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Why No Blogs?

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I see it’s ten [10] days since I wrote a Blog. Since no one has urgently E-mailed or phoned me about it, it appears the omission has not been sorely missed. However: an explanation. I am busy completing a fund raising presentation for the film I am attempting to complete based on a short story… continue reading »

A [Slightly Longer] Sunday Change of Pace

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A while back, not too long distant, a lady reader of my Blog informed me in writing that she wanted her name deleted from my email list. She said it was because she felt I had lost my moral way in San Francisco, where I have lived for almost three decades. She suggested I return… continue reading »

More Thoughts on the Corporate Nation

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The obvious question arising if we contemplate replacing “Profit” as our basic life motivation with, instead, ”The Successful Sustenance and Extinction Prevention of the Human Race” is, of course, a tricky proposition. We do adore our Profit motive. The most probably objection would likely be: how can we possibly figure out all of the details… continue reading »

Exploring Purpose for a Corporate Nation

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The last statement I wrote in the last Blog was: “Capitalism, as practiced, does not bode well for humans. It needs some tweaking for long-term life.” Now, I am aware that many of my readers are extremely fond of Capitalism. Since I always earned my living inside small private corporations that I created, or inside… continue reading »

Struggling Toward a Point

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Reader feedback from Blogging shows me that I’m approaching the postgraduate level. I’ve certainly exceeded the undergraduate level, that’s for sure. Abundantly clear from most readers who have responded: they have had opinions, but usually they don’t follow up to delve deeply into the subject they have commented on. That’s interesting. We Americans tend primarily… continue reading »