth
Plastic Ocean Pollution In An Amazing Display in Vancouver, Canada
A group of action figures created with waste plastics removed from beaches, water and shorelines are now on display at Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They were created by the multidisciplinary artist Caitlin Doherty. She designed and created the human-looking characters with plastic junk removed from Canadian waters.
By Michael Trigg3 years ago in Earth
- Top Story - June 2021
The Magic of SailingTop Story - June 2021
Sailboaters are atunned with nature. Power boaters are anathema to nature. I began sailing when I was a child. My family had a friend, an older gentleman with a sailboat who had an enormous amount of patience with an 8-year-old rambunctious boy. He taught me boat and water safety, how to handle a small boat in rough waters and most of all taught me respect for the sea.
By Michael Trigg3 years ago in Wander
The Grass Is Green, Politicians Lie and Voters Don't Fact-check
If you repeat a lie often enough it becomes truth (not to everyone but to many people). A good example of this is the "stolen" 2020 USA election lie. When it comes down to truth in politics, substituting the word "truth" for "politics" has a great deal of certainty in it. It has long been known that when politics enters the room through one door, truth leaves through another. And, personal truths, on many levels, go hand in hand with corruption.
By Michael Trigg3 years ago in The Swamp
Seagulls
Many people, particularly mariners do not like seagulls. The reason? Superstitions. A seagull at sea it is said, carries a sailor’s soul and the screech of the bird is the mournful cry of the dead person. Do not touch the gull to avoid injury to the deceased person is another mariners superstition.
By Michael Trigg3 years ago in Earth
Our Oceans, Our Lives
The earth's oceans are the largest carbon sink on the planet, storing some 93 percent of all greenhouse gases and 30 percent of carbon dioxide. Due to increased human activity and acidification, our oceans and much of the sealife the oceans support are struggling to survive.
By Michael Trigg3 years ago in Earth