Since I decided I could do a better job writing movies than Hollywood, I’ve taken two classes in film writing and written two full-length screenplays and 10 shorts. Part of the gig? Go to a lot of movies so you can learn more about how dialogue and drama are presented.... Read more →

I couldn’t believe it when I looked out my window this morning. Snow, again. And again, I was headed north. This time it wasn’t as bad as our trip three weeks ago to Bellingham. By the time I got dressed and went outside to take photos, the snow was melting... Read more →

More than half of all boomers in the United States, about 40 million, are “green boomers,” according to an AARP survey. These green boomers say they feel a responsibility to make the world a better place, the survey found. They buy environmentally safe brands and watch less television. Earth Day... Read more →

Bishop Steven Charleston, president and dean of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., issued a call to action at Seattle's Green Festival Sunday for people of all faiths to join together to stop global warming. “Never before in the history of the human race have we faced a need... Read more →

Amy Goodman, host of the independent news media program Democracy Now!, wowed her fans at the Green Festival in Seattle Sunday. They began pouring into the Ballroom at the Seattle Convention Center even before Frances Moore Lappe had finished her talk. Amy gave examples from her book, “Standing Up to... Read more →

Frances Moore Lappe is a great thinker and a fantastic speaker. At Seattle's Green Festival Sunday, Lappe called the American’s exploitation of resources, a failed, dangerous experiment, pointing out that we’ve used twice as much of the earth’s resources since 1944 as in all of history. There are ideas in... Read more →

The audience at Seattle's Green Festival cheered David Korten as he explained that it's possible to live in a cooperative, supportive society where the armies of empires are disbanded. Korten is author of the book, “The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community.” Tinkering at the margins of society’s dilemmas... Read more →

It was exciting, after making considerable progress on my income taxes, to jump in the car at the last minute and take a road trip to Eastern Washington. A classmate from high school had invited a group that gets together regularly to lunch at the family wheat ranch near Spokane,... Read more →

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, be sure to take in the Green Festival April 12 and 13 in Seattle. The emphasis is on how green means safe, healthy communities and a strong local economy. More than 150 authors, leaders, and educators will speak and offer workshops. There're also... Read more →

Late last night, after I finished adding up my business expenses, I looked in my 2007 Tax File for my big, thick IRS tax book. It wasn’t there. This morning, I dashed down to the local IRS office to see if they had any copies. Fortunately I found guidebooks and... Read more →