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Chaos And Continuity
Nothing extreme is likely to happen. Read that two ways: 1) in general, extreme things typically have low probabilities, and 2) specifically, civilization, society, and culture have great inertia and tend to continue with only slight shifts. As I write this, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cascadia, economy, housing, mortgage, Panama Papers, personal finance, Pinterest, politics, Westylvania
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Chicken And Egg
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Within one lifetime that’s gone from being philosophical and rhetorical to proven and solved. The egg came first. Dinosaurs were hatching from eggs millions of years before evolution created the chicken. Sorry … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, community, consulting, creatives, economics, entrepreneur, Facebook, innovators, networking, PNTP, politics, wealth, writing
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Brexit Quebexit Texit Cascadiexit WhatsNextit
I raise a gin and tonic to the Brexit. I raise it because the Brexit was an accomplishment, or at least historic. The gin seems British, though in my case it is really just vodka infused with juniper. The idea … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, Canada, Cascadia, China, Cold War, economy, European Union, global warming, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ireland, politics, Quebec, Quebexit, Scotland, TED talks, Texit, United Kingdom, Walking Thinking Drinking Across Scotland, World War I, World War II
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Assets Chasing Assets
The world of finance confuses many. The world of economics confuses many. A complete understanding of either is impossible because both are chaotic enough that at some point chance has an effect. To me, the essence of both are four … Continue reading
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Tagged bitcoin, commodities, cryptocurrency, Dream. Invest. Live., economy, entrepreneur, expense, housing, income, investing, IPO, liabilities, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, oil, personal finance, politics, stocks, wealth, Wealth Inequality
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Transitions For Writers And Beyond
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a writer has a nice way with words; yet, it is a pleasure to hear a difficult situation described succinctly and finish positively. Transitions are inevitable. Last week’s meeting about our local writers … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, climate change, community, Dot Read, Drew Kampion, PNTP, politics, renewable energy, surfing, Whidbey, WIWA, writers association, writing
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Personal Finance Perspective
Fasten seat belts, or the mental equivalent. Today I read something that convinced me to put personal finance (the inspiration for this blog) in perspective. They’ve finally proved that the universe is weird. As if you didn’t know that, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell's Theorem, climate change, commodities, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., drought, economics, economy, expenses, finance, food, frugal, frugality, health, health care, healthcare, housing, income, Information Age, innovations, insurance, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, physics, PNTP, politics, Simple Living, spirituality, stocks, sustainability, taxes, wealth, Whidbey, writing, zen
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Flip Flopped Ideas
Do you ever want to flip off the world? Yeah. There are days like that. But, flipping some old ideas around is entering the conversation. Within the scope of history, we are a young species and a much younger civilization. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., education, health care, heatlhcare, investing, personal finance, politics, stocks, T-corp, teaching, wealth
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Representative Larsen And My Personal Finances
If you ever give a talk in a coffeehouse, be prepared to pause while the espresso machine shrieks and the barista calls out the drink orders. Rick Larsen, my representative in the House of Representatives in the US Congress, came … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, entrepreneur, environment, frugal, frugality, health care, healthcare, housing, income disparity, investing, jobs, Langley, personal finance, politics, Rick Larsen, sharing economy, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, unemployment, wealth, wealth disparity, Whidbey
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Pretending Not To Panic Launch
Incredible. The news is incredible. Every day news splashes across my screen that is incredibly apocalyptic, in a bad way; and incredibly revolutionary, in a good way. Because of my eclectic interests, and because I have eclectic clients, I witness … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, economy, finance, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, jobs, occupy, PNTP, politics, Simple Living, singularity, social justice, technology, unemployment, wealth
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Frugal Disaster Preparedness
Even before last weekend’s post my intuition suggested I should cancel most of my plans for the week. I made a trip to the store, bought lots of soup ingredients and oranges, and lined up low expectations. Maybe it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Cascades, Cascadia, dancing, economics, FEMA, frugal, frugality, health, Just Keep Pedaling, Langley, politics, preppers, Red Cross, Scotland, Simple Living, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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