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Marx: Capitalism and Alienation

Turning Points Posted on July 29, 2013 by JeffJuly 31, 2013

I ended my last post with the thought about how I would have more to say in the future about how Haystack upended my world. I’m not ready to go there just yet but in that future post I hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Economics, Hierarchy, Labor, Politics | 1 Reply

Haystack

Turning Points Posted on July 29, 2013 by JeffJuly 31, 2013

Haystack Mountain School of Craft was founded in 1950 and moved to its present location in 1962 after the State of Maine took most of their property via eminent domain for a highway. I found a video taken at Haystack … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | 2 Replies

Liberation

Turning Points Posted on June 30, 2013 by JeffJune 30, 2013

My last three weeks at work were very interesting. On May 17, I handed my boss a short letter giving him three weeks notice and he did not respond to it favorably at all. He pleaded with me to re-consider … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Retirement | 3 Replies

Another Turning Point

Turning Points Posted on May 27, 2013 by JeffMay 27, 2013

After 34 years in the telecommunications industry, I’m hanging up my hooks next Friday, June 7. It’s been a wonderful ride, but a few years ago, when AT&T bought BellSouth, the lug nuts started loosening up and then the wheels … Continue reading →

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Boston

Turning Points Posted on April 27, 2013 by JeffApril 27, 2013

My immediate reaction to the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, several days after the event (I don’t have a TV, nor do I want one), was amazement at the amount of military force deployed to capture … Continue reading →

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Capitalism, Socialism, & Community

Turning Points Posted on April 12, 2013 by JeffApril 12, 2013

Still searching, still learning … I found these comments on a socialist site and I’m posting them for future reference. I think he is quite correct when he states that there are three reasons why capitalism has disrupted traditional communities: … Continue reading →

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Fortune’s Fools

Turning Points Posted on March 31, 2013 by JeffMarch 31, 2013

While cleaning out my inbox, I came across an unsubscribe request to Cyrano’s Journal and decided to re-subscribe to it. I sent a link to the site to a friend of mine and she came back with a glowing review … Continue reading →

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Choices

Turning Points Posted on March 31, 2013 by JeffMarch 31, 2013

It’s been a month of challenges – I worked until March 15th, when I went on vacation to Virginia to work on my property. I told my boss before I left that I was going to devote some serious thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Architecture, Art | 1 Reply

Another Step on the Road

Turning Points Posted on February 24, 2013 by JeffFebruary 27, 2013

It’s time for my monthly update, I suppose. I’m not sure how it happened, but I stumbled across the Commons movement recently and everything (including hierarchy) has suddenly come into focus. It’s been a long journey and I surely wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Mass Movements, Politics, Protest, Social Justice | 3 Replies

The Heights of Hypocrisy

Turning Points Posted on January 20, 2013 by JeffJanuary 20, 2013

I read in USA Today that President Obama is going to use the Bibles of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. to swear on when he is inaugurated tomorrow. I wonder how much money the MLK foundation received for … Continue reading →

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