One must live life for a wide variety of reasons, the sum of which is greater than any of them.
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David Loughry
a personal blog and links to other projects
I’m blogging mostly at ProxThink River
FYI - lately, I’m blogging mostly at ProxThink River. That’s the ProxThink blog. Hope you’ll jump over there.
Thanks,
David
Holiday Sale - Gifts, Art, Jewelry, Clothing - At siptea, a Modern Teahouse - Sat. Dec. 6, 11 am - 6 pm
I’ll have my paintings and drawings at this event at siptea in downtown Los Angeles. To preview my work, visit artdown.com. I have another 60 new paintings and drawings that are not on the site yet, which I’ll have at the sale. My art will be available for $50 and up. I can accept cash and credit/debit cards. Here’s a link to a map. Thanks!
You can also make an appointment at my studio for other days. Contact me here.
Proxri Deal: As you find our relationship rewarding, proxri with the proximity in mind.
Art for Sale - Sat-Sun, Nov 29 & 30, 1-5 pm
Over 100 playful paintings and drawings for sale. Works available for $50 and up. Stop by my studio this Saturday or Sunday, November 29 and 30, from 1 to 5 p.m.
To preview my work, visit artdown.com. There are 70 available works on the website. In the studio, I have another 60 new paintings and drawings which are not on the site yet. This is a painting called “Marimba Swimmer.”
Works are available for sale, as well as for proxri (see proxri.com). You can also live with them for a while if you like to change your art frequently. I can accept credit/debit cards.
Everyone who attends gets a downloadable greeting card of their choice.
We could also talk about ProxThink.com if you like, which is a big part of my life.
This is a painting called “I Heard a Secret.”
When you get here, call me from the phone by the front door and I’ll buzz you in. My name is on the list as “Loughry, D.” Please contact me in advance if possible to let me know you are coming. Thanks!
Here’s a map. See the red “A.” The address is 846 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014.
You can also make an appointment for other days. Contact me here.
Proxri Deal: As you find our relationship rewarding, proxri with the proximity in mind.
Studio Hours - Sat. Oct. 11 - 1 to 3 p.m.
You are welcome to stop by my studio this Saturday, October 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. To preview my work, visit artdown.com. In the studio, I have about 60 new paintings and drawings which are not on the site yet. This is a painting called “Sugar Mountain.”
Works are available for sale, as well as for proxri (see proxri.com). You can also live with them for a while if you like to change your art frequently. I can accept credit/debit cards.
Everyone who attends gets a downloadable greeting card of their choice.
We could also talk about ProxThink.com if you like, which is a big part of my life.
When you get here, call me from the phone by the front door and I’ll buzz you in. My name is on the list as “Loughry, D.” Please contact me in advance if possible to let me know you are coming. Thanks!
Here’s a map. See the red “A.” The address is 846 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014.
Hope to see you!
Proxri Deal: As you find our relationship rewarding, proxri with the proximity in mind.
Studio Hours - Sat. Oct. 4 - 1 to 3 p.m.
You are welcome to stop by my studio this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. To preview my work, visit artdown.com. In the studio, I have about 60 new paintings and drawings which are not on the site yet.
Works are available for sale, as well as for proxri (see proxri.com). You can also live with them for a while if you like to change your art frequently. I can accept credit/debit cards.
Everyone who attends gets a downloadable greeting card of their choice.
We could also talk about ProxThink.com if you like, which is a big part of my life.
When you get here, call me from the phone by the front door and I’ll buzz you in. My name is on the list as “Loughry, D.”
Here’s a map. See the red “A.” The address is 846 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014.
Hope to see you!
Proxri Deal: As you find our relationship rewarding, proxri with the proximity in mind.
Studio Hours - Sat. Sept. 27 - 1 to 3 p.m.
You are welcome to stop by my studio this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. To preview my work, visit artdown.com. In the studio, I have about 60 new paintings and drawings which are not on the site yet.
