http://garethjyoung.com/blog A journal on a Bohemian lifestyle: author, entrepreneur, and Zen Buddhist Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:23:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I find the ongoing healthcare debate shocking for a reason that rarely even surfaces. It is an issue of paradigm, and the debate proves Thomas Kuhn's concept so right. As a society we have locked ourselves into the paradigm of regarding health as something we insure, and all discussion is ... http://garethjyoung.com/blog/2008/08/23/health-insurance-renamed/ This was sent to me, and it took my breath away. Watch it; it speaks for itself. In reply, a friend sent me this: http://garethjyoung.com/blog/2008/05/26/battle-at-kruger/ Atlanta continues to suffer from a drought resulting in the Governor's ban on outdoor water. This is a difficult situation, but it is being worsened by the lack of public response. I can understand people not understanding water table issues and questioning a lack of water when we have had ... http://garethjyoung.com/blog/2008/04/20/what-drought/ After writing last on balance, I had a powerful experience yesterday that brings to mind another important aspect of a healthy life. Out of the blue an old friend who I hadn't seen for years showed up at the Zen Center. It was pure happenstance that I was there myself, ... http://garethjyoung.com/blog/2008/03/17/the-importance-of-attitude/ Blogging itself is a good example of this point; I find myself accumulating ideas and forgetting them, then in a burst composing several and interacting with others' in a short period of time before going quiet for months. This intensity of effort comes at the expense of so much else. ... http://garethjyoung.com/blog/2008/03/05/the-importance-of-balance-2/ Blogging itself is a good example of this point; I find myself accumulating ideas and forgetting them, then in a burst composing several and interacting with others' in a short period of time before going quiet for months. This intensity of effort comes at the expense of so much else. ... http://garethjyoung.com/blog/2008/03/05/the-importance-of-balance/ I was fortunate enough to have my trip to the UK followed rather quickly by a visit from an old university buddy whose wife is doing a stint at Harvard. Their kids, Ailish and Kieran, were even better behaved that Bill and Aedin, and we had a couple of delightful ... http://garethjyoung.com/blog/2007/08/11/on-the-origin-of-language/ I just returned from my long-anticipated trip to the UK to visit my mother. She has been suffering from late-stage secondary cancer for well over six months, and gave up on chemotherapy that was not working three months ago. The first stage of the trip was a few days at ... http://garethjyoung.com/blog/2007/08/05/a-summer-of-insanity/ I left BellSouth eighteen months ago, and after six months playing games and thinking about my future, decided it was time to work again. I had had decided to give consulting a go and built a website for my company, finanSight, a clever corruption (I thought) of 'finance' and 'insight' ... http://garethjyoung.com/blog/2007/06/29/building-a-brand/ I have just experienced the most wonderful affair at the Backspace Writer's Conference in New York. It was small enough to be intimate, but large enough to have a meaningful number of agents and substantial program. I was particularly impressed with the two keynote speakers, thriller writer David Morrell ... http://garethjyoung.com/blog/2007/06/19/backspace/