Tag Archives: Future

My View from the Ramparts: Heading in to 2020

Posted on 30 December 2019 by dlhitzeman

The past few years have been tumultuous ones for me here at Innisfree for a variety of reasons. I got really sick and am just now at the point where I am recovering. In the meantime, we ended our Angus … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Philosophy: Thinking about radically extended life

Posted on 7 September 2012 by dlhitzeman

David Ewing Duncan recently gave a TED interview about the possibilities–and problems–created by the fact that we are figuring out how to radically extend life as part of his promotion of his new book When I’m 164: The new science … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What’s your post tax increase plan?

Posted on 9 December 2010 by dlhitzeman

If the political wrangling in Washington does result in your taxes going up, what’s your plan? For most people, it will mean at least a 50 percent increase in taxes over what they are paying now, and for some people, … Continue reading →

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The stimulus is over

Posted on 7 December 2010 by dlhitzeman

So, now it hits the fan. You see, the about $1 trillion the Obama administration spent over the past two years stimulating the economy had exactly the effect people who try to understand the actual economy expected it to: those … Continue reading →

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1,667

Posted on 25 October 2010 by dlhitzeman

A week from now, National Novel Writing Month begins, which endeavor challenges its participants to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Success requires writing 1,667 words a day. Many people, mostly non-writers, ask why in the world anyone … Continue reading →

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