Monthly Archives: June 2008

Velcro Bridges

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Dave Pollard

When I finish mowing the lawn down by the pond I invariably come back inside covered with burrs. These are nature’s clever seed carriers, and the way many plants hitch a ride with passing animals (like me) to new fertile … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links of the Week: June 28, 2008

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Say yes, Be generous, Speak up, Love more, Slow down, and Trust yourself.: These are the six lessons in Patti Digh’s new book, Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally, taught through some … Continue reading →

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Friday Flashback: A Game of Cards

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Two years ago, suffering from the onset of severe ulcerative colitis, and suffering even more from the steroids prescribed to treat it, I began writing a mystery novel. I wrote four chapters and then, having at last recovered, abandoned the … Continue reading →

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The (Nearly) Impossible Challenge of Creating a Sustainable Economy (Part Two)

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Yesterday I explained what JÈrÙme Guillet in the European Tribune calls The Anglo Disease, and how it has produced a completely dysfunctional economy in many affluent nations (and co-dependence with struggling nations). I used the example illustrated above of a … Continue reading →

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The (Nearly) Impossible Challenge of Creating a Sustainable Economy (Part One)

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Dave Pollard

(Chart from http://www.eurotrib.com/files/3/050619_financial_profits.gif ) Over the past year, JÈrÙme Guillet of the European Tribune has written an extensive series of articles about what he calls The Anglo Disease: Describing the interest rates set by the bond market as the “cornerstone” … Continue reading →

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these things flow through us

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Dave Pollard

these things flow through us: sunlight, bringing warmth, and that aching golden moment at the end of day;air, sweet breath, in, hold, out, hold, let go, let come;water, what we’re made of, and where we came from, ebb and flow;nutrients, … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links of the Week — June 21, 2008

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Do-it-yourself personal photo mosaic made from answering 12 questions, courtesy of MosaicMaker, with questions from Beth T. Royal Bank of Scotland Predicts 30% Drop in Stocks By September: A drop of this size, coupled with a spike in interest rates … Continue reading →

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Friday Flashback: Art as Story

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Above, artwork from Kate Bush CD A Sky of Honey, via Andrew Campbell and below, Andrew’s own representation of Now Time In January of last year, I wrote an article about how artists tell stories, sometimes about things that words cannot … Continue reading →

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The Space Through Which Stuff Passes

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Dave Pollard

I continue to draw great inspiration from Stewart & Cohen’s book Figments of Reality, a book that has clearly also influenced my favourite philosopher John Gray. In the book they state: Living species, including humans, are emergent properties of (what … Continue reading →

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Getting Rid of E-mail

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Last year I wrote an article on when not to use e-mail. In a nutshell, you shouldn’t use e-mail: To communicate bad news, complaints or criticism: Deliver it face to face or at least by phone. Not voice-mail either. When … Continue reading →

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