Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

S&L Video World Premiere

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After seeing my Prophecies of Alan Watts video recently, a Sloper emailed me to suggest that my “angelic voice” (!) could be the foundation of a whole series of videos.

Look, I’ve only had one “hit” video in my entire life: the Oompa Loompa dance from the 1990s Willy Wonka movie (over 10 million views!) and I have no fantasy about repeating this with financial history tidbits. Worse than that, I found that creating the video below was a huge, huge amount of work (hours and hours of effort) and I doubt I have the time or energy to do any more. Still, I’d love to hear your feedback.

Line Up & Shut Up

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This is almost beyond belief. I bicycled to Whole Foods on Tuesday afternoon to get a few items. Below is a movie I took of the line. Keep in mind, this is a weekday afternoon. It isn’t a last-minute rush just before Christmas. This is just normal life. I’ve never seen it this bad, not even in March. I ditched this place for a small local grocery where the line was exactly zero people long.