Realizingresonance
Description
I have a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy, Economics, and Politics from Eastern Oregon University, where I graduated Summa Cum Laude and received the 2010 Outstanding Student of Philosophy Award. I am a data analyst and forecaster in my day job, as well as a member of the International Institute of Forecasters and the World Future Society. I dreamed of becoming a rock star one day. I played guitar in the rock bands Fallacy, isa, and Jubal and The Ball Flaggs. You can say I lived the dream for a while, but then I awoke to a new dream. I am married to Mary Endicott, my best friend and better half.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 115 )
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Türkçe Olarak Yazmayı Öğrenme
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.This blog article, which in English is titled “Learning to Write in Turkish,” is a bit atypical for me. Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
Macroeconomic Forecasting with Diverse Predictions
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.To say that economic forecasting is inherently difficult is an understatement. The economy is a complex adaptive system, with... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
Five Essential Principles for Transformational Change
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.Successfully guiding your organization through a transformational change requires the stuff that true leaders are made of. Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Changes Over My 37 Years
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. I was born a few months before America’s bicentennial, March 10th 1976, 100 years to the day after the first telephone call. A lo... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
Future Day is Present Day (March 1st)
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.Today is Future Day, but today is not a future day. Future Day is celebrated on the present day when that day happens to be March... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
Forecasting For a Favorable Miss
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.Humans excel at judgmental errors by our very nature. Cognitive biases are a fact of the human condition, afflicting even the... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Vital Pragmatism of Futurists
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.Last year in the article Vital Mysticism of Oracles I noted that predictions and those willing to cast them have always been a... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
Learning About the Future
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.Taking the class Introduction to Future Studies from the University of Houston has been one of the most rewarding educational... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
Resolution 2013: Realizing Futures
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.The Realizing Resonance Philosophy Blog has been online since October 2010 and each January since then we have begun the new year... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
Musical Resonance with Steven Vrancken
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.The music of Steven Vrancken is soft, subtle, relaxing, and reminiscent of a peaceful daydream on an unpopulated, cool, and calm... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2012 CULTURE -
Thanksgiving Dinner Inflation, Droughts, and the Dust Bowl
Photo courtesy of iStockphotoLast Thanksgiving I attempted my second annual forecast for the price of Thanksgiving dinner, as measured by the American Farm... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2012 HISTORY, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Moderate's Manifesto: The Lesser of Two Evils
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.The late great Jerry Garcia once said, “constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. Read more
Posted on 02 November 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Punishment for Prediction Error is Troubling
Earthquake damage in L’Aquila, Italy. Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.In April 2009 a devastating earthquake struck the central Italian town of L’Aquila, killing... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2012 HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
Remembering the Panic of 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.The 2012 Presidential election is just around the corner and prospects are not up for the challenger Governor Mitt Romney. Read more
Posted on 29 September 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
The Unbelievable American System v. The Laissez-Faire Fantasy
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.In the 2012 Presidential race the most pressing issues are jobs, the national debt, and economics in general. Read more
Posted on 26 August 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
Federal Reserve Independence and the Transparency Trojan Horse
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.The House of Representatives, in a strong vote of 327-98 (Peterson, Hughes), recently passed Texas Congressman Ron Paul’s bill to... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY -
Authentic Iron Maiden and World Domination
Iron Maiden at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA. Bruce Dickenson in front of Eddie with a crystal ball performing “Seventh Son of a Seventh... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, PHILOSOPHY -
The Evolution of Terror in Peru
The Peruvian people have suffered through decades of terrorism. The initial bombing campaigns carried out by the Shining Path in 1980, in which... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
ObamaCare, Tyranny, and Social Contracts
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. Many Americans are dubious about big government, but the GOP, The Tea Party, and Libertarians have been the most... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2012 HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY -
The Second Amendment and Self-Defense
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. The Second Amendment is a controversial issue in America today. Incidents of gun violence are common in cities across the... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2012 HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY
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Realizing Resonance Philosophy Blog
http://jared.realizingresonance.com/
This is a place for me to rant about the big picture and take a philosophical slant on the world around me. Philosophy, guitar, forecasting, futuring, politics, economics, food & wine, and whatever else captures my interest. I hope you will enjoy reading my thoughts, of which I intend to post many.



