I’m inspired today by a good piece at Get Rich Slowly by Robert Brokamp on the high cost of modern gadgets. Mr. Brokamp points out that his iPhone, alone, costs him $1,251 per year, counting in the taxes he has to earn and pay beyond the $876 he’s paying to the iPhone folks, themselves.
I like [...]
Entries Tagged as 'health & well being'
Grabbing Back Our Lost Opportunities
August 4th, 2010 · No Comments · community, entertainment, health & well being
Of Health Care And Rideshare
March 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · health & well being, politics, transportation
I’m deeply pleased that President Obama is signing our nation’s health care bill into law today. I have a couple of thoughts about it, and then a parallel in my own work-life.
In my view and perhaps the view of other progressives, millions of people gaining access to doctors and medicine is important, even fundamental to [...]
Tags: health care·rideshare
Embracing Our Sphere Of Influence
January 7th, 2010 · 5 Comments · energy, entertainment, food & drink, global warming and climate change, health & well being, home & garden, nature, spirituality & religion, sustainability, transportation
Have you ever stared down a paralyzing fear – and gained mastery of it, to where you then walked into your power, your sphere of influence? This is my long-promised sequel to Alison Cassandra Barcelona, in which I’ll tell why I feel hope rather than despair about
Tags: 350.0rg·collapse·copenhagen talks·faith·nightmares·roommates·sphere of influence
How To Follow Through On New Year’s Resolutions
December 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · health & well being, lifestyle, simplicity
I’m not just a fan of New Year’s resolutions, I’m a cheerleader for them, and for positive change in our lives in general. As a former counselor who’s worked with a full spectrum of folks — from underachieving college students and the worried well to late-stage alcoholics and drug addicts – I have a realistic [...]
Tags: addictions·decluttering·exercise·habits·New Years resolutions
Suppleness And Going Beyond First Glance
December 8th, 2009 · 3 Comments · energy, global warming and climate change, health & well being, simplicity
It’s a frigid 18 degrees as I write here in Portland, Oregon, with the air so dry that the skin on the back of my right hand is brittle, cracking into little red lesions, despite my frequently rubbing lotion into them to keep them supple. In this same moment, Copenhagen, Denmark where the world climate [...]
Tags: alternative energy·climate·Copenhagen·Economist·GDP·weather
