This morning on the way to charge the sign said 34 degrees (1C). The sun was so low on the horizon the usually sunny places I normally charge were in shadow most of the day. The solstice is three weeks away. It will be darker and colder for another three weeks. Then it will be another three weeks to come back to this long a day, though it will be[…] Keep reading →

I recently was invited to speak to grade school children about great physicists. The teacher asked me to speak about Newton, Einstein, and Hawking. Since I didn’t have any personal connections to Isaac Newton, I focused on Einstein and Hawking, since I knew people who knew them. I love knowing that I know someone who knew some of the most influential, famous people who lived, whose work was mind-blowing. Though[…] Keep reading →

I’m doing a reading NEXT MONDAY, December 2, on Zoom. it’s free. Registration is in the email announcement copied below. Or just click here: Register! If you didn’t know, I took a writing workshop that helped me  write my book. The workshop leader, AJ, cowrites with podcast guest Mike Michalowicz, bestsellers like Profit First. AJ’s community is wonderful, especially if you’ve ever though of writing a book. I’ll read some[…] Keep reading →

It’s natural to think of our environmental problems as issues of science, technology, or markets. We learned of them from scientists. Technologists and business people said they could solve them, but they’re social. The environment isn’t changing on its own. We’re changing it. Pollution destroys life, liberty, and property, mentioned throughout the US Constitution. We feel anxiety not from an effectively abstract “climate,” but because people can unilaterally destroy our[…] Keep reading →

I see an ever clearer path to humanity achieving sustainability, including governments, corporations, and eight billion individuals. A big part of that vision emerging is seeing that the path isn’t hoping for the best. It will result from people acting in their personal interests as much as they can, helping others. Here’s a first pass at describing that path as I see it now. I call it our entrepreneurial strategy.[…] Keep reading →

I’m compiling some essays I plan to write, maybe for op-ed pieces, maybe for a next book. I wanted to post them publicly to hold myself accountable, but not give away what they’re about before writing them. The result: I’m writing notes to remind me that may not make sense to others. Sorry today’s post may not make sense, but it’s part of a writing process. Maybe months from now[…] Keep reading →

I’m done editing anything more than grammar or factual errors, and while some slip through on many books, they’re all fixed. I’ve gone through many titles, each working at its stage of development, but this one seems right for launch: Sustainability Simplified The Definitive Guide to Understanding and Solving All (Yes, All) Our Environmental Problems I welcome your thoughts. What do you think?

A month and a half ago I wrote about Eugene’s reflections on finishing the ninth of the ten exercises in my book Initiative in my post The Life-Changing, Inner-You-Revealing, Passion-Unleashing Magic of Initiative. He finished and posted about the tenth exercise at his blog: Method Initiative (Round 4) – Exercise 10: 10 Valuable People (And final Initiative methodology thoughts), and it’s as inspiring. Read the whole post for all he[…] Keep reading →

The MTA Arts & Design department released a book Contemporary Art Underground, about art they install. I felt honored that they invited me to the launch the other evening, especially because they gave name tags to everyone and specified “Artist” for those of us who created art for their program. They didn’t make the designation big and showy, though during the talk, they asked all the artists to raise their[…] Keep reading →