As As I was writing Money, Sex, Power, and Faith: The Convergence of Culture, I have been weaving my way through the history of our civilization, somewhat following the path left by Charles Eisenstein in his book The Ascent of Humanity. As I read his article in the Huffington Post …
Although it has become common practice in Sarasota, as it has in so many other expanding American communities, there is a problem with the “build it and they will come” residential development model, one that is contributing to the breakdown of community spirit and the lack of affordable housing. Should …
City Manager Tom Barwin suggested I write a letter to the City Commissioners as they review the zoning and codes to allow for tiny houses in Sarasota. This is the letter I’ve drafted so far. I welcome constructive criticism before I send it in and read it at next Monday’s …
Tiny houses have been discussed as a means of dealing with Sarasota’s homeless problems, but they don’t stop there. Although several communities have developed tiny house villages as housing for the homeless, it’s not just the homeless who like the idea of tiny homes, as evidenced by popular television shows …
In the midst of the more than 500 luxury condominium units that are currently in development throughout downtown, ranging from 300,000 to 4.5 million dollars, the conversation about affordable housing wages on. Adding in the over 500 apartments in development at CitySide in the Rosemary District, and other proposed plans …
This will be my last blog on the 2016 Presidential Election. I’ve tried to break down my thoughts about it throughout the week, but it’s gotten all the attention I care to give it. Next week, I think I’ll be addressing some issues of greater importance. I stand by what …
There is a good chance that this election serves America best by letting us recognize that the system we have claimed as the best democracy on the planet is little more than a sham. The fact that we are given only two choices that most of us despise must make …
On the other side of our coin, in order to keep our status quo intact, we are given the ability to elect our first female president, and while this gives us reason to consider ourselves moderately evolved and enlightened, this particular female is one of the most distrusted and despised …
Although I believe that this presidential election is largely a sham, just for shits and giggles, let’s look at the candidates we have to deal with as we decode which lesser of two evils gets our support. First, let’s look at the one that has by and large gotten the …
Unfortunately, one of the bad seeds we planted upon laying the groundwork for this country of ours was the two party system, a limitation which is more prevalent in this election than any other in American history. Although George Washington and a number of other our more admirable forefathers spoke …
