Using the Empirical Rule and Standard Deviation to Stay Sane. Really. Warning. I am using statistical theorems to explain a philosophical construct. Math in my hands is like a 2-year-old with a lighter: collateral damage is possible. There is no shortage of “craziness” in this world. You pass by a…

And An Aspiring Writer Will Discover Last week, an author friend and I were having lunch at Panera, tossing ideas about the future back and forth across the table. More specifically, we were chucking around ideas about our respective futures. Neither of us is young, but we both have experience…

Six Signs That I’m a Born-Again Tree Hugger Consumption increases with wealth. Some dispute this, but I believe the relationship between having and spending is valid. If anyone can find a study that proves that the more people have, the less they buy, send that along, and I’ll recalibrate my…

This Year I’m Going Plain Wrap There are no good pickup lines. None. But there are some terrifically bad ones. So many that it’s almost hard to choose the worst. Almost. …

Hey Brad. Thanks for taking the time to read and respond. And I couldn't agree more. The concept of "insane wealth" is...insane. And yet it's both a goal and an honor among the super-rich. And it's also a significant contributor to the destruction of our environment. …

Yesterday I took the dogs for a walk. Most mornings I toddle along in a bit of a fog, paying more attention to what’s going on inside my head than what’s going on around it. Yesterday it was the opposite. I looked at the houses, the people, the cars, and…

But their relationship relies on one word. Joe Manchin and his pals know what they’re doing and they don’t care. Their selfish and unenlightened opposition to the Build Back Better Act could be the last act in our effort to reverse the deadly effects of climate change. They’ve dug in…

On Stolen Elections, the Wealth Tax, and Joe Manchin Elections have never been perfect. But they’ve always been final. Impugn the process and you imperil the nation. “This election was perfect,” says no one ever. For every election I’ve ever voted in, there have always been sore losers. They’ve complained…

A Video is Worth 10,000 Words As a follow-up to the piece I posted last week, I thought I’d share a trailer of the documentary that we’re working on. We pulled some clips, strung them together, and added a few short lines of text over the top. When it was…