Works are available for sale, as well as for proxri (see proxri.com). You can also live with them for a while if you like to change your art frequently. I can accept credit/debit cards.
Everyone who attends gets a downloadable greeting card of their choice.
We could also talk about ProxThink.com if you like, which is another big part of my life.
When you get here, call me from the phone by the front door and I’ll buzz you in. My name is on the list as “Loughry, D.”
Here’s a map. See the red “A.” The address is 846 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014.
Hope to see you!
Proxri Deal: As you find our relationship rewarding, proxri with the proximity in mind.
Human Constraints
These seem to be two constraints humans face:
- We’re constrained in one way by the reality that to get much done, we need to collaborate with other people.
- We’re constrained in another way by the limits of groups of people to collaborate, both among themselves and with other groups.
It’s a persistent dynamic tension and a kind of ecosystem. It’s amazing how much those two constraints relate to: a diversity of emotions, a diversity of social groups and forms, a diversity of technologies, a diversity of businesses, a diversity of people.
Proxri Deal: As you find our relationship rewarding, proxri with the proximity in mind.
First ClimateProxri Post
I recently started a climate change project which was introduced on the ProxThink River blog. The section of the project regarding what people can do right now has some suggestions and standards for people who have a website, blog or social network page. This post is the first example of using ClimateProxri and ClimateLocation, each of which can be used as both tags and text markers. Find out more at climate change project.
What does ClimateProxri mean? A ProxReward is a reward which relates elements in the proximity. ProxRewards are also called proxri for short (pronounced prox’ree). So a ClimateProxri is a proxri related to climate change. To find out more, see climate change project.
Here are some of my ClimateProxri:
- I changed all my old lightbulbs to compact fluorescents about three years ago.
- Our building has recycling now, so I’m recycling paper, plastics, glass and metals.
- I’ve kept a 1987 Saab 900 turbo running for many years, which according to Wired Magazine, just might be a good idea. Plus, it gets better gas mileage than many new cars.
- I work in my loft, so I don’t commute. I only drive a couple times a week, and I combine errands when I do drive.
- I only eat meat a couple of meals a week (saves on methane production by animals and usage of water and energy for feed grain production)
- I created a climate change project!
What’s a ClimateLocation? It’s a text string you can use as a tag to signal that a GPS location related to climate change is contained in a document, web page, blog post, etc. Then in your text, you can include the GPS location coordinates using the format ClimateLocation (number, number) as a text marker.
Both the tags and text markers ClimateProxri and ClimateLocation make websites, blogs, and social network pages more searchable. Again, to find out more, see climate change project.
Most of the ClimateProxri above relate to my downtown Los Angeles location, which is ClimateLocation (34.043037, -118.255215).
Also, outside.in tracks blog postings by neighborhoods and towns. I’m including one of the outside.in suggested location tags as well, which is the Google Map link for my location.
I hope you will adopt the ProxThink Climate Change Project standards for your website, blog or social network page. To find out more, see climate change project.
~ Proxri Deal: As you find our relationship rewarding, proxri with the proximity in mind. ~
Global Financial Crisis - Expensive Education?
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The “This American Life” podcast called “The Giant Pool of Money” on 5/11/08 made the point that since 2000, the global pool of money looking for places to invest has doubled, from about 35 to about 70 trillion dollars. So there was a huge demand for investment vehicles, and it lapped up things like mortgage-backed securities.
Isn’t it possible we’re now paying for the education of both those new, naive, global investors and the brokers, firms and homeowners who couldn’t resist the cash and were also naive? And now many of the relevant parties are overreacting in the other direction?
It seems like we should be directing some press coverage and efforts to surface these points, and shine more light on the naivete of the new global investors. There are many parties to the crisis, including regulators, brokers, agents, wall street, home buyers, investors and others.
Proxri Deal: As you find our relationship rewarding, proxri with the proximity in mind.