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. […]
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. […]
Home, Home In The Zeitgeist
Sometimes I discover I’m floating along in the Zeitgesit Sea. This half hour interview on peakmoment.tv with Shay Salomon author of Little House On A Small Planet, with a website of the same name, reminded me that we are rarely alone in our perceptions of the world. While we who live in this disconnected world […]
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 […]
People on the Way to Occupy D.C.
People from all over the country are heading to Washington, D.C. this week. A bit further on I discuss meeting with three of them heading across country to Occupy DC. October 6th marks the 10th anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. Ten years ago we were mourning the attacks on New York City, […]
Hey Radical Progressive Groups in AZ, Read This!
I’m was twittering away earlier today with Dana hoping to arrange a social drink together the next time I’m in her part of NYC and she then forwarded this to me via Facebook, so I’m taking the liberty of posting it here as an informational node to which you can direct your compadres for info […]