art by Janaia 2009 Darkness deserves gratitude. It is the alleluia point at which we learn to understand that all growth does not take place in the sunlight. ~Joan Chittister, Uncommon Gratitude This quote came from gratefulness.org. Their daily quotes feed my … [Read more...]
A New Measure of Time
May 21, 2010 by 2 Comments
"The feeling of urgency is increasing every day now for me and my close friends/comrades. I find myself with an entirely new gestalt of 'time.' Time is now being measured not by the pulse of the Universe, nor by the Sun and Moon into years, months and days, but into … [Read more...]
Dave Gardner — a Conversation Destined to Happen
May 8, 2010 by 8 Comments
It was a Peak Moment Conversation destined to be, and the angels must've worked overtime to bring it together. It started last week when I "just happened" to see an email message for the filmmakers group on the Transitionus.ning website — a list I check maybe once a month … [Read more...]
Collapse of the Heroic, Rise of an Alternative
April 29, 2010 by 10 Comments
In Sacred Demise: Walking the Spiritual Path of Industrial Civilization's Collapse, Carolyn Baker writes, "If the heroic [myth] is over, then what is the alternative? In a word, surrender." "Surrender" feels like a part of the answer. It invites us beyond the preeminence of … [Read more...]
Ideas for Peak Moment shows
April 25, 2010 by 9 Comments
This list is a personal brain dump, occasioned by our plans to videotape shows in the Pacific Northwest this summer. I'm looking for suggestions for people and projects to tape. Add your ideas of what you want to see. What kind of shows are we looking to videotape? Peak … [Read more...]
Sarah and Paul Edwards: Careers for the Elm Street Economy
April 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
We taped a lively non-stop conversation today with authors Paul and Sarah Edwards. In the summer of 2008 they joined us for a conversation about their recent book Middle Class Lifeboat: Careers and Lifestyles for Navigating a Changing Economy. The economy crashed two months … [Read more...]
The Illusion of Freedom
April 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
One of UK author Keith Farnish's Ten Tools of Disconnection used by the system, and one he spoke about in our recent conversation based on his book Time's Up: An uncivilized solution to a global problem, was "Selective Freedom." His example was the selective freedom to vote … [Read more...]
Taping Laura Allen for the Pee and Poo show
April 16, 2010 by 4 Comments
We pulled up to the pleasant blue house in north Oakland (CA). Built about a century ago, it's residents call it HAUT house: House of Appropriate Urban Technology. The technology we came to videotape wasn't its generous rainwater and the greywater systems, whose pipes … [Read more...]
One day, two tapings: Keith Farnish (UK) and Sean Brodrick (Florida)
April 12, 2010 by 1 Comment
For months now, I've wanted to videotape a conversation with Keith Farnish, British author of Time's Up: An Uncivilized Solution to a Global Crisis, and this week showed up as the right time. In the meantime, Sean Brodrick, Florida author of The Ultimate Suburban Survivalist … [Read more...]
From E! Entertainment: “Green Machines: “Climaxing on Peak Moment”
March 26, 2010 by 2 Comments
Well, somebody had to do it. A name like "Peak Moment" can be a spammer's paradise. E! Entertainment TV took the bait with their online post titled Green Machines: Climaxing on Peak Moment. The sexual innuendo seems more fitting for their audience than ours: my approach … [Read more...]
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