Articles from the SomeplacElse Blog
The phenomena of serendipity cannot be googled or otherwise consciously obtained. You must allow yourself to fall into the cosmic tumblers of the universe and hear the click of enlightenment. Before you decide that this is too heady a subject for you to pursue any...
The official post office was created in 1792 as the Post Office Department (USPOD). It was based on the Constitutional authority empowering Congress "To establish post offices and post roads". The 1792 law provided for a greatly expanded postal network, and served...
45 years ago,my professor, spoke of an Economic Strategy put forth by JFK (among others) referred to as "Full Employment, Fiscal Surplus". In the early 90s, a speech in the movie "Dave" stated that work was "not just about the paycheck, it's about respect, it's about...
I was speaking with Architect William McDonough almost 20 years ago and he told me he was about to go to China where they were embarking on a project to build 20 ultramodern cities the size of New York in the next 20 years. In 1975 roughly 18% lived in an urban area....
the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness
Economy: 1. the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. 2. careful management of available resources Social: needing companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities...
We are all in this…but we are not together, physically, virtually or spiritually
The 4 minute “Better than your elbow-much better than nothing” Mask.
Serial: a story or play appearing in regular installments on television or radio or in a periodical. Surreal: Unearthly, Dreamlike Reality: the state of things as they actually exist I love to play with words, as my family, especially my grandchildren, know all too...
Serendipity:the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought I came in from the 100 degree, sun drenched, morning after hefting some fifty retaining wall stones as a part of my back yard remodel. I cleaned up, and stared at the fatigued,...
I was going to go to the Microsoft store and pitch my billion dollar idea in their $20,000 contest, but the contest ended yesterday and I just got started on the formal proposal today. But the idea and the motivation to pursue it are now the stuff of my next obsessive...
In 1979 I relocated my family from the 3rd "once in a life time blizzard" that engulfed Northwest Indiana to the desert of Arizona, where snow and allergens that thrive in humidity fear to tread. It was a bold move relative to my relatives and most of my friends....