Is no economic growth coming?

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Recent decent explanation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UifzEpMjbsQ

Unpredictability of complex systems & concern about the fragility of the current situation and the intensity of possible breakdown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLFkQdiXPbo

Era of growth is ending: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFag3F1R-zc some other way of organizing economic activity is going to be required, and soon.

Chomsky on the economy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTtPYM8RSDE

UPDATE: 9/29/2010 the Daily Kos sees something comin…  http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/9/28/906031/-The-Global-Currency-War

A good solid high-five (hi-ve) that makes your hands buzz after smacking.  “Give me hive”.

something that will fall like a maple seed.

move on to robots:

Make yourself a nice hat to wear about town.  Like this very nice hat, or even:

A couple weeks ago on Twitter, the mighty Vaguery sayeth: “@mcburton Alas, the unsuspecting coder at the edge of the pack doesn’t realize a Business Development Consultant is lurking in the corner…”

To which there was the reply from the wily mcburton: “@Vaguery my beard will protect me”

That prompted me to remember a conversation that came up at a party while talking to a bearded fellow about how our beards may relegate us to a certain class in society.

On Twitter/Facebook, I asked: How many political or business leaders do you know of that have beards?

1st reply: libbyh : @dcooney bill richardson and al gore sported beards. abe lincoln, of course 😉

From the photos I looked up, I think Al looks fine with the beard. 


Replied: @libbyh those are good ones. There are a few academic + business types, such as John Seely Brown or Vint Cerf, but they don’t really count.

next:
billmerrill @dcooney don’t forget @homelessdave 😉

shadow power 

What are adaptogens for our culture?  Certain types of re-framing?  What systems are they administered to and by whom?

write a song about losing your cellphone.

I just drank a little 7.5oz Coke after having a tuna fish sandwich, celery, carrots and chips.  The sensation and tastes took me back to Stoney Point in Canada, and being at my grandparent’s cottage.  I think the memory is also helped along by me having just played outside with my kids, and it’s afternoon on a cool sunny weekend day.  AND, my wife Wendy brought this sandwich to me, which is how things were when I was a kid.  My time at Stoney Point was quite wonderful.

I’m not really spending much time outside these days, as it’s quite cold.  Certainly not gardening weather for me.

I did plant some hairy vetch in a pot in the house just to see what it looks like.  We’ve got some very spindly shoots coming up.