What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire

“Old Marley was as dead as a door nail… This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate.”
Charles Dickins, A Christmas Carol

I did something the other day that I haven’t done for a long time. Something I used to do often. Something unexpected: [...]

In his comment Juan suggests that healing would be necessary in his vision of a multi-cultural community. As a therapist and member of a community I resonate with that.
I remember two dreams from last night:
In one there were two men, maybe in their late 30s. Burly guys in flannel shirts. Not of shred [...]

There’s a need I’m sensing especially in my women connections, but also with a number of men, to have more support as we traverse this collapsing Empire. Because there are so few us who are fully up to speed, and because we are spread over vast geographies, we can’t meet on a regular basis [...]

so you wanna talk some more about solutions and responses
It was 5:30 AM. Still dark outside but I couldn’t sleep. I headed downstairs and started a fire. My laptop was pulsing in the darkness and I walked over to wake it up. Todd’s sticky greeted me. I sat down [...]