Cosmic Reflections

It was a magical moment, one in which something shifted. It came as I was guarding the Occupy Las Vegas supplies of ice, water, signs, and flyers, while a handful of others (including my partner) marched in front of the World Market Center, scene of the Project New West. Four sets of Metro Police stood […]

Here is how yesterday could have gone…..   Reporter:   Why are you here today standing on this corner with several dozen other Occupy demonstrators? MAH:  I’m not really sure.  Demonstrating is not my thing. A peace activist once asked Mother Teresa “Why don’t you show up at our anti-war demonstrations?” Mother Teresa replied, “When you hold […]

But there is more to the Social Security story than that expressed in Part I.   Of course as a former Republican, I would expect to have received some “return” on my investment (ROI)  in this “entitlement” program that I was forced to enroll in. So let’s do some more math. Let’s look at a reasonable case […]

Entitlements – a pejorative term used frequently by Republicans and Tea Partiers When I was around 40 and looking ahead to retirement planning, I recall talking with my Dad about the then evident Social Security woes.    I remember telling him that I expected Social Security to be bankrupt by the time I retired and was not planning […]

Since 1987……   That was the date on the Wells Fargo debit card I just shredded. Yes, I just closed the account and moved the money from this financial giant occupying Wall Street to a local credit union back home. Thanks to the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest, over a year of studying everything I could find […]