Think of these seasonal blog posts as like a “blog within a blog.” An easy-breezy way to add new content (on a variety of topics). These are subject to editing, right up to when the next quarterly one begins.
(1) (Saturday, October 11, 2025) I wanted to post this the beginning of August, but something wasn’t allowing me to do that. I don’t know why it wasn’t working, but the bottom line is now I have a new computer — Windows 11 — and WordPress is cooperating, so I can finally post this. This relates to a “Summer, 2025” blog post that I did.
While posting the “(5) (Wednesday, July 23, 2025), Profiling a Potential Backer” blog post, I noticed there was something about it that somewhat vaguely reminded me of something, but I wasn’t sure what. Then, days later, it hit me. Believe it or not, of all things, it’s a chess book! That’s what it vaguely brought to mind.
I realize that might sound strange, but if I showed you that particular chess book, and explained the similarity, it makes perfect sense.
But the relevancy doesn’t stop there. Because now that I had that mystery solved, eureka, that gave me another brilliant idea (yes, related to saving the planet!). And it ties in with the languaging used in that particular chess book.
If I get funding, this is just one more idea I can’t wait to share. But unfortunately, it might require months of work just to get it explained sufficiently well enough to make it meaningful and impactful for a society that is so bent on going in the opposite direction, where saving the planet is concerned.
It’s also a perfect example of how important and pivotal a role funding plays in saving the planet. Because I’d rather not share the idea. I’d rather instead put it into action. But that could require millions of dollars — or tens of millions — to do it right.
This is also just one more example of how I’m always coming up with big, promising new ideas that I would love to share, and/or act on. And with funding, I would be able to do just that. But right now, that’s impossible. I have so little free time that I need brilliant new ideas, like I need a hole in the head. I get new ideas all the time, and often jot them down, but I’m never actively trying to come up with new ideas. Again, I need more ideas, like I need a hole in the head. I need funding!
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great feeling when I get a really great idea, or a brilliant idea — I love that feeling (!) — but in a sense, so what! If I can’t really do anything with it.
For example, I haven’t listened to Jack Humphrey’s Rewilding Earth podcast in quite some time. It was one of my favorite podcasts. But without funding, I found it too frustrating to listen to. It would wind me up, pump me full of energy, get me feeling like Secretariat, chomping at the bit and raring to burst out of the gate. But without funding, I know that gate’s not opening. And that makes moving forward impossible.
But so be it. Saving the planet has to be a team effort. My ideas won’t work, if people don’t act on them. And my ideas can’t enter the public domain, if no one gives me funding.
One final note. Last month, shortly after writing this blog post (intending to post it, but unable to do so), I had another brilliant idea (actually, it’s two ideas in one). It would provide a far simpler and far less costly, unique way to bring this idea to fruition. You can probably tell, I like this idea a lot. And for good reason. If done right, I believe this could become a major seminal work, and prove very beneficial in the fight to save the planet.
(2) (Sunday, October 12, 2025) Friday, I had two wisdom teeth extracted. One was cracked. I must say, I’m shocked at how completely, utterly painless the whole thing has been. (Knock on wood.) Not a trace of pain. Actually, the only discomfort I experienced was on the opposite side of my mouth. That lower jaw. While the oral surgeon was trying to get one of the teeth out.
The day before the extractions, I completed my move. Finally! While it’s a much smaller room I’m now renting, the house I was renting a room in had major mold issues (so much so that it may need to be knocked down), so I’m relieved to be out of there!
The not-so-wonderful landlord I can now call my former landlord is keeping my rent deposit. He said I’ll get it when he rents the room out. I pointed out that’s illegal and he doesn’t even own the house (it’s been foreclosed). He doesn’t care.
And I don’t know what’s going on with the Subaru I bought. After over $3,500 of work, it still can’t pass inspection. I dread the thought of facing another New York / Long Island winter with a 31-year-old sedan.
There are lots of other things on my plate right now as well. The monthly cost just went up for both of my storage units. I plan to move one of the units to another room, to save $250 a month. But finding time to do that will be difficult.