human. I see it as my moral obligation to society to reallocate capital to the future to create a reality children happily exist in.
Gaza
Renee and I are proud supporters of Led By Donkeys, a UK based activist group that's about art, activism, and accountability. LBD makes videos (art) from the direct actions they take (activism) that speak truth to power (accountability). Their YouTube channel is here: Led By DonkeysArt, activism and
Gaza
Readers of this blog know I've been studying the Israel Palestine conflict since Hamas fought back against Israel on 10-7-23. At the core, Israel claims Palestine as theirs because of passages in the Old Testament that reference Judea and Samaria as the historical homeland of Jewish people. I
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein has devoted 40+ years of his life studying the Israeli Palestinian conflict. He doesn't refer to the conflict as a war, he calls it an extermination. In that, the Israeli government has been systematically exterminating the Palestinian population in Gaza. Finkelstein lists pages of references as
Crypto
Just starting to take a look at what's new with base. Here's my first take. In today's big reveal, Brian Armstrong first takes the stage. Brian is the CEO of Coinbase. Brian backs Trump, a far-right brand of politics best thought of as autocratic
A-Basin
Howdy, Today was the last day of the season at A-Basin. And of course, the end of pond skimming season. The forecast was a high in low 60's. So I got there early, wanting to get my laps in before things got out of hand. Those are my
A-Basin
Howdy, This year pond skimming officially opened - defined as Lake Reveal at A-Basin opening and when Al says it's opened! Looks like the first reveal was June 1. I got there last Saturday June 7. It was a challenging pond crossing, here's why. The entrance
Whole Food Plant Based
Breakfast
Whole Food Plant Based
Renee and I have been tooting the horn for the Esselstyn Foundation for over 10 years now. Not long ago I was telling my friend Cuyler about the power of food. How it makes you feel, the connections it creates to the rest of the world. This email today from
Think Different
Full disclosure. We're Rivian shareholders. We ordered an R2 the day it was announced. For many reasons, some of which are obvious for anyone who reads this blog. I think Rivian is a great company that's only going to get greater. Watch this 6 minute video,
Corporate Control
In today's post pointing to the decay of society, here's a piece from 404 Media covering how Meta is offer it's brain numb users therapy. Not with licensed therapists, mind you. With AI. That's right, artificial therapy. AI Therapy Bots Are Conducting
Music
Brian went off to the next great gig in the sky today. Live For Live Music wrote a nice piece: Brian Wilson, Musical Genius & Beach Boys Mastermind, Dead At 82Brian Wilson, the musical visionary who co-founded The Beach Boys and revolutionized pop and rock production, has died at age
Palestine
by Chris Hedges This is the end. The final blood-soaked chapter of the genocide. It will be over soon. Weeks. At most. Two million people are camped out amongst the rubble or in the open air. Dozens are killed and wounded daily from Israeli shells, missiles, drones, bombs and bullets.