Category Archives: Eldering

Regnant culture

Posted on March 8, 2020 by dgermann

Today the regnant is not a singular king or president: rather a whole culture. We are stuck in a thick ooze we have told ourselves. “I am the king: I tell you truth: this is the best of all possible … Continue reading →

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Considering our state

Posted on March 7, 2020 by dgermann

Considering the state of humanity, if you had a message for someone alive 300 years from today, what would it be? :- Doug.

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Warts, grief, amazing

Posted on March 6, 2020 by dgermann

This work is an experience of the human condition, promoting the human conditions, warts, grief, and amazing improvements, all. Alive, alive, O! :- Doug.

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Living longer: loss of profundity

Posted on March 6, 2020 by dgermann

With drug overdoses and suicides increasing we’ve found ways to shorten our life expectancy after centuries of increases. This might be temporary as we seek ways to make new body parts and renew our organs. Then we might live to … Continue reading →

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Year of reaching out

Posted on March 6, 2020 by dgermann

This is the year of reaching out to my grandchildren. :- Doug.

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talking profound

Posted on March 6, 2020 by dgermann

Come spend time talking of death and other profound mysteries of our human heart. :- Doug.

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43 degrees

Posted on March 6, 2020 by dgermann

Our culture has our heads screwed on about 43o to the ENE. Apparently locked there. We work harder at being better consumers, better employees, than better humans. The result is while we think we progress, we are making ungrasped circles, … Continue reading →

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Against numbness

Posted on March 5, 2020 by dgermann

Our message is against numbness. :- Doug.

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Skin hair quirks sorrows

Posted on March 5, 2020 by dgermann

Find out the name of that grandchild elder, get to know this one: skin, hair, quirks, sorrows. :- Doug.

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Attitude: larger

Posted on March 5, 2020 by dgermann

Larger view is the work. Our course needs philosophy: attitude. :- Doug.

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Slow walking domesticating?

Posted on March 5, 2020 by dgermann

Protopia looks most likely: a slow slide into a mightily changed milieu. The question is whether that slow walking will domesticate us? Will we miss our chance for being human actors within our world? :- Doug.

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Prophecy rattles

Posted on March 5, 2020 by dgermann

Prophecy rattles. :- Doug.

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Danger of small steps

Posted on March 4, 2020 by dgermann

The danger of a future of small steps is there is no chance of over-againstness, of new. :- Doug.

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A few dance steps

Posted on March 4, 2020 by dgermann

When, with generations of grandchildren in mind, I read anything they color what I hear and gently guide a few dance steps for grandchildren of grandchildren :- Doug.

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Child of your stories

Posted on March 4, 2020 by dgermann

Imagine a better humanity. Imagine they are your grandchildren. Imagine a specific woman or man. Imagine this one a child of your imagination, of your stories, of your poetry. :- Doug.

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Cheap hope, dear hope

Posted on March 4, 2020 by dgermann

There is a cheap hope, a hope for results. It is cheap because it denies anything will get in the way. It is cheap because it brings fear on the other side of the coin, therein devaluing the hope. There … Continue reading →