This morning I received an e-mail from Politics and Prose a very popular bookstore in Washington, DC. It is owned by two women who have created a successful business model in a fragile world of book selling. In their event publicity e-mail they included this letter on the current national discussion on health care. It … Continue reading
It is contagious. Once someone understands the value of white and the coolness of white , it becomes the fashion. The New York Times reports today on the trendsetters in California installing “shiny plasticized white covering” on their roofs. Secretary Steven Chu, may be a Nobel laureate in physics, but he is also a trend … Continue reading
Diane Everson, publisher of The Edgerton Reporter newspaper in Edgerton, Wisconsin runs her business skillfully and with sound family advice. Her family purchased the paper in 1951 and her father never budged from his mantra of “Do what you do best.” Today, an anomaly in the newspaper business, The Edgerton Reporter, founded in 1874, is … Continue reading
NPR’s Talk of the Nation interviews Hashem Akbari, senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, following Secretary Steven Chu’s comments on white roofs and white top roads in The Economist. It is a further explanation of the value of white roofs and white top roads. Listen to the interview. Continue reading
Retired from a long career with the United Nations, Bapuji returned to a small village in central India to serve the community as advised by Gandhi. Bapuji was a freedom fighter for Gandhi when we was a young child. He remembered the request of Gandhi that after India’s freedom from the British, all freedom fighters … Continue reading
Why is it ‘news’ when someone applies the rules of nature to architecture, climate change, or even national energy policies? Common sense is returning. Recently The Economist profiled the new U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu in the July 2, 2009 issue (see earlier post). Secretary Chu being a Nobel Prize winner in physics is a … Continue reading
A new perspective from leadership is refreshing when it comes to climate change and energy demands. Steven Chu, the new Secretary of Energy brings valuable scientific insights into energy policy solutions as seen in this article from the Economist. Continue reading
Bapuji, a gentle 86 year old yogi, sat peacefully on a folded chair sharing life’s lessons with twenty yoga students. With respect each student leaned forward not wanting to miss a word. But, Bapuji said loudly and clearly, “Don’t listen to me. Listen to yourself.” With shocking honesty – Bapuji reminded everyone that they each … Continue reading
African truths and African realities drive countless people to change the dynamics on the ground to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic. With more than 12 million orphans in Africa and 2.3 million orphans alone in Kenya, selfless people faithfully keep sending messages out for help though sometimes like mute SOS machines desperately hoping someone will understand the … Continue reading
Now, another question: What would you do with 500 condoms? Well, I put out a hurricane lamp vase filled with condoms on my coffee table at home for every friend and visitor to take some home. Okay that created a few uncertain nervous chuckles from friends. On the other hand, the maintenance men demanded long … Continue reading
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