What if 1/3 of all garages were converted to studio apartments? During my evening walks thru my suburban neigborhood, I conducted an informal survey of garages and estimated that approximately 1 out of 3 are NOT storing vehicles. Telltail signs included: exercise equipment stationed in front of garage doors, vegitation, supplies or abandoned/unregistered vehicles inContinue reading “Garages to Studios: An invisible and practical solution to the affordable housing crisis”
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Whatever Happened To Happy?
How I remained relatively happy while others became angry We grew up the same, so why the change? There once was a boy named Happy. He was perfectly content to build roads made of close pins on the carpet in the living room of his aunts house. Years later he became a city planner. One NovemberContinue reading “Whatever Happened To Happy?”
A comprehensive approach & alternative to tackling Domestic Violence
The insanity must stop. Protect the victim. Fix the perpetrator. Get to root causes. I recently attended a debate among local political candidates. One of the questions posed was “What would you do about the scourge of domestic violence?” Of course, they all professed abhorrence to domestic violence. They emphatically expressed support for the abused. TheyContinue reading “A comprehensive approach & alternative to tackling Domestic Violence “
It’s Time For Alternatives Start The Revolution In Housing & Education The time for alternatives has arrived As I continue to seek solutions rather than ranting & raving in social media, I present the following alternatives to the housing and education rat races and debt traps based upon my personal experiences and observations. HOUSING Prices keepContinue reading
7/24, Break The Cycle, Juvenile Delinquent No More
I’ve been offering my observations and suggestions to a Commission in my state of Connecticut USA concerning how to re-connect youth who are disconnected from school, engaging in risky, criminal and destructive behavior. Since this is a nation-wide and world-wide problem, I figured a blog was in order. This also coincides with re-directing my blogsContinue reading “7/24, Break The Cycle, Juvenile Delinquent No More”
Alternatives to the American Nightmare
Reflecting back on life now that I’m a boomer and now that my kids are starting their careers, I offer the following alternatives to the American Dream myths: Myth 1: Home ownership That dream became a nightmare with ever escalating house prices and rising interest rates. The dream crusher was caused when housing became aContinue reading “Alternatives to the American Nightmare”
Micro is the way to Go!!
Small pilot projects can result in big results This is the first in a series of blogs where I’m trying to offer some solutions, alternatives and observations to vexing problems instead of the usual ranting in echo chambers. That’s not to say that I’m not repulsed by the polarization, narcisism, racism, sexism, extremisms and all theContinue reading “Micro is the way to Go!!”
It’s time to add some pledges to the Pledge of Allegiance Maybe the pledge could be expanded & made more specific I’m fine with the Pledge of Allegiance and certainly consider myself patriotic. It’s inspirational and aspirational but what exactly is it calling us to do? The addition of reference to “God” was included in theContinue reading
History & Ancestry Repeating Themselves Everybodys familiar with the expression “history repeats itself” but I noticed that this also applied to ancestry. On my maternal side of the family (Coynes originally from County Mayo Ireland) the following patterns were observed: Grandparent Patrick Coyne and other relatives worked in coal mines in the midlands of England.Continue reading
Reimagining Careers…Reimagining Society
I retired recently and for that I’m happy I’ve had time to contemplate jobs, careers, and life experiences It’s got me re-thinking the following careers: cops, teachers, social workers. Why these careers? Because they generally parallel my jobs/careers since I’ve been employed as the following: mall cop, auxiliary cop, student teacher, after-school program coordinator, communityContinue reading “Reimagining Careers…Reimagining Society”
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