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Hope is irrelevant to a leader. Leaders function beyond hope. Persisting in the absence of confidence in the outcome creates hope for others.
Ken Low
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“It's difficult to get a man to understand something if his salary depends on him not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair -
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"Pessimism of the Intellect; Optimism of the Will" - Antonio Gramsci -
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You cannot permanently pit an absurd human convention, such as the spontaneous increment of debt [compound interest] against the natural law of the spontaneous decrement of wealth [entropy].
Frederick Soddy, 1926 Nobel Laureate chemist and underground economist
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“Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat.”
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Modern industrialized states [are] resentful of a few cleverly arranged pounds of tubes and spokes. The cyclist creates everything from almost nothing, becoming the most energy-efficient of all moving animals and machines and, as such, has a disingenuous ability to challenge the entire value system of a society. Cyclists don't consume enough. They ( Read more... ) -
free at last
Last night we sold our one and only vehicle. At last we're car-free. We'll see how it goes. -
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I spent some time this morning with my friend Eric, the coffee roaster at Earth's General Store here in Edmonton. Our discussion included talk about mutual acquaintances who are interested in good food and drink.
It got me to thinking about an event that I want EnAct to put on: a local food festival. It would be during harvest time in the fall, and ( Read more... ) -
A recent conversation
(Luc is playing with his fire truck in the living room ( Read more... )