Are you allowed to establish a legally recognized family with the person of your choice? That is, do you get to marry whom you choose? I can — because I choose someone of the opposite sex. But millions of Americans with a different choice are denied the right to marry the one they love. That’s [...]
Entries from September 29th, 2008
Who To Marry?
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments · lifestyle, politics, sustainability
Tags: California·gay rights·history·life·love·overpopulation·prejudice·Proposition 8·relationships·survival
It’s Cool To Be Adult
September 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment · lifestyle, politics, simplicity, sustainability
Paul Krugman is my inspiration today with his editorial on what should be done about the current economic crisis. Mr. Krugman, who I had the pleasure of meeting here in Portland last year, is calling for a highly responsible, specifically “adult” crafting of a bailout. I embrace his analogy between good political leadership and [...]
Tags: bipartisan politics·culture·economics·leadership·Paul Krugman·prosperity·success·thrift
Diamonds To Dust: Needing Better Diamonds
September 19th, 2008 · No Comments · food & drink, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability, transportation, work
We’ve got lots of blame, anger and flat-out fear flying around in reaction to the collapse of giants like Merrill Lynch — and also the government/taxpayers bailing them out. I’m feeling calm this morning, myself, which makes it a good time to write. What does it mean that all these profitable companies, these diamonds, are [...]
Tags: bailout·bipartisan politics·cars·credit·culture·development·economics·family·happiness·life·Merrill Lynch·quality of life·transit·walk
Sustaining Our Health
September 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · health & well being, politics, sustainability
The things we are NOT talking about are often the biggest problems. This morning, columnist Bob Herbert of the New York Times educates us in this article on Senator McCain’s plan for national health insurance if he is elected president in November. As Mr. Herbert points out, almost nobody is writing about this or talking [...]
Tags: bipartisan politics·Bob Herbert·health care·life·prisoner of war·Senator McCain·Senator Obama
Wall Street’s Hemorrhage
September 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · sustainability
A short post on this morning’s headline before I head out to meet my carpool. Wall Street is bleeding, Lehman Brothers is folding, Merrill Lynch is collapsing into a Bank of America purchase, and the housing market remains on its knees. Carnage all around. Why is all this happening to all these hard-working people? I [...]
