My husband and I saw the Rum Diary this past weekend. The critics do not like it, but I do. The movie is based on the first and only Hunter S. Thompson novel, written in the early 1960s, though not published until 1998. The movie offers a thinly veiled autobiographical peek into the early Thompson’s […]
Blogging for Blogging's Sake
I am participating in National Blog Posting Month, a.k.a. Nablopomo, by posting an entry on this site every day of this month, November 2011. I’ve signed up other blogs of mine for Nablopomo challenges in the past however I have not yet posted every single day of a month, but this month I will do […]
Gathering Up My Content
As you may have noticed, I’ve been re-designing this site. I have several objectives I want to achieve with these changes. First I write, create, and publish something every day, yet any one of my individuals blogs is ineligible for many of the blogging community activities in which I would like to participate because if […]
Local Economy, Local Community
Think globally, act locally. Seems simple enough, but when we try to do this we face obstacles that can be daunting. Thus the reason for this site: to help you find resources to strengthen local business and local client interaction thus keeping a larger percentage of money spent in the local economy rather than have […]
Buying Local Means 73% of Spending Stays in Your Community
Buying local isn’t just about shopping at local craft fairs a few times a year. It is about keeping as much of your hard earned money recirculating in your community where it will benefit you and your interests. Local products and services exist in every category of business in nearly all regions of the country. […]
Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do
One of the phrases I carry with me from my childhood is “Use it up, wear it out, make it do!” I didn’t like it. I hated hearing my mother say it. Still, it became a part of me from hearing it over and over. Over time I have come to actually love the phrase. […]