Monthly Archives: February 2002

An editorial note: All of the future-geeky stuff I’ve been putting here will now start going over to the blog called Futurescan, a group effort of the folks associated with the UHCL futures studies progam. This will leave Overflow to … Continue reading →

This is an interesting article on the nature of housekeeping and homemaking, highlighting the growing industry surrounding “clutter control” and “simplicity”. I agree wholeheartedly with the author’s observation that the bulk of the so-called “simplicity” movement (a la glossy mags … Continue reading →

From the Future Geek Archives: Parsing Predictions: code-based theory building for futures research

Another article to digest later: An emerging Catholic worldview informed by ideas from postmodern science.

Another one of those links I don’t have time to digest but don’t want to lose. A “postmodern strategy of regeneration” for the Catholic church. Themes for possible futures of the Church called From Industrial Revolution to Electronic Revolution: The … Continue reading →

We have this new little baby. Well, not so new because we’ve had her for four weeks. (I know, but this is not a real diary, is it?) Anyway, I was looking for a screen name for her right from … Continue reading →

Another promising lead in the fight against obesity. I am all for a safe, effective remedy for obesity, given that I am a sufferer, but I doubt a pill would do the trick completely. There would have to be some … Continue reading →

While I’m on Suburbia, I’ll dig from the archives a paean in Salon to the new suburban pinup girls — Saucy soccer moms. I couldn’t agree more with this guy, especially given that I’ve bagged one of these for myself. … Continue reading →

I wouldn’t think that David Brooks, who brought us the term “Bobo” to categorize and cut down to size our current cultural elite, would have too much good to say about suburban culture in America. Well, I was wrong. His … Continue reading →