Ramblings of an uninformed optimist 3 Labelling something as a problem feels pessimistic, and as we have just hung up our advent calendars and celebrated the 59th Shakespearian drama that characterises our great democracy, maybe today we'll try something different, and not talk about problems. This will avoid lodging any pessimistic connotations that the word problem might evoke in our brains, and give you, fellow traveler, some respite from the hectic world of the real. The…
Ramblings of an uninformed optimist 2 Welcome back dear friend. I hope you've been well. After the altruistic response to the last article a thought popped to mind. Enthused with a little bit of cryptographic encouragement, the urge to sit down with a cup of coffe and go on a ram-ble-age (rampage + ramble = ramblage - It works better with tonal inflection) came a lot more naturally this time around. Thank you dear stranger for your support. In return, here is a piece of art…
Ramblings of an uninformed optimist The future for the young is in jeopardy. There is no doubt about that. Holistic lifestyles that we thought had been ironed out over decades of trial and error by preceding generations simply seem not to apply anymore. In practical terms, a well adjusted 20 summin' year old seems to run head long into problems that a sagely wise elder simply does not understand. There is a weird dissonance between the generations, where a piece of advice…