1 day agoMember-onlyHow inflation results from our bad habits and ways to think about changing them otherwise, inflation will dog us for the next 2000 years.Inflation is on everyone’s lips these days. The thing is, I remember inflation. If you’re my age, it’s a been there, done that sort of thing. The economic circumstances differ from the 70s and 80s, but it’s not a new, never-before-seen occurrence. The inflation boogeyman didn’t jump out of the…Inflation Targeting3 min read
Jun 3Member-onlyHow do we gain the power to move women’s rights forward again in the US?Is having a few more rights than women in Yemen a good thing? No. Will protesting in the streets change anything? Not likely. Protests highlight an issue but rarely result in change. We need to change the trajectory of women’s rights in the US. We’re going backward, not forward. But…Womens Rights3 min read
May 27Member-onlyDid You Know COVID Eats Dumbbells and causes gym rats to put nothing back in its place?Before COVID, our gym sported a rack full of weights in half sizes, like 12.5 pounds. After the gym re-opened, that rack was almost bare. Did they walk out the door during COVID? We work with our trainer through an app. We’ve used 12.5, 22.5, and 27.5-pound dumbbells for years…Covid2 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Jul 19, 2020How Good Leadership is the Answer to Defeating COVID-19 And Making an Impact on our Societal IllsI don’t take part in protests partly because I’m old and don’t want to expose myself to crowds and COVID-19. Partly because I don’t believe they work to advance lasting change. All the trite ads from corporations offering “support” are laughable. Most of those corporate leaders will go back to…Covid 19 Crisis4 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Jun 19, 2020How the Citizens of Resource-Poor Countries Can Climb Out of the Poverty Hole with Democratized LearningEducation is a powerful tool. Citizens in many developing countries don’t have access to that tool. Developed nations know that many fall through gaps in their education systems. It’s true that a little over 80% of the world is literate. But that literacy’s unevenly distributed. Literacy falls way below that…Education4 min read
Published in The Geist by D I Hughes·Jan 14, 2020Why I podcast about working towards an end to jackass managementThrough a different lens. If you’d like to listen rather than read this story, check out the episode on my podcast, Through a Different Lens. I don’t hear many conversations in the women’s locker room at the gym. The one I heard yesterday prompted me to write this Through a…Leadership4 min read
Published in SNAPSHOTS·Jul 6, 2018Playing Hide and Seek with PlasticsI reached down to pick up my purple fitbit wristband Friday morning and it wasn’t there. I turned my gym bag inside out and searched the car but no fitbit. Oh shoot, I left it at the gym, I thought. …Fitness2 min read
Published in SNAPSHOTS·May 24, 2018Rose and Rhododendron TimeI’m generally allergic to fragrant plants. Our beautiful yellow rose bush is an exception. I take a whiff every time I walk by. And yes, I’m treating the black spot on it’s leaves.Poetry1 min read
Published in SNAPSHOTS·May 4, 2018Neighborhood Freebie Popup ShopI could furnish a small apartment with all the items our neighborhood kicks to the curb with a free sign on it. Sometimes the sign is missing but everyone assumes it’s free.Photography1 min read
Published in SNAPSHOTS·Apr 27, 2018Kris Keeps Cool at the Gym with her own version of air conditioning.Photography1 min read