Living on the Real World
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Living on the Real World: The Art of the Deal.
As the 2016-2017 transitional period in U.S. politics enters its final few weeks, the nation and the world search for...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Living on the Real World: the ultimate realpolitik.
Realpolitik (from German: real “realistic”, “practical”, or “actual”; and Politik “politics”, German pronunciation: [ʁeˈaːlpoliˌtɪk]) is politics or diplomacy based primarily...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Looking for Joy – in all the wrong places?
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Missing these two ingredients? Then your transition document is still incomplete
Carpe diem. Gratias tibi. Starbucks may have switched to its holiday cups. Christmas and Hannukah decorations may be in all...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Presidential transition? Time to show spine.
“To thine own self be true” – Shakespeare (Polonius’ advice to Hamlet) “Plans are nothing. Planning is everything” – Dwight...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Recent environmental intelligence. Part 5. Will the world of the future lack spine?
As documented so far in this LOTRW mini-series, environmental intelligence from the past several weeks has told us that: when...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Giving Thanks? It’s not only an end. It’s also a beginning.
As always, Thanksgiving promises a cornucopia. But this year the bounty is more than the abundant dinner-table spread. It extends...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Giving Thanks? It’s what we do. What we’ve always done.
The post that immediately follows says a bit about the history of Thanksgiving, picking up the thread in 1621 with...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Lacking the needed environmental intelligence – will we build $26 Trillion of pipes to nowhere?
“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1746 The November...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The successful launch of GOES-R… and the resilience of Cushing, OK.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket! Age-old investment advice dating at least to the 17th century. Do put...
