I read a great op-ed by Tom Friedman (a man I have respected since he first quoted me in The Lexus and the Olive Tree J). Tom made me realize (again) that many if not all of the great problems before us actually have solutions except maybe one? How do we get rid of the … Continue reading
Category Archives: World Situation
Can I be an honorary woman?
No I don’t mean that I want to cross dress although I have to say my calves looked pretty good the one time I tried on my wife’s red patent leather pumps and I do think I might be the original metro sexual. But this post is about something else. There is a Jewish concept called … Continue reading
Fourty four years ago, I went to jail for the first time
Forty four years ago I went to jail for the first time. I was arrested at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco as part of a Civil Rights demonstration. It is funny to think that the last time I was at the Palace Hotel it was for a Web 2.0 conference. I doubt that many … Continue reading
Christian protesters disrupt Hindu prayer in U.S. Senate
Christian extremists disrupted the first ever senate prayer lead by a Hindu. It is really sad. Below you can read this beautiful prayer that these self appointed defenders of the “faith” tried to disrupt. “Let us pray. We meditate on the transcendental Glory of the Deity Supreme, who is inside the heart of the Earth, … Continue reading
This will (should) make you think
Below you will find a description of a project by Chris Jordan that I think is excellent. You can find the site here. By the way, speaking of excellent. We are in Tuscany for the week and it does not really get much better than this. I am definitly coming back as an Italian in … Continue reading
Bush must be thankful for Imus
George Bush must be so thankful for entertainers who do stupid things. They keep the focus of TV news shows away for him. When you look at the priorities of the news organizations (do the reflect the priorities of their audiences or create them) you have to think we are living in a mental institution. … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 