Monthly Archives: May 2018

The Boomers’ Fail

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Bruce

Ron Morgan called my attention to this profound critique of modern social/political deficits by David Brooks from the NY Times, May 29th. —————— The Strange Failure of the Educated Elite By David Brooks Opinion Columnist May 28, 2018 CreditBrian Snyder/Reuters … Continue reading →

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“Bizarre Spikes” Becomes a Standard Feature of Climate Change — not just in the Arctic

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Bruce

Check it out — an opinion piece from E&E in February of 2018. from Medium <https://medium.com/@Michael_Spencer/arctic-alarms-climate-scientists-with-bizarre-temperature-spike-ac1354427b97&gt; Michael K. Spencer  The original business insider. A tech Futurist and Editor of FutureSin. WeChat: mikekevinspencer Feb 27 2018 Arctic Alarms Climate Scientists with … Continue reading →

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Book about Providencia or New Providence, or ¿Santa Catalina?

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Bruce

from the New York Times Book Review section for Sunday, 13 May 2018 — NONFICTION Pirates, Runaways, Smugglers and the Occasional Aristocrat   Review By Michael Pye                           … Continue reading →

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Tools for Change — Donor Advised Funds

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Bruce

from Slate [personal note — Kincey and I have a couple of donor advised funds, funded through local Community Foundations. Commercial fund managers like Fidelity are not the only tools that can be used by individuals to set up a Donor … Continue reading →

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One Way to Stop Killing Our Reefs . . . .

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Bruce

from Slate <https://slate.com/technology/2018/05/hawaii-bans-coral-killing-chemicals-because-sunscreen-producers-wont.html&gt; FUTURE TENSE Get Sunburned, or Contribute to the Death of Coral Reefs Sunscreen producers are putting tourists in a no-win situation. By RACHEL WITHERS MAY 07, 20185:55 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Thinkstock. Future Tense … Continue reading →

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Samuelson on Health

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Bruce

Some adult talk about solving the heath care standoff from the Sunday, April 30th, Washington Post OpEd pages, by economic guru Robert J. Samuelson: There’s a genuine solution to our health-care problem By Robert J. Samuelson          … Continue reading →

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