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Bread And Circuses
What are you and your friends talking about most: climate change, impeachment, social injustice, the economy? These are important issues, and they aren’t alone considering soil depletion, extinction events, and various – oh, you can probably fill in with your … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Giraffe Project, investing, NewGround, personal finance, politics, social injustice, social media, values
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Poised
“to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position” – Merriam-Webster We stand poised. The world feels weird because it is shifting eras. Anachronistic cultures continue, for a while. Uncertain cultures are being defined. The previous tide tries … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, environment, frugality, personal finance, PNTP, politics, social injustice, social media
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Trade Wars Ugh
Trade wars. For many people they are abstract news items, reasons to cheer or complain. They’re real, and sail past my house and cruise through my portfolio. Global news can affect personal finances, even if isn’t your job that’s affected. … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, economics, investing, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, NPTN, personal finance, politics, stocks, trade
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Gathering Revised Plans
I laughed. I danced. I almost cried. What a weekend. For the last few days I attended a conference/seminar/think tank/gathering of diverse people. I learned more from what wasn’t said than what was said. A lot of assumptions, institutions, and … Continue reading
Ten Years Of Dream Invest Live
It started the day after the election. Barack Obama had been elected. A dramatic change was taking place from the Bush/Cheney era. The world sighed in relief. America wasn’t as crazy as it looked. The ‘it’ in this case is … Continue reading
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Tagged AAPL, AMSC, consulting, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal folk, frugality, healthcare, housing, Individual investor, LTBH, marijuana, Microvision, mortgage modification, MVIS, personal finance, PNTP, politics, real estate, real estate broker, Simple Living, stocks, writing
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US Constitution Day 2018
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, Great Depression, Great Recession, mortgage, personal finance, politics, World War II
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Misunderstanding Is Normal
“Why would they do such a thing?”, one of the most common questions in human existence since the invention of language besides “What’s for dinner?” “Why would you do such a thing?” That’s asked a lot less because it is … Continue reading
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Tagged ALAYCPYB, community, compassion, frugal, frugality, personal finance, politics, poverty, wealth, Wealth Inequality, writing
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Adapting To A New Year
This year feels new, and old, too. Scrap that. Nothing is the same, anymore. Sure, human nature hasn’t changed much. We’re just getting to see the extremes of positive and negative that were hidden before the Internet gave everyone a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Toffler, Art, Cascadia, climate change, consulting, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, jobs, personal finance, politics, Powershift, Puerto Rico, self publishing, Simple Living, speaking, teaching, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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See Politics Post Art
See politics, post art. Make sure that comma is in there because otherwise it sounds like an invitation to watch politics create art. The phrase came to mind one day when I realized that my artist friends were more likely … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, Cascades, frugal, frugality, Gig Economy, photos, politics, seepoliticspostart, stress, Whidbey
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Super Bowl Ads 2017 Sell Success Carefully
The game is over. As usual, I skipped the game and watched the ads. I’ll assume some team won the game and some team lost the game. Congratulations. Sorry to hear that. The ads are entertaining, but I watch them … Continue reading