Resolved: You and I will make it a “Happy New Year”

Good morning to you all from this little corner of the Band! If you happened to see it, 2009 dawned here in Central Ohio with a shimmering curtain of high wispy clouds bathed in pink, purple and rose. What a great start to the new year! Did you have fun last night? Did you watch … Continue reading Resolved: You and I will make it a “Happy New Year”

Think of the BTL Band…

If you buy the idea that we need to think of fear as a drug, here's a hopeful and encouraging AND.   Research done independently by Stanley Milgram, an American, and Solomon Asch, a Polish Jew, gives convincing evidence that we are easily swayed by the group. Especially swayed by the figure of authority.  This … Continue reading Think of the BTL Band…

What To Do NOW (Chapter Two)

Okay, so it's bad out there. FEAR reigns supreme. "How low can we go? When will it all end? Somebody BAIL ME OUT, or beam me up, or wake me when it's over!!!" Blah-blah-blah-blah-blah. I got an idea: Let's wake up NOW. The absolute last thing to do now is to sit and watch. NOW … Continue reading What To Do NOW (Chapter Two)