Thank you for today’s introductory post. As one who has watched your career from its earliest stages(Lol), I continue to be delighted and educated from your thoughtful, research based writings and podcasts.
Places of people’s lives are so impactful. I have lived in the city of Pittsburgh suburbs of New Jersey (New Jersey and suburbs are sort of redundant) and suburbs of D.C, Memphis, TN and Rochester, NY. This has provided me with the opportunity to meet people from many upbringings and backgrounds. One example of perspective I learned is that almost everyone in my Maryland surroundings was Roman Catholic…where in Memphis the percentage of Catholics was almost 13%. With religions being central to life in the south (and important to me), I experienced growth and close connections within my Faith. I also had the experience of being a minority. One of my daughter’s best friends was no longer able to play with her after attempts to convert us to “true” Christianity were unsuccessful.🥵 We also sought out experiences with the black community and had opportunities for joint service and partnership instead of just the well intended but often divisive “ us helping them”. I think the more we learn about the places that impact people the more we can better understand each other.
Plus, our shared places are in some cases the one thing we have in common! It's part of what worries me with so much of community-building moving online. This stuff has to happen face-to-face in many cases.
I must congratulate and honor you for all you have been and are doing. And, as an "old" friend from your time at Brown and RI I deeply treasure you and your inspirational, informative work. I will forward to several people who will appreciate learning from these posts.
I can't believe I didn't see that interview till now. You did a great job explaining the plummeting cost of solar (you know well as I do that the numbers barely seem real) and the role of natural gas as headwinds coal is up against regardless of the administration.
Also, very interested to see what happens to the CBC after next year. Unlike the BBC or even PBS, CBC gets a huge chunk of its revenue from advertising, and fully half of that money comes from hockey. Sportsnet signed a huge deal with the NHL for exclusive coverage, and given that they're already losing money on their current deal, they may not be willing to sublicense Hockey Night in Canada or the playoffs, including allowing CBC to simulcast the Finals. Can the CBC survive that loss of revenue? No idea.
Thank you for today’s introductory post. As one who has watched your career from its earliest stages(Lol), I continue to be delighted and educated from your thoughtful, research based writings and podcasts.
Places of people’s lives are so impactful. I have lived in the city of Pittsburgh suburbs of New Jersey (New Jersey and suburbs are sort of redundant) and suburbs of D.C, Memphis, TN and Rochester, NY. This has provided me with the opportunity to meet people from many upbringings and backgrounds. One example of perspective I learned is that almost everyone in my Maryland surroundings was Roman Catholic…where in Memphis the percentage of Catholics was almost 13%. With religions being central to life in the south (and important to me), I experienced growth and close connections within my Faith. I also had the experience of being a minority. One of my daughter’s best friends was no longer able to play with her after attempts to convert us to “true” Christianity were unsuccessful.🥵 We also sought out experiences with the black community and had opportunities for joint service and partnership instead of just the well intended but often divisive “ us helping them”. I think the more we learn about the places that impact people the more we can better understand each other.
Plus, our shared places are in some cases the one thing we have in common! It's part of what worries me with so much of community-building moving online. This stuff has to happen face-to-face in many cases.
I must congratulate and honor you for all you have been and are doing. And, as an "old" friend from your time at Brown and RI I deeply treasure you and your inspirational, informative work. I will forward to several people who will appreciate learning from these posts.
You're so sweet to me as always, thank you!
I can't believe I didn't see that interview till now. You did a great job explaining the plummeting cost of solar (you know well as I do that the numbers barely seem real) and the role of natural gas as headwinds coal is up against regardless of the administration.
Also, very interested to see what happens to the CBC after next year. Unlike the BBC or even PBS, CBC gets a huge chunk of its revenue from advertising, and fully half of that money comes from hockey. Sportsnet signed a huge deal with the NHL for exclusive coverage, and given that they're already losing money on their current deal, they may not be willing to sublicense Hockey Night in Canada or the playoffs, including allowing CBC to simulcast the Finals. Can the CBC survive that loss of revenue? No idea.
Fascinating! I didn't know that about the CBC. Surely my repeat appearances will draw advertisers to them like a moth to flame.