One Man's Reasoned Approach to 21st Century Living

Modern American I-Ching

2012-01-31T10:02:00.000-08:00

In these days of trouble and confusion, where can we turn for guidance and wisdom? How about the ancient oracle called the I-Ching, more accurately YiJing, best translated as Classic of Changes? For those unfamiliar with this work from ancient China, there are 64 readings that, like Tarot cards, can offer general symbolic representations for the seeker to fill in the blanks and personalize to

Interim Report Card: Obama and Congress

2011-08-07T08:12:00.000-07:00

I have been focusing my energy on more positive things since I last blogged (a philosophical countenance upon monetary issues, since then a devaluation of the dollar, and a credit downgrade for the USA). Many of the negative things we citizens have been enduring are in part due to congressional incompetence! D for CONGRESS 1. Disappointing. Anyone who thought a fresh crop of outspoken

Time for the California Oranjebüm?

2011-04-30T07:39:00.000-07:00

What if I could show you a way to fundamentally repair the credit markets, fiat currency, trade deficits and inter-state deficit precipitated by the Wall-Street Bailout. Assumptions: CA Received Federal Tax Dollars per Dollar Collected by the Federal Government as a Factor of 0.78 (http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/ftsbs-timeseries-20071016-.pdf) All Taxpayers as a class are owed interest,

How Cataclysm is Reality Check

2011-03-20T08:43:00.000-07:00

The Disaster in Japan, presently mounting towards becoming something we will only hope to determine in a couple of months could be at least worse than Three-Mile Island and probably not as bad as Chernobyl; that is the Nuclear (Environment [Energy {consumption/scarcity} Economy] Health) Situation. The Disaster in Japan is an example of the force of the oceans, a vivid recreation of the

Hague Gaddafi

2011-02-24T07:00:00.000-08:00

What we are witnessing in the Mid-East today is full of hope and promise, yet signals the beginning of a long road for each of these societies filled with peril and danger. To that end we begin to see the result of a dictator of convenience to oil consuming nations, thoroughly ensconced in the best soldiers, weapons, and hiding places in his capitol city bitterly beginning his attempt at

From the peanut gallery to the rafters... a crib sheet with commentary on the SOTU

2011-01-26T08:40:00.000-08:00

Here in Bold are my take-aways, and in italics the words from the speech that best summarized the speech logic points. Howard Fineman called it 'the most pro-business speech a Democrat has given.' 1. Implied acknowledgement of Keynesian Major Project Theory."The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation." 2. Direct acknowledgement of the broken educational mechanisms.

The Golden Fleece-down

2011-01-22T08:56:00.000-08:00

Comcast won approval. Okay, but (and I haven't read the resrictions) should we not limit this transaction from a perspective of the possession or easement of telecommunicative ("two-way") devices in places of private residence or commerce in conjunction with the Potential of an implied warrant* the real issue: data mining, data collection, financial data sharing; etc. *The former issue was

Silly Season: Open for Hunting

2011-01-06T09:30:00.000-08:00

Dems have always had constituent group politics: gays, latinos, blacks, labor, etc. Those groups, or factions, dont always agree, and often dont get everything they wanted, either. This flexibility is something the Pubs are not known for; if anything they are know as being in lock-step, on-message, and in-synch-- a real machine. Except now, they really dont agree with one another on how best

My Personal 3rd Memorial Project

2010-11-23T07:22:00.000-08:00

As most of my friends already know, my stepbrother passed away three years ago from Prostate Cancer. He was 36, and first met him when he wasn't yet three years old as my Mom and his Dad (now my Father, for all intents and purposes) were dating. As his barely older stepbrother, I watched and witnessed much of his life half-lived, if ever fully and with a special connexion to the Earth, and how

New Tax Code

2010-11-13T08:57:00.000-08:00

I really dont want to wade into the debate regarding the trial balloon, yet, but will say: Close, but no cigar. At least they didn't try to "please all the people all the time," and had political wisdom to understand that the recommendations wouldn't survive the congressional bile movements. And I like they are starting down the road towards simplification, but some Tax deductions may be

Learning from 19

2010-11-09T08:55:00.000-08:00

Well, I am disappointed that Prop 19 didn't pass, but my eyes are opened up to where things stand. I am also disappointed that the opposition created no effort at a cogent rhetorical argument against -- everything I heard, saw, or read was an appeal to emotion (mostly Fear) at the end of the day. No real debate of logic or reason. What then would it take to be so reasonable as to shut out the

A New FHA for Consumer Credit: Deficit Neutral and No New Taxes Required

2010-11-03T07:39:00.000-07:00

QUALIFIED FEDERAL CONSUMER LOAN PROGRAM PROPOSAL (CLP) 1-50K Premiss. In today’s economic reality debt is an admissable “sin,” that is not only permitted, rather it is encouraged on the whole by church and state, so simply we are told to spend, buy, and consume... and this we do. Debt is a modern reality for every individual, family, and even local government! As such, we must see that an

My World and the rest of the world....

