Category Archives: Economics

Thoughts on the state of the economy and how that affects our lives

Excess and furloughs

San Francisco State University, one of the important universities in the state of California, was closed yesterday and will be closed again on Tuesday. They just want more time off, right? Not exactly. These are forced times off affecting the … Continue reading

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Automaton

I am reading two books right now that are touching on the ideas of machines in modern society. The first book is by Erich Kästner: Als ich ein kleiner Junge war (when I was a little boy). In this autobiography, … Continue reading

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What is Success?

My bed was rather sticky this morning. No, not the kind that comes from eating breakfast in bed. The kind that comes from not wanting to get up. As my vacation is winding down, I am noticing the brewing of … Continue reading

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Week 3: June 11 – Women’s Rights and Regulators

I might regret walking home twice this week – my glutes are already complaining – but the sun was out and I would’ve had to pay exact fare for the bus, so I decided to walk home again today. After … Continue reading

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Along the well-travelled road

Why are we doing this to ourselves? We go like cattle to work every morning not questioning the absurdity of our whole lifestyle – how it is destroying our very ability to exist on this planet. As women, we joyfully … Continue reading

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Connecting more Dots

Jaclyn Geller remarks in her dialog with Bella DePaulo: Historians argue fiercely about when the transition from pragmatic to “affective” — personal – marriage, took place in Europe. It’s been placed anywhere from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. I … Continue reading

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