I’m in the final swing of my 78th turn around the sun. I’ve often wondered what happened to those famous people who disappear from view, only to appear again in an obituary decades later. What were they doing all those years? How did they …
Three friends have sent GoFundMe appeals in the last month. Each situation is dire, and expenses astronomical. I’ve contributed, but the scale of the problem of aging Boomers in an unraveling health care system, is far far beyond my capacity to respond. Being a …
Really, Mr. Robert Frost? Something there is that loves a wall That treasures the line twixt in and out That separates up from down. Something there is that praises holy gravity that holds us close to the ground we count on The Ferris wheel. The …
My thanksgiving message to a few close friends, and now to all of you. Imagine 8 billion people giving thanks. Not thankful because of Pilgrims or victory in war. Just thankful for being alive. Sunrise. The sounds of children playing. A home. Loved ones. …
Every few months I “interview” my self for my “What Could Possibly Go Right?” podcast. This time I stitched together 3 topics I ponder. 8 billion people on planet earth. How can we fathom that? What does it mean? Do we need to hit …
The following piece was submitted 2 years ago to an online journal about the future. The idea of linking Universal Basic Income and National Service in more nuanced and detailed than is reflected in this article, which uses Your Money or Your Life as …
Helaine Olen, another $ writer, Washington Post columnist and acquaintance of many years, decided to celebrate Your Money or Your Life’s 30th birthday by profiling me – my life/ work/ reflections. To do so, she came to my village on an island and spent 2 …
Today is EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY. Tomorrow we go into ecological deficit. Humans have used the entire annual budget of resources that can replenished by nature. We entered overshoot ~ 40 years ago. When I saw the overshoot (and collapse) graph back then, I said “Holy …
Hazel Henderson, wonder woman of green, science-based investing, the love economy, and the golden rule society, went virtual (her term for died) on May 22, 2022, at home, and very much at peace. She was/is my dear friend, inspiration, goad, mentor and cheerleader. Two weeks …
My lovely village and island is in a fight for it’s funky life in this insane financialization of real estate so that where I live is someone else’s asset class – and they have ten times the wealth I sit on. Essential workers are …
