Apparently, the biggest problem with humanity is that humans are still involved. There is something profoundly disturbing about a handful of billionaire tech bros deciding that humanity’s future is too important to leave to actual human beings. These are men who have accumulated more wealth than most countries, wield enormous influence over governments, and increasinglyContinueContinue reading “Billionaire Tech Bros: The Men Who Want to Save Humanity by Making Us Obsolete”
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The Billionaire Bros: When Is Enough Ever Enough?
They have more money than they can spend in a thousand lifetimes. Apparently, that’s not enough. There is something almost impressive about the audacity of America’s billionaire class. They have private jets, multiple mansions, yachts large enough to require their own zip codes, and bank accounts with more zeros than most of us will everContinueContinue reading “The Billionaire Bros: When Is Enough Ever Enough?”
Who’s with me?
A Starting Over at 60 Blog Raise your hand if you’re tired. C’mon, don’t be shy. Are you sick and tired? Angry and fatigued? Disgusted and exhausted? Bone weary and worried? I’m all of them. Here are a few things on my list. 1. Reese’s Peanut Butter cups. Remember the old days when they actuallyContinueContinue reading “Who’s with me?”
World Domination: A July 4 Message
Starting over at 60 blog A few months ago, I received an award badge from my blog platform. It was called “world domination” and represented the achievement of people from 150 countries reading my blog. “Really?,” I thought. It’s true. People from 150 countries have read my blog. Thousands of people read every blog IContinueContinue reading “World Domination: A July 4 Message”
A horrible, awful, terribly no good year.
A Surviving Facts blog New Year’s Eve— the end of one year and the beginning of another— is my least favorite day of the year. I have my reasons. It’s not really a new year. Before the Romans, ancient societies built the calendar around the rhythms of the moon. A year was supposed to beContinueContinue reading “A horrible, awful, terribly no good year.”
A losing equation
A Surviving Facts blog Sometimes I wonder if loss ever goes away— the feelings of loss at least. Loss is such an amorphous and capricious emotion. It can be as trivial as the loss of a sweater on a trip or the loss of something profound— a job I held for 24 years. About thatContinueContinue reading “A losing equation”
Yep, They’re Still Assholes- Part 2 of original blog
A Surviving Facts Blog Forgive typos— I’m having a moment. I wrote this original blog a few months ago before billionaire greed moved more into the spotlight. Recently, Billie Eilish, Rachel Maddow and Steve Colbert have all chastised the billionaire bros— Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk— for their greed. Billie and Rachel, both accepting awards for theirContinueContinue reading “Yep, They’re Still Assholes- Part 2 of original blog”
Health care crisis
A Surviving Facts Blog We are in the sixth week of the government shutdown. With both parties refusing to budge— and a lot of false rhetoric about who’s doing what— it’s likely that the shutdown could become the longest in history. This shutdown hits me personally. I get my and my daughters’ health care “onContinueContinue reading “Health care crisis”
Band of Billionaires
A Surviving Facts Blog I have never been a conspiracy theorist. I don’t believe in an evil government cabal led by one political party (statistically, what are the chances?) with the intention to suck blood from babies. While a sect of the far right has claimed democrats are “all” child molesters, the only trend I’veContinueContinue reading “Band of Billionaires”