So yesterday I watched a video of a startup webinar from the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives. What the presenter is talking about seems a lot bigger than what I’m thinking of, but in the Q&A portion, he did say that 3-7 members to start off was a good size, so maybe not. I’m thinking… Continue reading Trades Cooperative
I was looking up trades administration to see if it’s a thing, and not only is it a thing, they offer bachelor’s degrees in it. The whole thing is patently insane. I found this page at Capitol Technology University in Maryland — I had to go look up where they were because I was sure… Continue reading Patently Insane
Woo hoo! My commie propaganda has arrived! By the way, I found out after I had ordered it that this book is available as a free PDF if you diligently search for it. Oh well. So the idea I wonder about is: will the revolution come by out-capitaling the capitalists? Do we buy/build the means… Continue reading Propaganda
Form an LLC. I don’t know what the starter business should be that begins the LLC, but there should probably be one. Give the LLC a capitalist name like Fillmore Investment Group. Each employee of the LLC receives one vote in representation. The LLC buys a motel. The LLC makes any necessary improvements. The LLC… Continue reading Housing Ideas – Motel Model
I did not post an update when I added new buttons to the soundboard. I did update howtheycantalk.org but not here. Anyway, we’ve added Water and Toy. Sophie actually did press Water the other day when I asked her to because I knew the bowl was empty (and she cares about that more than Kai… Continue reading Toy and Water
Sumbish! I went and ordered a physical copy of Workers’ Councils by Anton Pannekoek because it wasn’t available as a Kindle edition. Just found out I could have read it for free right here at libcom.org. Don’t pay when you don’t have to.
The regimen that seems to be working is taking a three-prong approach. Kill the fungus with ketoconazole and tea tree oil. Starve the fungus with moisturizers and cleansers that don’t contain the oils they like. I learned even more about Malassezia on this page, and it was seriously helpful. And here’s that author’s list of… Continue reading Human Skin Things, Part 2
As of today, Sophie and Kai have three buttons, two of which Sophie has used on purpose occasionally. Those are Outside, Walk and Park. The chart at TheyCanTalk shows Outside and Walk as “Where” words, but we use these as “Doing” words (go outside, go for walk), so that’s how our tiles are set up.… Continue reading Dog Talking Buttons
I’ve been having trouble with my skin off and on for a long time, but the most recent “on” has been going on now since around June of 2019. I didn’t realize the full scale and scope until looking at my health diary recently and collating all the things labeled “eczema” and “dermatitis” and “psoriasis”… Continue reading Human Skin Things
I’ve been married four times, domestic partnered once, and engaged a forgettable number of times before the first marriage. I don’t know the recipe for a good marriage but I know four recipes for ones that don’t last. Recipe the first: the undiscovered country. This sunk all the engagements and the second marriage. Do not… Continue reading Relationship Pitfalls