Monthly Archives: June 2008

Practice: Learning to Be Nobody But Yourself

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve been thinking more about my Mid-Year Intentions, the things I intend to get done in the next six months, and intentions I failed to realize in the last six months, in the context of some recent discussion about our … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links of the Week — June 14, 2008

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Dave Pollard

  Cookie Monster No Want to Delete Cookies! by Gegen Den StrichInsane Profit Expectations: The Anglo Disease: Our economy’s unsustainability is due to an expectation that inflation and interest rates will remain forever low and hence corporate profits forever high. … Continue reading →

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Friday Flashback: Three Important Life Questions

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Image: Suicide by Scandinavian artist Joakim Back. In May 2006, in a review of Nick Hornby’s book A Long Way Down, I concluded with a synopsis of three important questions Hornby poses in the book, questions that are critical for … Continue reading →

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The Wal-Mart Dilemma, the Two-Income Trap and the End of Oil

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve written before about the Wal-Mart Dilemma: Less disposable real income for workers forces suppliers to lower prices and quality by offshoring production and service and laying off domestic workers, so they have even less disposable income. It’s a classic … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 14 Comments

Now What Am I Going to Do?

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Now what am I going to do? That’s a question that millions of people ask themselves every day. In struggling nations the question is about how to get enough to keep the family alive for another day. In the working … Continue reading →

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Dave’s Dream

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Dave Pollard

“What have we to do but stand with empty hands and palms turned upwards in an age that advances progressively backwards?” — TS Eliot I dreamed that I lived in a place where an abundant variety of delicious foods grew … Continue reading →

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How to Prevent a Revolution

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Ten easy steps to forestall an uprising from outraged citizens: Lie about what’s going on. Tell the people the war is being won, or is at least winnable. Tell them inflation is almost non-existent, and be consistent about it in … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links of the Week — June 7, 2008 — The Thoughtful Edition

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Dave Pollard

Why You Don’t Want a Personal Brand: William Tozier explains how personae are a useful shorthand for explaining who you are and what you stand for, but a personal ‘brand’ is just an indelible and expectation-creating oversimplification that none of … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Updated

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Dave Pollard

King Parrot by Boron Homewood, from our Second Life Intentional Community’s art gallery. It took about 30 hours’ work, but I finally got my blogroll updated, with 170 broken links fixed and defunct blogs eliminated, and 130 new blogs added. … Continue reading →

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Are We Boomers Getting Lazy, or Are We Just Getting Old?

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Dave Pollard

While riding on a train going west I fell asleep for to take my restI dreamed a dream that made me sad concerning myself and the first few friends I had. With half damp eyes I stared to the room … Continue reading →

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