David Suzuki makes a firm stand for the virtues of letting your kids play in mud and dirt. Well it’s high time someone did.

The tyranny of education and electronic isolation must end. Well, methinks! (Note: no comma after “education”!)

He also talks about the similar need in adults (“biophilia”). I call it the urge to merge with Mother Nature. As someone else said, “Mountains bring peace.” Another quote is what a snowboarder told me: “Any day spent on a mountain is a good day.”