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As I was looking at an album of digital photos I hadn’t seen in a while, I was a little surprised to be reminded of just how many photos I had taken of some very specific subjects.  In this case, … Continue reading →

Derek and Katie Glass (Glass Web Projects) hosted a 12 hour brainstorming session on Facebook this week, to solicit ideas for next steps in building the sustainability/activist community here in Indianapolis. This past year saw the successful development of Sustainability … Continue reading →

I’m sorry to have been absent from here for a bit.  Fortunately, it is for good reason. I’ve been occupied with progress being made related to the Quaker Social Change Ministry (QSCM) program.  As I’ve written before, North Meadow Circle … Continue reading →

Alarming as the political rise of Donald Trump is, it is easy to focus on him rather than the reasons for his success.  It really is beside the point to list all of the negative things about him and his … Continue reading →

Although I tend to dwell on how few problems there are with not having a car when I try to talk people out of having one, there are times that are more challenging than others.  This map shows the 2 mile … Continue reading →

I barely had time to savor Bernie Sander’s New Hampshire victory, when the story appeared about the Supreme Court temporarily blocking the President’s Clean Power Plan until it hears and decides the case.  The liberal justices dissented from the order. … Continue reading →

Those of us who worried about a “free” press when media companies were allowed to create media monopolies are seeing our fears come true. In December, when it couldn’t be hidden that Bernie Sanders received 1/30th  (not 1/2 or 1/4, … Continue reading →

Flint, Michigan, is the unfortunate, glaring example of what happens when governments are seen as businesses.  Michigan governor Rick Snyder, an accountant, replaced the democratically elected mayor and city council of Flint with a business manager whose goal was to deal … Continue reading →

This is the story of the experiences of North Meadow Circle of Friends, an unprogrammed meeting in downtown Indianapolis, that were triggered by the killing of Michael Brown August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, and where that has led us. … Continue reading →

As I’ve mentioned, a number of Quaker meetings spend one Sunday morning a month discussing that month’s set of questions, or queries.  The purpose is to provide a focus for sharing about our spiritual beliefs on the subject.  This month’s … Continue reading →