Monthly Archives: January 2013

(Community Matters) Proud of my friend Don Martin for penning such an important piece in the Austin American Statesman. Mental health disorders are one of final frontiers for public health understanding.

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Not Gay – Part 1

Housemates (this week at Sundance)

Fitz

Steel River trailer

The Down Low Chronicles: The Chadwick Journals

while I should have been reviewing several documents yesterday, I had fun browsing a trail of LGBT YouTube videos

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just cuz

(Community Matters) “I have seen what St. Paul describes as the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) in the married lives of two men and of two women. I have seen relationships that are loving, mutual, and monogamous and that have lasted a lifetime.” The Rt. Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely of Rhode Island as their legislature votes on marriage equality next week

(Community Matters) Jonathan Chait in the New York about David Brooks

moderate Republicans believe that Obama’s tactic of taking sensible positions that moderate Republicans agree with is cruel and unfair, because it exposes the extremism that dominates the party, not to mention the powerlessness of the moderates within it

(Community Matters) I had to post a reader’s comment to my posting on Conscious Capitalism:

(Community Matters) Small dinner last night for St James’ new rector, Rev Lisa Saunders

fun hosting Lisa, Liz & Brad Powell, Tina & Frank Fernandez, Clint Dawson & Troy, and Gina Houston

(Community Matters) Kudos to the House for proposing an extension of the debt ceiling limit during which time progress can be made on deficit reduction. I’m confused by the requirement for a budget from the Senate, however.

reviewing the US Constitution: “All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills”

(Community Matters) part of a series of articles by MBA students at California College of the Arts dMBA program, in Triplepundit: People, Planet Profit

Michael E.Porter, the founding father and leader in this school of thought, pins shared value as the next evolution of capitalism, stating that “incorporating societal issues into strategy and operations is the next major transformation in management thinking.”

Profitability and growth from value sharing are achieved through three facets that are ‘mutually reinforcing’:

1. Re-identifying customer needs by addressing problems in communities and redesigning products and services to serve these needs
2. Innovating value-chains to enhance productivity and efficiencies
3. Enabling local development by taking into account local deficits and/or current offerings that are deemed insufficient

Underserved markets, pollution, large-scale inefficiencies and cultural barriers become opportunities in the world of CSV.  When organizations embrace CSV, they undertake the common goal of improving overall well-being and standards of living; the greatest factor in this equation is community.

HT: Amanda Chiampi

(Community Matters) I woke up slightly on the wrong side of the bed this morning and Steven called me a cinnamon bun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W29Ks98vGQU

of course, he’s a little Jessica this morning

(Community Matters) “In 2011, marijuana possession arrests totaled 663,032 — more than arrests for all violent crimes combined. Possession arrests have nearly doubled since 1980, according to an FBI report.” from a HuffPost article –

Silly allocation of local, state and federal resources. I’m encouraged by Gov Cuomo’s call for decriminalization of 15 grams or less and the President’s statement that recreational use won’t be a priority. Time to decriminalize and save the $10billion in estimated costs of arrests.

(Community Matters) Fascinating: Culture Map: Seeking Arrangements: Texas students are getting tuition help from sugar daddies

I thought about this more while walking Town Lake trail. On many levels it is a disturbing phenomenon. And, I’m planning to talk with younger friends to gain better perspective. Researched this a bit: there are 1,410 women within 50 miles of Austin with profiles seeking sugar daddies. There are 230 men from the area seeking either sugar daddies or sugar moms.

My friend, economist Brian Kelsey says, it “reads like a Freakonomics post: State legislators cut funding for higher ed, force students into prostitution.” Though, a quick browse through several profiles doesn’t support that most are students.