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Category Archives: How we change
Shoes to replace shoes: the barefoot running movement
We have traveled an interesting technological circle in my adult life. When I started running in junior high school, we wore plain canvas shoes. Like the Converse shoes that are now retro-hip. By the mid to late 1970’s, a technology … Continue reading
Snow days, climate change and second order effects
It is a snow day in New York City. Again. I am enjoying it but I did grow up in Montana. This one is a little closer to what I would call a snow day, i.e. a decent accumulation where … Continue reading
Journalism in the digital age: A changed landscape
(Dateline Washington DC) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a workshop on December 1-2, 2009 titled “How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?” From a naive perspective, and indeed much of the public discussion on the issue has focused around … Continue reading
Life, Limits and You Are Here
(Dateline – Sol 3) One of my life changing moments was reading the book Limits to Growth (1972) when I was in high school. It wasn’t an “ah ha” moment like reading the Milgram experiments. It was, as later in life I learned … Continue reading
Danny’s 2009 Giving Season List
(Dateline Sol 3.) As Christmas shopping moves into full swing and with the anniversary of my birth coming up, the question of what to buy me for a present that would “wow me” came up earlier this week. In a … Continue reading
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Annual Evergreen Sacrifice Begins in NYC
Dateline New York City. Christmas preparations are underway on Broadway in New York City as the annual sacrificing of the evergreen trees ramps up. An ancient pagan tradition going back millennia as part of the annual festivities designed to counter … Continue reading
Post modern career daze
Participated in a career day at PS 278 this week. Nine days after being laid off. Was a little worried about talking about careers to children without having a job. But it worked out fine. Was talking last week about … Continue reading
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