Communication blackout: first in a series

by | Jan 20, 2013 | Get This

Technology actually keeps many smart people from reaching each other. I believe that, and I’m going to show you how. Trey Popp’s article on the downside of online job-hiring software proves the point. In late 2012, the federal government reported 3.6...
Not for the holiday wreath

Not for the holiday wreath

by | Nov 21, 2012 | Get This

Berries all along the branch. That’s how you know it’s the invasive kind. A friend asked me once for cuttings of Oriental bittersweet from my front yard. She wanted to make a holiday wreath with it. “Ugh! Has that grown back again?” was my...

Climate change makes it into acceptance speech

by | Nov 7, 2012 | Get This

President Obama, in his acceptance speech early Wednesday morning: “We want our children to live in an America that isn’t burdened by debt, that isn’t weakened up by inequality, that isn’t threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.” A warming...