town hall meetings
Norman Solomon: "The only change is going to come from the bottom up"
Left to their own devices, the Democrats won't change
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A-Basin
A-Basin closing day
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
A-Basin
A-Basin pond skimming weekend #1
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
People Have the Power
Freedom Park No Kings protest today in Edwards, CO
Hundreds turnout to protest Trump in Eagle County, Colorado
Town Hall Citizen Platform
Town Hall Citizen platform #9 - Department of Peace
Why Department of Peace is part of our platform
Whole Food Plant Based
food is life
Breakfast
Whole Food Plant Based
Change what's on your plate, change your life and the world
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
We're on the Rivian R2 list
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
Now Meta is offering AI therapy
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
Rest in Harmonies Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025)
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
Palestine
The Last Days of Gaza
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
organize
The Trump protests will fail - unless people organize
I've been to a lot of protests. People’s Climate Movement MarchpauliePeople’s Climate MarchpaulieMarching in Lincoln, NE, to give Keystone the bootpaulieBreak Free Colorado ActionpaulieJames Lawrence got phat, the kids got fatterpaulie Each one of them failed to move the needle. Why? Because there wasn't