
On New Year’s Eve at around 11pm, I was walking to a live concert in Florence, Italy with a half empty wine bottle by my side. As I came around the corner in front of the former basilica of the Medici family, I saw a crowd of around a 1000 or so people listening to the music. I started to move to get a better view of the stage as the song ended and I heard the singer say, “Isn’t it sad that the United States Government will not acknowledge climate change?” I froze. Continue reading “Marshmallows, Social Security and Climate Change”