Category Archives: Co-owning the Earth

SUNDAY AUGUST 9 2015 THE TALE OF TWO CITIES On Thursday August 6 2015, two political debates were held in North America, one in Toronto, Ontario, the other in Cleveland, Ohio. The first one featured 3 men and a woman, … Continue reading →

AUGUST 2 2015 OPTIMISM, PESSIMISM, REALISM Some people don’t like my columns because they find them pessimistic. Especially mothers with children fall into that category because the future I paint is one of threatening scenarios, so they close their eyes … Continue reading →

JULY 26 2015 MY CROCK POT, GREECE AND EUROPE I am a man of regular habits, and that makes life easier. Every evening, when I do the dishes – we don’t have a mechanical dishwasher, just a human one (me) … Continue reading →

JULY 19 2015 THE NARROW DOOR For the last number of years, while visiting St Paul where our youngest daughter lives, I have bought a Journal in the bookstore of the Luther Seminary close to where they live. This past … Continue reading →

JULY 12 2015 GREASE I waited till the last minute to complete this week’s column: it seems that every day brings a new crisis and changed circumstances, at least that’s what I perceive happening. It now looks that Greek will … Continue reading →

July 5 2015 COMPARING TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO TO TODAY Two Thousand Years Ago Two Thousand Years ago there was a drastic change in the world. Oh, it started pretty small, (all drastic changes start small) when a certain fellow, … Continue reading →