A Greek tragedy unfolding in Canada: The rise and fall of Justin Trudeau

The rest of the world must wonder what is happening in Canada. There is a scandal there but what is the scandal all about? There seems to be no sex, no money, and no corruption. Well the last two are not exactly true, but hey! We’re Canadian. We tend to do our corruption and money stuff overseas.

How to understand the future – Now

As one ages (that’s me) one begins to put all the little parts of one’s experience together and search for a whole that might explain it all. In the past I have written about self-interest. This is a characteristic that every species seems to have. It motivates us to struggle and survive. Homo Sapiens with this strong self-interest, has persevered over all others and now we are on top of the pyramid of control (at least we think we are!). However, self-interest has run amok (i.e. putting ourselves and our tribe above all others). This excessive self-interest will do us in and could destroy our beautiful planet.

Why Bottled Water?

Happy New Year to you all. Yes, I said happy, but I know that for many in the world, the coming year will not be too happy a prospect. We still have wars, civil conflicts, disease and growing inequality – so why concentrate on tackling the bottled water problem?