In the world's economy there are only three types of money, fast, slow and no. Fast money is just that, credit which moves so quickly it requires the use of automated computer algorithms. At its extreme, fast money is circulating the globe, staying in sync... Continue
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Try as we may to be blasé - making it the subject of horror movies, detective dramas, novels and so forth - the mystery of death remains humanity's primary conscious and unconscious preoccupation. The heart of philosophy and religion, not to mention Hollywood, "the great... Continue
As westward expansion began to slowly creep into Mexican territory by the mid 1830s, men, women and children made their way west across the country, hoping for a new beginning in California. In the early years, westward expansion on the California Trail was a man’s... Continue
Every new artifact of human culture generates a set of effects. The most predictable of these relate directly to the operation or impact of the artifact; for example, the invention of the automobile made the horse and buggy obsolete. Less obvious is its relationship to... Continue
It’s charming to be witty, but being humorous about being a psychotherapist is almost impossible. Humans are funny people, but the human condition is more serious than sexy or fun. There are so many theories in psychology. Everyone from Freud to Jung, Rogers to Whitaker,... Continue
“Working to Make a Difference Every Day” is what motivates and informs everything our First District Team does on a daily basis. We enjoy hearing from constituents, and serving their needs is an important part of our job. I meet with many constituents either in... Continue
Countries have used a variety of excuses to go to war. Some cite the need for protection of people who speak their language, like Vladimir Putin is doing in the Ukraine or Adolph Hitler did before annexing the "Low Countries" adjacent to Germany in the... Continue
It's interesting how medical terminology has been applied to the digital realm; after all, computers are just machines, right? Machines don't get sick and that's what we've always loved about them and why they've effectively replaced human beings as a labor force. Tractors don't get... Continue
The recent Sonoma City Council decision to authorize a study on raising the city minimum wage came as a pleasant surprise. It shows that the national momentum for raising the minimum wage to parity with the living wage index is spreading out from its base... Continue
Sonoma County Department of Health Services staff unveiled “The Portrait of Sonoma County” report to a group of over 100 Sonoma Valley nonprofit leaders, government officials, and interested residents on September 24 at the Sonoma Valley Grange. The study showed that local nonprofits and community... Continue