Monthly Archives: April 2008

The Idea Orphanage

I don’t know how many there are. Millions? Billions? I do know they’re alone and wandering. They have been abandoned and forgotten. How did they get here? Fear. Not their fear. Ours. They are idea orphans. Former hopes, dreams and aspirations who have no guardians. They were once filled with energy and hope. Now they

The Independence Myth

Financial Independence. The Declaration of Independence. An Independent Spirit. We esteem independence. Our society celebrates freedom. As we should. But, do we miss the point? We’re not seeking absolute independence. Well, we may be seeking it, but we won’t find it. It cannot be obtained. We want to free ourselves of dependency on foreign oil.