Apr 012015
 

 33 Tips To Being A Better Writer (Plus One Key To Creativity I Forgot To Tell You About)by James Altucher   I wrote a blog post that was horrible. Claudia said, “People won’t relate.” I rewrote it completely. She said, “much better”. I published it and that practically ruined my life. I loved it so […]

Mar 032015
 

From: Sandra Finley Hi Andy, It is party, party time for Larry K and others:   The Nuke Waste Mgmt Organization is taking leave from Saskatchewan!    The Committee for Future Generations  won the battles at Pinehouse and English River. NWMO announced today, they are pulling out of the last community, Creighton.  (Their reason for leaving is […]

Dec 152014
 
2014-12-15  The intelligent approach to violent behaviour.  Book review, Destructive Emotions.

In the wake of the U.S. Senate Report on Torture (Dec 9, 2014,  chair Dianne Feinstein),  I am reminded of the good work being done to understand and address violence in human behaviour.   One powerful example,  on-going meetings: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/destructive_emotions_how_can_we_overcome_them_a_scientific_dialogue_with_th Book Review: Destructive Emotions By Elizabeth Cushing Payne | March 1, 2004 | 0 Comments by […]

Jul 042014
 

The Current, CBC Radio, interview re psychology of wealth.   Worth a listen. (Add the URL) I responded: RE:  re-play of Tremonti interview on Wealth.  Add anecdotal to science: A predicament:  I had to get from Medicine Hat to Saskatchewan Landing on the South Sask River where my car was waiting for the arrival of a […]

Apr 252014
 

Add your weight to the petition – – it’s in the text, near the end. http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/04/24 Critics of the new rules say that this could be the moment the internet as we know it will die if the people do not rise to its defense   – Jon Queally, staff writer Defenders of an open, […]

Apr 172014
 

With many organizations now putting out lengthy lists of “good news stories” I have the impression of a rapidly mobilizing, empowered citizenry. It’s like spring has arrived; there is new life shooting up everywhere around us!   I selected just a few examples. Can’t celebrate if we don’t know about them!   1.     2014-04-17   Monsanto and Big Food […]

Apr 032014
 

The waves of mobilization underway are incredible! This is American based.  Just a small sampling.  Most of them are new to me. I have particular interest in Reset The Net  (you’ll see it below) because it’s related to the Edward Snowden leaks and thereby to Lockheed Martin’s participation in Statistics Canada. Excerpts from http://www.nationofchange.org/waves-nationwide-actions-planned-key-historic-moment-1396532177   Tim DeChristopher, […]

Apr 032014
 

In follow-up to:  2014-03-24  Snowden, Vancouver, TED Talks    From  Popular Resistance,  DAILY MOVEMENT NEWS  Reset the Net, seeks to restore privacy to the Internet by our own actions rather than waiting for the government, which seems to put the security state ahead of our privacy. People are taking action now to push Internet providers […]