Houses of Fire

Don't Stink Up Other People's Day

A low-impact, high-ROI strategy for leading people through territory of all kinds.

A slowly unfurling model for building a better world by learning from the mistakes of the past and present.

We live on the skin of a rock spinning though space at unfathomable speeds. As Evangelista Torricelli pointed out, "We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air." The organism that you are can withstand the temperature range 81°F to 95°F without technology -

This past afternoon I gave a tour to a cool family from Long Beach. I was waiting for them outside Di Palo's when two 60ish year old women in expensive clothes walked by and started talking about Di Palo's. I encouraged them to go inside, and

Just a reminder for those still inside. Organizations will continue to degrade as energy costs accelerate. Inequality will increase. And cruelty. Workers will be expected to do more with less. And blamed when things go wrong. Some of my friends have expressed discomfort with having well-paying jobs while other people