Tag Archives: storytelling

I Love Downton Abbey

Posted on February 25, 2012 by theozarker

February 25, 2012 There.  I’ve said it and, (for all you doomer purists, who turn up your noses at TV watching,) I’m glad.  Yes, some of it is high-class British soap opera. So what?  The drama takes place in a … Continue reading →

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The Empire Goes Even Bonkier or a Long Term Strategy for Post-Peak Oil

Posted on March 5, 2011 by theozarker

March 5, 2011 An article by Michael T. Klare, over at Reality Zone, http://realityzone-realityzone.blogspot.com/2011/03/whatever-outcome-of-protests-uprisings.html about what is going on in North Africa and the Middle East, got me to thinking about several things going on in the Empire right now. … Continue reading →

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The Giving Pledge and the Face of God

Posted on August 7, 2010 by theozarker

August 7, 2010 This past week, forty of America’s 400 or so billionaires announced their pledge to give away at least half of their billions to philanthropic causes. http://givingpledge.org/ We doomers are generally pretty hard on the wealthy and, of … Continue reading →

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Tell Me a New Old Story

Posted on June 19, 2010 by theozarker

June 19, 2010 We are a story telling species; mythmakers extraordinaire. From our earliest times as a thinking, talking species we have told ourselves and each other stories – about where we came from, who we are, about the world … Continue reading →

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