A Sane Future

NEARLY EVERY MAJOR MEDIA OUTLET FROM 60 MINUTES TO THE TODAY SHOW TO CHRIS CUOMO ON CNN, TO THE WASHINGTON POST TO NEWSWEEK, HAS HAD SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE UAP/UFO PHENOMENON.THE TWITTERVERSE IS FALLING ALL OVER ITSELF WITH REPORTS, FOLLOW-UPS AND SUPPOSED NEW EVIDENCE AS IT ATTEMPTS TO CAPITALIZE ON THIS NEWFOUND INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT.SO WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE UNRAVELING OF THE GREATEST SECRET OF HUMANKIND? 

FINDING THOUGHTFUL, SENSIBLE DISCOURSE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE DIFFICULT.WITH THAT AS A DESULTORY BACKDROP, WE HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF MEDIA LOOK LIKE?ONE POSSIBLE ANSWER IS SOMETHING CALLED SUBSTACK, PROIFILED RECENTLY BY BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEEK.

THIS WEEK WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE MANY REASONS TO FEEL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHERE THE WORLD IS GOING.WITH THANKS, TO OUTSIDE MAGAZINE, HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

A RECENT ERIN BROCKOVICH OPINION PIECE IN THE GUARDIAN FOCUSES ON PLUMMETING SPERM COUNTS AND THE ROLE TOXIC CHEMICALS ARE PLAYING IN AN EVER EXPANDING GLOBAL, EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

THIS WEEK WE TRAVEL THE GLOBE LOOKING FOR UNCOMMON REMEDIES TO SOME VERY COMMON PROBLEMS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOP FOLK REMEDIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

THIS WEEK WE TAKE A LOOK AT AN IMPORTANT TOPIC THAT MOST PEOPLE RARELY THINK ABOUT AND CERTAINLY CAN'T IDENTIFY WITH. IT'S THE EVER GROWING WEALTH OF THE TOP 1 PERCENT. MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT THESE INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS ARE DOING WITH THEIR ENORMOUS RESOURCES TO AVOID DOING WHAT MOST OF US MUST DO—PAY OUR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES.

THIS WEEK WE TAKE A LOOK AT A COUNTRY WITH A STRONG GUN CULTURE YET NO INSTANCES OF MASS SHOOTINGS.WHY IS THAT? ARE THERE LESSONS WE CAN LEARN TO HELP MITIGATE THIS FESTERING AMERICAN PROBLEM?

Now that we're some 13 months into this alternate universe we call the coronavirus pandemic, I thought we'd consider how this new upside down world has affected some of the most important members of our families—our pets—and how some of our fellow citizens are actively seeking out those who say they can actually tell us what our pets are really thinking. 

This week we're going to take a look at some of the latest thoughts on one of our thorniest problems—climate change. Experts believe that President Biden's plan has a good chance to stymie the worst impacts of global warming.

Everything from examples of gratitude to writing in a journal to exercise and nature walks. All touted as beneficial ways to improve your daily life.Though there's lots of research to support the value of these rituals, there's also just as much science that says you also need a good amount of non time in your daily routine. Thus this week's topic!

THIS WEEK WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT A COUPLE OF PHRASES THAT SEEM TO BE DOMINATING OUR AIRWAVES THESE DAYS.I'M TALKING ABOUT OUR WOKE SOCIETY AND THE EVER-PRESENT CANCEL CULTURE.WHAT DO THESE THINGS MEAN? HOW ARE THEY INTERPRETED AND HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT ARE THEY HAVING ON THE WAY WE THINK AND ACT?

This week we  take a look at a subject that is truly the scourge of the online world--misinformation.A recent opinion piece in The New York Times provides an excellent overview of the subject as well as a roadmap for one way to confront it.

Last week we talked about some of the more ingenious ways in which companies are repurposing waste for the good of society. This week we introduce you to an exciting new venture that seeks to find a good home for the one third of food that most restaurants and food purveyors routinely throw in the garbage.

In a world seemingly buried in trash and waste, there are some important initiatives underway around the globe to help alleviate this major threat to our overall well-being.

With increasing traffic congestion, the high cost of infrastructure upgrades and the need to confront our climate crisis, we're constantly faced with finding the most efficient, flexible and convenient modes of travel. Here's two to ponder--Flying Cars and Hyperloops.

Those of us who remember CliffsNotes, the essential study tools of the 70s and 80s, will likely be very happy to see what has happened to reading in the digital age. Others may see these new apps as a further dumbing down of the educational process. Whatever your point of view, they offer a unique service specifically designed for the professional on the go with a thirst for learning and a coffee break amount of time in which to do it.

This week we talk about the overwhelming need for kindness in today's world. Sure it's nice to be nice every day, but there's a difference between being nice and being kind. Kindness should be the goal.

This week we're going to take a look at a very important, yet often overlooked, subject when it comes to your health,  nutrition. Can a healthy diet help you resist COVID? Can it keep you out of the doctor's office? The answers may surprise you.

Teachers and first responders-- like police officers, fire fighters, doctors, nurses, members of the military and all essential workers like restaurant personnel, delivery folks--are the people we always say are the most important members of our society, except of course when it comes to paying them. Why is that? Who's to blame? What can we do abut it?

This week we take a look forward and talk about some of the things we may see or experience in this new year of 2021. One thing is certain--2021 is going to be one helluva ride!

As we look ahead to what we hope will be a much better 2021, it's important to look back and remember some of the good things that happened last year. Yes, there actually were quite a few!

In our final episode of this very challenging year, we look at some gifts that can actually make a difference in our world!

This week we take a look at the uncommon resilience and ingenuity Americans continue to show as we endure this horrible pandemic.

In this episode we explore one of our most important, under-reported,  and , sadly, ridiculed, topics-- UFOs and the alien presence. Why is it so important? How about solving some of the world's most serious problems!

Just giving thanks!

Just giving thanks!

Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.I think this advice is particularly apropos in today's Cancel Culture in which everything is either zero or one hundred; left or right; liberal or conservative; racist or Black Lives Matter; Fascist or Socialist; Me Too or not. I just don't think it's often that simple!

I love sports but not what has happened to them. I hope we can restore some sanity and values. Otherwise, this marvelous distraction will someday become marvelously irrelevant.