I just received our most-recent electricity bill. It’s zero. Last September, we installed solar panels onto the back side of our roof. Mrs. T. felt strongly about it, I dragged my feet, but, in the end, went with it. She found a few vendors, we interviewed the one we liked most, and then had a
Author: Jo Tango
Autonomy vs. Impact
I this week was sharing with someone the results of a test I took at b-school. We had to rank-order 20+ job criteria. Top of the list for me? Autonomy. Bottom? Money. A bit later, I saw a blog post shared in my Facebook feed that had this graphic: It’s from someone whom I don’t
Defense
With all the debate going on regarding the proposed budget, I thought I’d do some on-line searching to look at defense. The President is proposing to shift spending away from some domestic programs and towards defense. The view is that the U.S. military has become weak. I’m no expert, but I was struck by this
My Lifestyle
The word “lifestyle” is used in a few ways. It sometimes is a euphemism to articulate a high-spend consumption rate. For me, I’m using it to write about what I do to strive for optimum productivity. I’m no Tom Brady, of course. But, I too believe that physical and mental preparation is required to do
Climate Change
On Saturday morning, I went to a discussion forum. It was at the HQ of MassWildlife, the agency responsible for caring for our trout waters. They had a series of presentations, all of which were fascinating. One speaker focused on climate change. She reported that 30% of coldwater fisheries already have been lost, and, by
In the Morning….
A good friend posted on Facebook that he’s had a horrible day, that he hopes tomorrow will be better. We all have good days and bad days. It’s just how life is. There are seasons. But, one thing I’ve always experienced is that things look brighter in the morning. It sounds so very trite, but