2010-11-02T07:06:00.000-07:00

Wow, Just found an old Newsletter I sent out at the end of Winter 2005 ~ 6, which recommends a heavy and long investment into the reintroduced thirty year T-Bill: Starting January 2006 Date 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 7 yr 10 yr 20 yr 30 yr 02/06/06 4.62 4.57 4.51 4.52 4.55 4.69 N/A 02/07/06 4.61 4.57 4.52 4.54 4.57 4.73 N/A 02/08/06 4.64 4.61 4.55 4.55 4.56 4.75 N/A 02/09/06 4.66 4.62 4.55 4.55

Remember 1994

2010-09-20T08:19:00.000-07:00

We in CA are on the verge of a historical change where the ethically and economically unsound National stance on Hemp may soon begin its final chapter. I would like to offer a compare/contrast for those who are seeking to #Pass19: I volunteered for Initiative 622 in Washington State in 1994 mostly giving the campaign free access to K.A.O.S. shows I was involved in, and in composing OpEds for

Republished: The Ten Healing Reasons for Hemp Legalization

2010-09-06T11:13:00.000-07:00

Endorsement: VOTE YES ON PROP 19 - #Prop19 (Originaly Broadcast on K.A.O.S. 89.3 FM in 1994) Hemp, Cannabis Sativa, termed Maihuana or Marijuana by 1930's "yellow journalists," is possibly the most versatile plant product, which can be grown by humans. The following shall allude to hard facts and evidence, without exceeding the bounds of these, and without harking directly upon said truths in

Help Fight Prostate Cancer

2010-08-22T08:59:00.001-07:00

A cause and event very near and dear to my heart is finding a cure for the disease that took away my step-brother-- Prostate Cancer.He had an extremely rare and aggressive variety, but that only exposed for me how little we actually know about combatting Cancer in general.I have literally said, "I would not wish what I witnessed my brother go through onto my worst enemy!"We must discover a better

Status Update

2010-08-05T08:51:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to be open and accountable to the public about where I am in my various writing projects:Metaeconomics; took it off market for some re-diting, simplifications, expanded and comparative definitions, and reindexing with glossary. No set deadline.Eventology Study; about 3/5ths done, but need to create more space for myself to complete the more poetical aspects. Hope to finish by next

BP Aftermath

2010-07-17T10:03:00.000-07:00

Knock wood that there will only be an absolute minimum of oil spilt hereafter from the Deep Water Horizon Disaster.That said, a quick reckoning, and I think the Obama Admin got this right:My assumptions-- A leak of 80K BBL per Day with a straight line 1% reduction over 86 days to define the various captures, ruptures, and miscillaneous unknown variables (unless BP would like to submit the actual

World Cup-o-rama

2010-07-11T18:49:00.000-07:00

I have an abundance of thoughts about the World Cup, but here is the four beers later, thirty days of footy-mania, afterburn/glow/burnout version:(1) USA. We knew Donovan was going to shine this year, just a question of how brightly, and well a great service to our country and the prospects of our football future he did.My very cynical take is that we are still something of an AYSO nation of

The Shame of Big Oil

2010-05-29T07:09:00.000-07:00

Here is the rhetorical question: Imagine if you will the Blob from the 1950's movie of the same title, and it was sweeping the streets removing only the gas stations, refineries, offices, and production facilities of every oil company that existed in five states.How much money would the oil industry collectively spend to stop the Blob? How fast would that private action (without any help [or

Status Updates

2010-05-22T08:44:00.000-07:00

Although there is a ton of stuff I have yet to make comment on, at this juncture I just want to make some simple updates:1. Only one Hemp Legalization Initiative made it to the ballot for November. This is the Tax Cannabis version sponsored by the Oaksterdam founder. I think there is only one problem with that, as articulated by the Jack Herer Initiative Sponsors, which is the tax is based upon

2010 CM Half Marathon Report

2010-04-25T08:28:00.000-07:00

Here are my nieces that inspired me to raise funds for Gilda's Club. Thanks to everyone who helped and contributed-- we raised $750!They ran the kids marathon the Friday before, where each kids has five weeks to run 25 miles on their own, and at the event they complete the last mile. They did an amazing job, and we had fun decorating their t-shirts the night before.As for me, hanging out all

My next cause: Gilda's Club Nashville

2010-03-16T08:57:00.000-07:00

As many who know me, and follow what I post on the web, already know, my sister is combatting breast cancer. I am happy to report that she has gotten through the first of three "events" in the Triathalon of Cancer Treatment.She has completed the chemotherapy and for now the stage three tumors in her breast have been reduced to almost undetectable. That said she still has to face (possible

Lost in the forest of arguments... The REAL big Business Argument for Health Care Reform

2010-02-09T18:24:00.000-08:00

Okay lets start with some data:As per http://bit.ly/MwulQHEALTH CARE SPENDING PER PERSONRank Countries Amount # 1 United States: 4,271 # 2 Switzerland: 3,857 # 3 Norway: 3,182 # 4 Denmark: 2,785 # 5 Luxembourg: 2,731 # 6 Iceland: 2,701 # 7 Germany: 2,697 # 8 France: 2,288 # 9 Japan: 2,243 # 10 Netherlands: 2,173 # 11 Sweden: 2,145 # 12 Belgium

President's Question Time

2010-01-31T08:53:00.000-08:00

An incredible display of the evolution of democracy and accountability was put on by President Obama this week.To me, this was a culmination of what I am only assuming was fine political calculation.My assumption, based on absolutely nothing other than life experience alone: This kind of "Prime Minister's Question Time" was something candidate Obama had on his Transparency Wishlist.But President