Leaf Blowers, City Life & Sanity

Leaf Blowers, City Life & Sanity

Yesterday I had an interview-discussion with Howard Jacobsen, which was wonderful in so many ways. I found him to be a smart, thoughtful, vulnerable and concerned human being. It helped me drop into the same space.   I was on the road for the interview and had to...
Vaccines and Intuition

Vaccines and Intuition

Lately I’ve fielded some inquiries and seen posts about intuition guiding peoples’ vaccine choices. And I see lots of support for this way of knowing.   I am not debasing intuition or its value; it has it’s place. I do want to offer perspective...
Vaccine Anxiety

Vaccine Anxiety

I just spoke to a dear friend in Santa Cruz who is terrified of getting the vaccine but has summoned the courage to get it anyway, today. We just spoke on the phone.   Her fear if familiar. I was scared too. Yet this is the kind of fear that we should not...
Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies

Many social posts, and memes especially, contain logical fallacies. But if you mention a logical fallacy, most people don’t know what you are talking about. This is how fundamentally depraved our collective knowledge base is. A logical fallacy is an error in...
Vaccine Phobia

Vaccine Phobia

I was thinking today about the resistance to getting vaccinated, how many consider it to be so unnatural and freaky. And it is a bit of that, let’s be honest. Vaccines are trippy: the needle and syringe, the technology (not even counting the nano-chip!), the...
Unsolicited Advice

Unsolicited Advice

WHAT YOU THINK OF ME . . . MIGHT BE MY BUSINESS The adage “What you think of me is none of my business” is one of the best ways to prop up our defensive ego and perpetuate our blind spots. Unfortunately, this statement unilaterally accuses others of...