Wish fulfilment
When I was four years old, I wanted desperately to be Batman. photo by my mum. That photo is from the month before my brother was born. I even tried to convince our parents to name him Robin so that … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Disputing the “Seattle Freeze” myth
Lately I’ve been working on a “Happiness Report Card” for Seattle’s local government. I’m not supposed to talk about what’s in it until our official launch in November, but I can talk about something that didn’t make the cut because … Continue reading
Trial column: Is local food really better?
On Sunday I trailed the idea of writing a sustainability fact check column, and this is the pilot. The topic is one of the many that Erin was kind enough to suggest, though I’m avoiding directly crediting her in the piece because … Continue reading
I was wrong: about marriage equality strategy
On being wrong… One of the things I’ve had at the back of my mind, encouraging me to start blogging again, is the idea of writing a series of posts about things I’ve changed my mind about over the years. … Continue reading
Posted in I was wrong
Tagged equality, I was wrong, liberation, marriage equality, MLK, New Public Thinking, strategy
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Request for ideas: Sustainability Fact Check
Last Friday I had an idea for a magazine column. I had had a long conversation with Andrew Taggart, a large part of which focussed on some angst I’ve been having over the question of right livelihood. Andrew encouraged me … Continue reading
Posted in Requests for ideas
Tagged fact check, requests for ideas, sustainability, writing
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