Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles. Or a lesson in the economics and wisdom of mid-career retirement

In a first in recent months, I took stock of my finances today, or rather I totted up how much I am (not) making in terms of money. Blue. The color has overtaken the world and seeped into the very ribonucleic acid of my cells. I am now colored indigo AND am poor. A lot… Read More Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles. Or a lesson in the economics and wisdom of mid-career retirement

July 27, 2015October 4, 2015 The Pootle list9 Comments

An Unexpected Weekend in Africa

You know how Patrick Pichette had the beginning of his epiphanies atop Mt. Kilimanjaro, with ‘the vast plain of the Serengeti’ at his feet? I read this and day dreamt a bit, of the clouds and the sun scampering across the vast savannah, chasing shadows and darkness, revealing golden and orange hues in their wake.… Read More An Unexpected Weekend in Africa

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 The Pootle list2 Comments