Thursday, April 27, 2006

work and money - cycling around and around and ....

The economy and the eco-system and both in bad shape. SO... lets put them together and make both better. A big changeover to an economy based on good flexible customizable personal Public Transports.... and we get rid of autos and we go all electric and lots of people go to work building these changes. As they work ... they get paid a wage which is a good living wage and we turn this whole world and its economy and the ecology around.

Sometimes... this seems to be a clear idea.. There is a phrase/slogan... something like: the economy is not a matter of supplies and demands... and scarcities ... but it is a matter of work and accomplishments and products and services and money going around and around so that everybody can earn and spend and live well..... The Goods are there... it is just a matter of distributions which are not based on owners charging outrageous prices for apparent specialness.....

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

do no harm....

A basic recommendation to physicians is: "Do no harm". Also, "help". This in regards to disease.

So often, these days, whe I find myself disturbed and have a reaction but I do not "publish" it immediately. Similiarly to "counting to 10" I now often hesitate with my reactions and more often than not I do not publish my reaction at all or I moderate it a lot. This is a working solution to over-reacting and a work in progress.

And then there is things which ought to be said and done and changes initiated and people need to know, etc. etc... BUT - a feeling of despair and hopelessness and thus - alienation are the reigning feelings. Too many people just don't care and that is a feeling I can share with those people. Why bother one can think. Why care? Care about what? Indulge in ??? - SO.... No Complaints. Why complain. At work management doesn't care. Management wants peace and quiet. At home there are too many buttons that might be pushed in the complaining and the reaction to the complaint. SO - NO COMPLAINTS.

Be harmless. Take in whatever may be negative. Put out whatever can be positive. AH.... Tonglen. It appeals greatly to me. What is out there is so often pain and suffering and problems and fatigue and hard, etc... None of that can be controlled. All one can do is be the best one can be and put out into the world the best one has to offer such as love and peace and warmth and goodness and energy. Not that the positives will effect the negatives nor that there will be balance nor that solutions will come to be.. BUT.... lovingkindness and compassion to others and to oneself is ALL!!!!!

Sunday, April 23, 2006

death

so..... when someone dies.. those who live and remember and mourn are sad and they suffer. Does it ever occur to some that they would prefer to have been the one dying? Of course that idea comes to people's minds sometimes. Parents wish it were them and not their children. Lovers want to be the one to die. People say - they would be happy dying for causes and certain people BUT... is this ego? Is this a form of selfishness? I don't mean to be acusatory or judgemental or hostile but.. what about taking our cues sometimes from the one who is dying and who is now dead. Some of these people came to a place of peacefulness. They got to a place where they realized the futility that is our battles and wars against death. Death is more certain than taxes. Death is seemingly the most real thing we know. Life is not as real for most. Things are not as real as we might imagine them to be. Taxes can be avoided. History is suspect. Science is a matter of doubt. Religion and spirituality and mysticism and so much around such are matters of faith and belief and suspicion and more doubt. Only death is certain. AND even death is not certain to all... but it is probably more certain to more people than anything!!!! Wow?!

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

equity, pensions, divorce.....

So... marriage and divorce and who is entitled to what. IF after 10 years a spouse is entitled to support.... on what basis, how much, for how long, etc.. etc... You know if I worked for a company for 10 years I might get some kind of pension and if I worked for them for 11 years I might/should get more, and for 12, 13, 14, etc... - more and more.. But with some limits. AND - it would be dependent on age, too. AND - so why might it be different in a failed marriage. On one hand with the company pension both sides are essentially happy with each other. In the "divorce" situation that is not the case and there are lots of issues to consider such as .... what did the non-supporting spouse do and why? If they were supported to pursue an interest or hobby which was supposed to earn them a living but it failed - what are the responsibilities of the supporting spouse? If the supported spouse worked around the house - to what extent and for what value? Maybe they cleaned and cooked. Maybe they did not. What then is the reason for the "pension" - i.e. alimony? How would this work if both spouses worked equally? Or even - un-equally?

Finally - what is statutory? Or is this all precedent?

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

passover music leads and some other stuff...


http://www.613.org/passover.html

check a little song here and the attitude, too:
http://www.farklempt.com/Holidays/Passover.0304/index.html

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