Still trying to understand economics and found a book called The Future of Money by Bernard Lietaer. Lietaer’s starting point “is that money is only an agreement within a community to use something as a medium of exchange. This agreement is being placed under an unprecedented strain, due to a wide range of factors (from … More Future of Money – Communities United
What with joining Writing 201, Poetry following Positive Money blog and the financial fortunes of Greece (they might help the rest of us) looking after the dog, and the house, as the boiler managed to go out and the temperature was dropping fast inside so I had visions of the family returning to burst pipes. … More Winter Wonderland Morning
I just watched a two hour documentary The Secret of OZ, made in 2010, winner of various awards – listed at the beginning. The Secret is Mankind’s Escape from the Debt-Money System This appears to be mostly about USA, from its historical standpoint, but references are also to the history of Rome … More Humankind’s Escape from the Debt-Money System
I am having a different sort of time. Living at my son’s house to look after their dog while they are away. Could live in my own house but it is small, no yard for Finlay. Life not as expected because it is far to b*&$^dy cold. I can’t stay out with Finlay more than … More Winter and Anger, no discontent
Thanks to my wonderful friend Gloria we have all been busy and excited and enjoying such a lot of ideas getting ready for the Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath celebration at the Island free Library. Oh yes – and it is snowing again. So my concentration on the Writing 201 Poetry course is abysmal, ditto the … More Writing 201: Poetry, limerick, Steinbeck knew
This is the first assignment for Writing 201: Poetry. I have joined the WordPress Writing 201 Poetry Challenge – they will provide prompts and challenges regarding form and use of language EACH DAY. I will be unlikely to keep up but here goes anyway. The first day’s requirements were: Water (tick) Haiku (tick) and use … More Writing 201: Poetry, Water
Regular readers know I am impressed by the possibility of the technology. Wow – I was born in time to reach 2015 – this is what I look like now. Wonderful other people use the tech to help others. Have you found Future Learn, or TED talks? Or someone’s really special blog? [Mine is Speccy‘s] … More Radicals and Rebels – a Story
