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The Mao Red Book Clock

February 12, 2019 by John Sergneri Leave a Comment

Sometime in the early 2000’s, I took a trip to Paris from Neuchatel Switzerland, where we lived. Getting to Paris was easy as the TGV ran between Zurich or Bern through Neuchatel to Paris. You could literally have breakfast in Neuchatel and four hours later, have lunch in Paris. The hotel I stayed at was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Sea Stories, Thinking about Tagged: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Mao, Musée international d’Horlogerie, Neuchatel, Red Book, Switzerland

Five Enduring Government IT Failures – Costly consequences go on and on

February 7, 2019 by John Sergneri Leave a Comment

Lest we forget our legacy in failed IT systems, Robert N. Charette takes us for a survey of some special governmental IT failures. It is in the current IEEE Spectrum (02/07/19) and here

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Finanace, IT Failures, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Boeing, CAL DMV, California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV Reinvention Strike Team, Fujitsu, IBM, NHS, Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation System, SBInet, Secure Border Initiative Network, UK FiReControl Project, UK National Health Service

Narcissistic personality disorder Also called: NPD

February 6, 2019 by John Sergneri Leave a Comment

After the State of the Union address by Trump, this popped up in a search for something not related to the President, but it seemed so right and timely that I had to make note for later reference. Definition The hallmarks of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) are grandiosity, a lack of empathy for other people, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: admiration, arrogant, critisism, demanding, disorder, disregard, empathy, grandiose fantasies, grandiosity, manipulative, Narcissistic, Narcissistic personality disorder, self-centered, special treatment

Mt Blanc from Neuchatel

January 28, 2019 by John Sergneri Leave a Comment

August, 2010 © John Sergneri 2010, 2019 – If copied, do not alter and give attribution.

Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: Mt Blanc, Neuchatel, Switzerland

We’ve dug ourselves a really deep hole’ – David Neiwert on the rise of the far right

January 27, 2019 by John Sergneri 1 Comment

A good interview in the Guardian: We’ve dug ourselves a really deep hole’ – David Neiwert on the rise of the far right – it holds up well: “The current conservative movement has decided it no longer wishes to be part of a liberal democracy.” The principal reason, he thinks, is greed. “By the time … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Finanace, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: authoritarianism, conservative, Conspiracy Theory, John Birch Society, liberal, progressive, Three Percenters, Trumpism, white nationalism

Trump Begins Third Year With Low Job Approval and Doubts About His Honesty

January 20, 2019 by John Sergneri Leave a Comment

An interesting graphic from PEW RESEARCH published January 18, 2019 on Trump’s third year approval rating. What is interesting is seeing other Presidents ranked in time along with Trump. As is normal with Pew Research, the accompanying article has an excellent summary of their methods and interpretation of the results.

Posted in: Faits Divers, Politics, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: confidence, Democrat, Honesty, Immigration, Pew Research, Poll, Republican, Trump

A meteorologist’s warning

December 25, 2018 by John Sergneri Leave a Comment

We’re running out of time to save ourselves … from the Washington Post

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: climate change, denial, weather

Barbara Ehrenreich has some answers

December 23, 2018 by John Sergneri Leave a Comment

Interview – When do you know you’re old enough to die?

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: Death, Natural Causes, obituaries, older age, “wellness” industry

Doran Beach Ice Plant Removal

December 23, 2018 by John Sergneri Leave a Comment

To inquire about ways to get involved, including at Doran with ice plant removal, contact John Ryan, volunteer coordinator for Sonoma County parks, at 707-565-3356.

Posted in: California History, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: California Native Plant Society, Doran Beach, Ice Plant, Sonoma County parks, volunteers

Tackle climate or face financial crash

December 13, 2018 by John Sergneri Leave a Comment

from the Guardian 12/13/2018 Tackle climate or face financial crash …

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Politics, Science, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: carbon, carbon emissions, coal, Global Investor Statement
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