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The Nature of the Beast: November 2009
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The Nature of the Beast. A rambling monologue of one man's views on society, politics, business, environment, consumerism etc. If you want to know which trash can to put this in, "dissident American independent with liberal and tree hugger tendencies" will do. Sunday, November 08, 2009. How would you speak to the people in your life if, whenever you spoke, you could keep in mind the possibility that these were the last words you would ever get to say to them? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Nature of the Beast: You are not in control.
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The Nature of the Beast. A rambling monologue of one man's views on society, politics, business, environment, consumerism etc. If you want to know which trash can to put this in, "dissident American independent with liberal and tree hugger tendencies" will do. Monday, November 01, 2010. You are not in control. And Eric J. Weiner. Agree that US infrastructure and land have gone on the auction block, who am I to argue otherwise? The business-will-make-you-rich kind seem to run on either of two theories....
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The Nature of the Beast: April 2010
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The Nature of the Beast. A rambling monologue of one man's views on society, politics, business, environment, consumerism etc. If you want to know which trash can to put this in, "dissident American independent with liberal and tree hugger tendencies" will do. Monday, April 26, 2010. Ignorance is not innocence. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Where is the rest of this blog? Hover over these links for hints of how content has been reorganized. Let them eat Crake. The Nature of the Beast.
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The Nature of the Beast: November 2010
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The Nature of the Beast. A rambling monologue of one man's views on society, politics, business, environment, consumerism etc. If you want to know which trash can to put this in, "dissident American independent with liberal and tree hugger tendencies" will do. Wednesday, November 03, 2010. In case you were wondering where Boehner's majority came from. Its mad cows munching on astroturf. Links to this post. Monday, November 01, 2010. You are not in control. And Eric J. Weiner. The business-will-make-you-r...
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The Nature of the Beast: August 2010
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The Nature of the Beast. A rambling monologue of one man's views on society, politics, business, environment, consumerism etc. If you want to know which trash can to put this in, "dissident American independent with liberal and tree hugger tendencies" will do. Friday, August 20, 2010. The relation between lucky and plucky. You will never get a chance if you won't take a chance. Links to this post. Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Links to this post. Wednesday, August 04, 2010. When you stop blaming others.
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My blue puzzle piece - Culture as conspiracy theory
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My blue puzzle piece. Sustainability is an attitude. Culture as conspiracy theory. Ldquo;Oh, you and your conspiracy theories! Yeah, well, I tell ya what:. When a small group of people try to fool a bigger group, I call it conspiracy. When a small group of people try to fool themselves, I call it. When we all try to fool each other, I call it culture. The concept of “culture” is a model I find useful. For a longer, more serious take on culture, please see: Seeking solutions in the culture domain. This si...
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My blue puzzle piece - This is not about not!
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My blue puzzle piece. Sustainability is an attitude. Ldquo;You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”. This is not about not. Think about the word ‘not’. It's compact and concise. Just three letters, one syllable. It certainly seems simple enough. It negates, it inverts, it turns an idea upside down, or . not? Boxcars are not relevant here! Sowhat is that paragraph about? How often does that method actually work? Two mathematicians who share a frame of reference involving...
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My blue puzzle piece - Introduction
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My blue puzzle piece. Sustainability is an attitude. Imagine a picture puzzle. Rdquo; you say, as you join my sky piece to your sea puzzle. And off we go, cheerfully believing we have accomplished something, that we have communicated. George Bernard Shaw wrote, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”. This site offers a collection of puzzle pieces. These are the pieces I find most helpful to create a coherent picture of the world around us. Sometimes I think...
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My blue puzzle piece - math as metaphor
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My blue puzzle piece. Sustainability is an attitude. Arithmetic, a brief conversation. And because 2 2=3 blah blah blah. Everybody knows 2 2=5! Untruth is ever so much better than. Erin seemed to enjoy this one. Comments open in a new window or tab.). Arithmetic, a second conversation. Also 4 4 = 8, and. No, see, I've got a problem with 8. A problem with 8? Yeah, I'm okay with that other stuff, but 8.I just don't think so. Some truths seem inconvenient, indeed. Is eight okay with you. Mdash; understandin...