Category Archives: Counterculture
By Sheldon Greaves There is an assumption that lies behind much of the opposition to efforts by people of good will to provide aid and support to people who find themselves in tight economic times. That myth is that if … Continue reading
by Sheldon Greaves There have been several excellent posts on the net recently about the problems facing higher education, and some of the reasons why things have deteriorated. Debra Leigh Scott’s excellent summary, “How The American University was Killed, in … Continue reading
Note: I wrote this review quite awhile ago and posted it on the web site of the Society for Amateur Scientists. Both the organization and the web site no longer exist. I then reposted it on the site for the … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves A few years ago I read somewhere about a trend in the “gig economy” in which people who had been reduced to living in their cars or RVs roamed the country by the thousands; homeless, nomadic workers … Continue reading
By Sheldon Photos by the author There is a stretch of coastline between Newport and Lincoln City that was a popular destination for our family while I was growing up, visits I agitated for relentlessly to feed my passionate interest in marine biology, … Continue reading
Lately I had the good fortune to hear from an old friend of mine, Richard “RJ” Jergenson, who, along with his brother Phil is one of the pioneers of the grid beam construction and prototyping system. I’ve written about this … Continue reading