Before The Cowboy Cabaret show the other night at The Starlite Room, I moseyed on upstairs to say hi to the folks attending the play reading for which my show was moved downstairs. Of course, I ran into Jeffery Kin, the Artist Director at The Players, and dressed in my …
“Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.” – Benjamin Franklin In 2001, I set out to find a world beyond the Judeo/Christian/Capitalist/Consumerist structure that made up the society I …
Some of my Facebook friends often send me private messages to ask if I am actually friends with some of my other Facebook friends. Three in particular are card carrying conservatives that often share posts and comments that most of my other friends find offensive, ignorant, or downright ridiculous. Though …
On August 4 of this year, I’ll be turning 46, and starting my 47 year of living on this great big dirt clod in space. While I really enjoyed being 44, 45 was kind of tough. When I turned 44, it was nice to share my birthday with President Obama, …
I think I’ve struggled with some sort of depression for most of my life. That seems to be the nature of the human experience, I suppose. But for the last few months, I haven’t really had the energy or impetus to do much more than get by. There are a …
The dilemma that I face, and truly that most of humanity faces, is what to do about this ego thing. A variety of spiritual luminaries say that we must transcend our ego and open ourselves up to who we are beyond this mortal coil. Our egos are seemingly a pattern …
For a few years, before I decided to my non-monetary lifestyle experiment, I mulled over this concept of ABC2 Economics. I called it the WeBMaP at the time. In my mind, it only seemed right to find a more balanced solution to our financial predicament. While I know that much of …
For those of you who would read the words that follow, or any that have come before, and call me a socialist/communist, chances are good you wouldn’t know a real socialist/communist if it fed you and healed you from illness. Though some are passionately angry about the communist militarism used …
I’m having a bit of a challenge talking about the problems of the world and, more importantly, how we move beyond them. Part of the challenge is the limitation of our language. I generally interact with much of the world digitally through the Facebook platform, as does 53% of my …
After 240 years of living under a republic, is America more prepared to participate in an actual democracy? In 1776, a republic was a far cry better than a kingdom, yet the founding fathers agreed that a true democracy would be too unruly. When the 91 members of Congress, representing …
