Good Blood Pumping Fun

Jim Dickens June 2026 Good Blood Pumping Fun Before I turned thirty, I had caught passes over the middle, jumped off cliffs, skydived and bungee jumped.  An Australian I met back then, described diving with great white sharks attacking the meat attached to the cage as good blood pumping fun.  It was a great wayContinue reading “Good Blood Pumping Fun”

Boring Sustainability in Cool California

Jim Dickens March 2026 Sustainability, while top of mind for me, makes my friends fall asleep when I babble about it.  Recently, I to saw the benefit of sustainability practiced on a trip with Lori down the coast of California.  The warm sunny weather followed us from Mexico the previous week making the coast moreContinue reading “Boring Sustainability in Cool California”

Do we really need more babies?

By Jim Dickens, February 2026 I think the pundits are wrong about the need for more babies.  We visited Tasmania and glimpsed a wonderful world with a pristine environment.  With the world human population growing from living longer and still mostly living by extractive versus sustainable means, I’d first advocate for transformation to sustainability amongContinue reading “Do we really need more babies?”

Bahamian Personal Insight

By Jim Dickens 03/20/2024 “Who are you? Who? Who? Who? Who?”  Pete Townsend 1978 I live a safe and comfortable life as many Americans do .  That makes it much easier to be responsible, accountable, and all those other things we say about people of high character.   My dad used to say, “Well don’tContinue reading “Bahamian Personal Insight”