Author Archives: William Hooke

Some of you may have been reading the words against a grey background appearing at the top of recent LOTRW posts: Living on the Real World is joining the AMS Headlines content hub. This site will stop being updated as of December, … Continue reading →

“6And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there … Continue reading →

Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice. – Will Durant Disaster safety nets are inadequate internationally and fraying here in the United States. A month has passed since Hurricane Melissa first made landfall in Jamaica, then tracked … Continue reading →

“Well done is better than well said.” – Benjamin Franklin “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson  “Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.” – Mark Twain … Continue reading →

Recently, in the run-up to COP30, Bill Gates weighed in on this topic. Specifically, he suggested shifting the emphasis from stabilizing the climate per se to reducing poverty and improving public health for those peoples and nations in greatest need. … Continue reading →

The previous LOTRW post took a look at Bill Gates’ recent suggestions for COP30 participants in their run-up to next week’s meeting. (Oversimplifying), Mr. Gates argued that the current focus on carbon emissions per se should be re-balanced; nations should … Continue reading →

The United Nations is the final stages of preparation for COP 30, the 30th Climate Change Conference of the Parties, scheduled for Belem, Brazil November 10-21. In the run-up, Bill Gates has released a note on his website. listing Three … Continue reading →

“Here beginneth a treatise how the High Father of heaven sendeth Death to summon every creature to come and give account of their lives.” –  Narrator, Everyman; Section 1 (Prologue) Come October of each year, the world is treated to the … Continue reading →

“It’s the innovation, stupid.” (paraphrasing James Carville, with apologies). In the 1990’s James Carville continuously and famously advised Bill Clinton to focus on the economy in his campaigns and while in office (with only partial success.) Fact is, innovation and … Continue reading →

What a great tagline! Four great dimensions to the world’s aspirations. And how’s this for some supporting fine print? Improving lives around the world. The organization behind both? The United Nations, now eighty years old. Given the highly visible ructions … Continue reading →