Tag: Third

Breaking the corporate, two-party stranglehold on our political system is the only way forward. The 2024 election might be the tipping point. “Keep money out of politics!” by Public Citizen is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Let’s get this out of the way fi...

Having successfully secured the daily necessities, I have moved onto what I call Tier 2 of my shopping needs. These are the not-so-easy to find items that, while not being “essential”, make life a bit better. Two things at the top of this list are a crockpot and a set of hair curlers or ...

I will always remember the first time I used the men’s room at the Agence France-Presse (AFP) office in New York, where I had just been transferred from Paris. The office was located at 747 Third Avenue, between 46th and 47th streets. It was on the 35th floor. After entering the door code, ...

Yes, we’ll get to the Third Yellow Solar Chakra, but first, let’s talk about color. The usual assumption in life is that when I say the word yellow as a descriptor, the person to whom I am speaking knows what yellow is. If we were both looking at the image above, we would bo...

The logistics industry is the cornerstone of the supply chain that connects vendors with customers. There are an enormous number of companies operating in this broad space, playing different roles in taking a product from point A to point Z. In this article, I will briefly analyze the trends that ap...

Earlier last month, on a whim to break from my usual Saturday routines, I drove out west to visit a friend. We met in the small Ontario city where we both used to go to university. The week had been sweltering. In a few days, the heat would ignite fires that would blanket Manhattan, 800 kilometer...

The book “The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal” is written by Jared Diamond. In this book, Diamond explores the concept that humans are just a slightly different species of chimpanzee and delves into the evolutionary history of our species. Diamond a...

People generally have an idea of what kind of life they want to live. Those of us who crave solitude may want a quiet and private life, maybe self-sufficient on a homestead. Those of us who are community-driven may want to live in a walkable community with plenty of accessible public spaces. This...

In his 1989 book, sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term the ‘Third Place’ as the one outside home (your first place) and work/school (your second place) where people get through there day, but one that also becomes an opportunity to foster community and civility. Starbuc...