A Universe above everyone’s shoulders
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Brain, cosmology | No Comments »Things that appear to be science, but cannot be proven, comes under the heading of science fiction. Your grandfather is not into science fiction ... but this blog sort of comes under that category. Maybe if I call this blog a metaphor ... I'll ...
Something Important Just Happened-Civility
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Politics, TV News Media | No Comments »Kids, your grandpa is a centrist ...who has been observing what happens to human behavior when people perceive that their life style may be threatened. The health care industry is a huge part of the US budget and reform and the cost ...
Opportunities
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Statistics, family | No Comments »With all the challenges of the 21st century, there will be great opportunities. This is a preliminary search for information on the Internet on the job opportunities that should be available as you grandchidren begin working. The Bureau of Labor ...
Are we Boiling the Frog?
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Climate change | 29 Comments »One side says global warming is happening ... the other side says it's a hoax. This heated argument had been going on for over a decade. If no decisive action is taking place ... and global climate change is occurring ...
The Elephant in the Room
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Limits of Growth | No Comments »I think this is a good way to begin our 4th season of Boomer News blogs to you grandchildren. The "elephant in the room" is based on the idea that an elephant in the room would be impossible to overlook ...
Curmudgeon Review: Economic Growth
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Limits of Growth | 3 Comments »"The present global economy is caught in a catch-22 of its own making. Solutions exist, but the blindness that created the problem also stops the solution from being seen ... So in order to survive, the global economy is compelled ...
Curmudgeon Review: Health Care
Monday, August 24th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Health, Politics | 4 Comments »I've tried to understand the huge complex Health Care Plan in Congress ... from what I have seen, heard & read ... but there is just too much misinformation being presented out there as being factual. Have I taken the time ...
Curmudgeon Review: Misinformation
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Curmudgeon | 1 Comment »Well family & friends, I believe I have morphed into a curmudgeon. In 1986 while working in the corporate world I posted a comment on the our department bulleton board on trust. I was basically extolling the merits of trust. Now the refrain ...
The Curmudgeon Review
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Curmudgeon | No Comments »This blog will be the 1st in a series of "The Curmudgeon Review". The reviews will be posted periodically. At age 78, I am the only curmudgeon in our immediate family. (Grandma is definitely not a curmudgeon). The reviews will be ...
Is there nothing new under the sun?
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, family, science | No Comments »With the Internet, and other forms of communication an overwhelming amount of brain power can be focused on one single problem that is looking for a solution. Out of nearly 7 billion people, it would seem to me, that there ...
Is Mother Nature Seated at the Lefthand of God?
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Religion, science | 1 Comment »People of science who seek to find answers to the our natural surroundings refer to the quest as uncovering Mother Nature's secrets. Read almost any science book on cosmology and you find a reference to "Mother Nature". During my career, I considered engineering ...
Why do journalist/politicians avoid graphs?
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Limits of Growth, TV News Media | No Comments »The Sustainability Revolution II Where do we begin? This is going to be a long on-going blog. Just getting started is the hard part. Grandma's father would tell our children; "If you go inch by inch it's a cinch ... if ...
The Sustainability Revolution
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Limits of Growth, Politics, media | No Comments »Okay, family, grand kids and who ever is out there in blog land ...this is the start of a series of blogs on "The Sustainability Revolution". No one knows how to bring about such a revolution, and it is taking a long time ...