As always talking to other writer’s on Wednesday nights is a highlight of my week. It gets my brain juices flowing. Tonight, as I was trying to write this to post early tomorrow, I was lacking inspiration. Within a few minutes Instant Karma was playing in my head, as Bodhisattva/ Goddess of Compassion, Mercy and […]
Judges as Politicians and Moralists
I have to cover this topic. It is taking up so much of my mind-space, and heart-space. Judges are supposed to interpret the law, not legislate, and not spread their own beliefs. What the hell is wrong with our culture, our U.S. culture, that we are allowing the destruction of the our beautiful experiment in […]
Information
Information is not data. Neither is it what you know. Information as defined by Gregory Bateson. Information is any difference that makes a difference. Gregory Bateson He also said something to the effect that when one thing makes it on to our map it becomes difference, or information. Anything in an environment is only real […]
Egregious Governance
G Thoughts Buzzing About in My Head I had been ahead in my publishing schedule until today. Every time I thought of G words to capsulize my recent G thoughts steam came out out of my ears. Greed, grift, and even thoughts about God send me into a tizzy. The cause of the tizzies all […]
Fear Should Not Be a Motivating Force
Little Fears, Big Fears, and Catastrophic Fears. Fear of big-toothed carnivorous predators, little sneaky poisonous creatures, and stupid people doing things that could get you and you loved ones killed are deeply engrained in the fiber of our being, perhaps even in our genetically determined behavior. Saber-toothed tigers are extinct and very few people these […]
Check-ins, Constructs, and Chopra
I participate in a co-working group on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We meet at the top of every hour for no more than 15 minutes and then work on announced projects for 45 minutes. Check-ins promote accountability. It works. Accountability today, (writing 30 March 2023) for me, revolves around creating at least […]