Monthly Archives: October 2007

Communities Based on Love

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Dave Pollard

One of my intentions in life is to co-found an Intentional (Natural) Community, a collective of between 20 and 150 people, living and (through Natural Enterprises) making a living together, self-sufficiently, in harmony with nature. The biggest challenge to achieving … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse Watch | 13 Comments

Vignette #6: A Little Romance

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Dave Pollard

I have been asked to take this story down. It breaks my heart to do so, because it’s a lovely and extraordinary little story, written in real time by two real people in a world that is in some ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Works | 2 Comments

Life Lessons: Love, Leadership, and Let-Self-Change

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve been learning a lot in the past couple of weeks. This learning has all come from conversations, not from reading or research. And to my surprise, none of these conversations has been face-to-face or even voice-to-voice. From these conversations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse Watch | 5 Comments

Sunday Open Thread: October 28, 2007

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Dave Pollard

…and yet gasoline prices remain below May/07 levels and the stock market is near record high territory. Huh? What I’m Thinking of Writing (and Podcasting) About Soon: Coping With the Strategy Paradox: I met recently with Michael Raynor, who wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves | 1 Comment

Saturday Links of the Week — October 27, 2007

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Ruffed grouse painting by Walton Ford, a satire on the style of Audubon, in The New Yorker. Manatus is the Dutch name for Manhattan, then near-wilderness New Amsterdam, and 1626 was possibly the year of the arrival of Dutch slave … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 1 Comment

Fantasy Stories

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Dave Pollard

I attended a seminar recently on carbon cap-and-trade schemes. While skeptics say such schemes are merely a licence to pollute, I have kept an open mind about them. They are a useful subject for discussion and learning. The idea of … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 5 Comments

Shhh

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Cartoon from the New Yorker by William Haefeli. Buy his artwork here. I spent the past weekend at my in-laws’ in Vancouver, celebrating a special birthday. They’re wonderful people, and I really enjoy their company. But since my last visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves | 12 Comments

How We Became Everybody-Else

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Ratings of attractiveness of various morphs of portraits of 30 women. Note how closely the average of all 30 portraits resembles the highest-rated morph. From Pierre Tourigny’s flickr site — also check out the two other image sets he refers … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves | 1 Comment

Do We Need Leaders?: A Conversation with Jon Husband

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Dave Pollard

THIS IS PODCAST #2 (28:10) — CLICK ON THIS ARCHIVE.ORG LINK TO LISTEN TO IT. TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS. DAVE: As a result of my first podcast, with Chris Corrigan a couple of weeks ago, I decided to explore the issue of … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 5 Comments

Sunday Open Thread — October 21, 2007

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Dave Pollard

cartoon by Patrick Chappatte What I’m Thinking of Writing (and Podcasting) About Soon: Coping With the Strategy Paradox: I met recently with Michael Raynor, who wrote The Strategy Paradox. He’s now looking at what else we can do to deal … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves | 5 Comments