Category Archives: Snip and Save Department
Coping: Irwin Allen’s Dreams, Aliens on TV
It’s been a while since I mentioned our little sidelight/distraction called The National Dream Center, or the focal point of that project, the National DreamBase. In case you’re new here, this is a project i started up after having a … Continue reading
Coping: EBM, II
One problem solved, another arises in our discussion Tuesday of how “Everything’s a Business Model” (EBM for short). the fellow who sent in the note calling me a POS (piece of sh*t) sent in a fine follow-up note… “I believe … Continue reading
Coping: EBM – What’s News?
About here, you may be scratching your head wondering “What does EBM stand for and why do I care?” It’s the Peoples Economist’s shorthand for “Everything is a Business Model”. And why that matters will come into focus when I … Continue reading
Coping: Ham Radio Notes and Beyond
OK, this isn’t much of an item to note for most folks – those without ham licenses – but I fixed up a really nifty addition to my tower that the 3½ HF element beam sits atop. I picked up … Continue reading
Coping: Elaine & “The Hum”
“You hear it?” Nope. “Well, it’s kind of like a big engine idling…but I’ve never been able to figure out where it’s coming from…sort of like noise from the oil field down the street, but it’s all the time. Thing … Continue reading
Coping: 15-Years of Windows®
There was a neat article on ZD Net this week by Mary Jo Foley that stirred up a lot of memories under the headline “We you in line to buy Windows 95 fifteen years ago?“ Brought back a whole bunch … Continue reading
Coping: Drawing a Bead on 2012
I’ve been spending a fair amount of time this week trying to reconcile three or four major viewpoints on what lays ahead using a variety of inputs. curiously, all of them seem to be pointing toward a really terrible next … Continue reading
Coping: The Rambling Search for Justice
Ready for a little more “Truth Out” stuff? Yesterday I told you the tale of the blogger in Philadelphia who the city was trying to weasel $300-bucks out of…which seems absurd. But check it out: We have a reader who … Continue reading
Coping: The National Asset Stripping Festival
We’re starting in to what may very well turn out to be an extremely dangerous – not to mention expensive – period of America politics, as the effects of the Second Depression continue to mount on politicians at almost every … Continue reading
Coping: “The Time Has Come The Walrus Said”
A quick visit to the WuJo this morning, where hard science dukes it out with the woo-woo folks, with usually a draw resulting, but along the way monkeymind is massively entertained, so be it… “Dear George, I’ve been enjoying your … Continue reading