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INFRASTRUCTURE: the foundational components of a system

August 6, 2011

Infrastructure is a word that refers to the basic design components which are composed in a system, whether it be an organization or a transportation system.  As used most recently, it has come to mean the roads, bridges, sewer systems, water systems, and other components which support our country.   The prefix infra is a French [...]

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LOCAVORE: one who consumes locally-produced foods

June 16, 2011

So … is it an environmental, philosophical, or an economic issue?   It may well be all three. Becoming a locavore is to commit one’s self to purchasing and/or consuming   locally grown or produced food. (“Local” is generally defined as meaning within 100 miles of purchase or consumption.)   The word is fairly new, having crept [...]

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REVERSAL: a turn-around

April 28, 2011

Well, over the past two days I’ve identified a target issue: the decline of the Middle Class in America, and I’ve commented on some of the issues which feed that decline.  It is only appropriate that I offer my spectator-based opinions as to how this decline might get turned around.  As I have said, I’m [...]

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JOBS: the bottom line issue; but there’s another side to it

October 9, 2010

It is no mystery to anyone that the primary issue fueling the mid-terms elections is unemployment … the lack of jobs for the unemployed and the underemployed.  It has been the major topic of discussion in the political realm for more than two years.  With the national unemployment statistic stuck at 9.6% there is no [...]

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CONUNDRUM: a perplexing problem

May 21, 2010

I used the word conundrum in a post the other day, causing two people to ask me what the word meant.  It is a word which has several meanings, including the use of a pun to state a situation.   But as I used it, I was referring to the idea that the answer to a [...]

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AFFLUENZA: extreme materialism which is the impetus for accumulating wealth and for overconsumption of goods (Dictionary.com)

December 15, 2009

Let’s do a little current events review to begin: $ Tiger Woods finds that being the first billionaire athlete isn’t everything it was supposed to be. $ Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska to go on a highly-compensated lecture tour. $ Jason Bay rejects a Red Sox offer for $15M per year. $ Banks [...]

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