Some of my recent reading has been some very interesting material by Morris Berman, an author who is new to me and, I find that I have been missing something. His work is well-considered, well-sourced, and easier to read than … Continue reading
Category Archives: Activism
…against all odds and expectations (on my part, at least) Congress has passed the Local Community Radio Act. This law removes previous restrictions on small, low-power community radio stations. Of course, the major broadcasters fought this bill, but a fierce, determined grass-roots efforts won through.
Continue readingChange, especially the kind that moves a civilization forward, requires easy access to knowledge and information. The Founding Fathers understood this. As exponents of the Enlightenment, they saw the availability of knowledge and information as a critical element of a thriving and prospering nation.
Continue readingSo, I’m driving home on Friday (the 16th) after mowing a friend’s lawn. My cell phone rings and I tap my earpiece to take the call. It was Denise, sounding worried. She was at her current favorite pond near Penitencia … Continue reading
One year ago I was laid off. What does a year or more of joblessness do to you? It messed with your mind, makes you confront what is important, and what isn’t. You also learn who is looking out for you, and who couldn’t give a damn.
Continue readingA recent article in the Washington Post reports growing confidence in the US economy even though it will probably be some time before we see a real, live “recovery”. Call me cynical, but I don’t really think we’ve hit bottom … Continue reading
As we have come to expect, Maker Faire this past weekend was a feast for the inventive, the curious. I think we can now say without fear of contradiction that “Makers” are not merely a sub-category of geekdom, but a … Continue reading
Every age has its cadre of doom-sayers, partly because every age has its own brand of crisis that might look like the End of Days has come. The current recession (or proto-Depression, if you will), is prompting a lot of … Continue reading
About a year or so ago I went to Washington,DC for the first time. It was business, and as such I only had a few hours to myself, but I had a hotel room within easy walking distance of the … Continue reading
My spouse Denise is an enthusiastic and skilled nature photographer. She does not do this for a living (although she probably could), but out of the pleasure it gives her to catch bits and pieces of the real world in … Continue reading