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Entries from March 18th, 2009

Building The Web of Community

March 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, health & well being, sustainability

As much as I like people and friendship and community, I rarely feel I have enough of any of these in my life. I want more.  I blame the deficit partly on my own individualistic tendencies. (After all, I was a self-employed artist/writer from 1992-2004, and some individualism goes with the artistic territory). But more [...]

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The Poverty of Hyper-Individualism

March 17th, 2009 · No Comments · community, lifestyle, relationships

It’s 4:15 in the morning and I’ve already been up for an hour (insomnia is this writer’s best friend). I’m reflecting that I get lots of readership when I give advice on how to save money and reduce carbon emissions at the same time– slashing your electric bill, for instance, has been my best-seller at [...]

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The Fun of Being In Training

March 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, energy, home & garden, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability, transportation

Some mornings I write briefly (before dashing off to meet the vanpool) about something that’s been cooking in my mind for some time. This is one of those mornings, and what’s been cooking in my mind is the now fully-baked conviction that we’re in training. Whether here in Oregon or all over the U.S. and [...]

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Bernie Madoff And Wealth Without Work

March 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · lifestyle, money, work

I’m more interested in Bernie Madoff’s financial victims than his bail situation or sentencing. I would love for those people to be made whole, or at least experience some healing. Though Mr. Madoff won’t be able to make restitution, I have a thought or two on how Bernie Madoff’s victims and people in general [...]

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Bike. Walk. Joy.

March 10th, 2009 · 7 Comments · energy, health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability, transportation

Did you know that 40% of trips made in the U.S. are two miles or less in length? That’s walking and bicycling distance. Yet cars are currently being used for most of those trips. So much physical, sensual pleasure being bypassed as we vegetate in our vehicles! And carbon emissions needlessly created. And overweight-ness perpetuated. [...]

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