by Barry Phegan | Nov 25, 2024 | Living Life, Social comment
In October this year, I slipped and fell. I’d been shampooing my carpet and didn’t realize that there was soapy water on the kitchen floor. I stepped on it with bare feet. They immediately flew up into the air, just like in a cartoon. As my hip and elbow hit...
by Barry Phegan | Aug 12, 2024 | Social comment
Dumping carbon dioxide and other waste products into the environment asked Mother Nature to swallow more than she could. She pushed back — in surprising, and costly ways. We have done something similar to our national culture. The educated and wealthy, with...
by Barry Phegan | Jun 4, 2024 | Social comment
Two close friends recently had their homeowner’s insurance canceled. One lives in Berkeley, the other in Rohnert Park. I mentioned this to a friend, who replied that his insurance rates recently tripled. What’s going on? To understand property insurance...
by Barry Phegan | Feb 7, 2024 | Social comment
This post was published in The Marin Independent Journal, Jan 27th, 2024. Global birthrates are dropping. In 50-60 years the world’s population will peak at 10 billion, then fall rapidly. That’s good news and coming soon. Sixty years ago, I was an...
by Barry Phegan | Jan 3, 2024 | Social comment
Accepting Change When I was born the world’s population was about 2 billion people. Back then, tea came loose in one-pound rectangular paper sacks. There was only one kind, black, and perhaps three separate brands. You brewed your tea in a teapot. Today the...
by Barry Phegan | Dec 19, 2023 | Social comment
This is a follow-up to my August 21, 2021 blog where I parachuted into the alien world of COVID denial. This time I tumbled into misinformation, confrontation, and anger. Penni and I recently visited Ohio for my in-law family gathering honoring a member’s...
