“People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas.”
- Author Unknown
Quote of the Week: A Year of Eating
Quote of the Week: Christmas Love
“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”
- Author Unknown
A Subversive Christmas?
Time for a subversive Christmas Season? Well, let’s take it a step further and make a subversive New Year resolution as well. So, a subversion of what? Mall addiction. Last weekend I walked through the entrance of a mall and was immediately overcome with the “chaos” of the crowded halls and stores. I was exhausted [...]
Quote of the Week: M. Scott Peck
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”
- M. Scott Peck
Buying Local: Subsidizing the Rich at the Expense of the Poor
by Shirley S.
Can we open some discussion about the reasons why we should shop both locally AND internationally? I believe there is a disconnect – both ethically and environmentally – with only shopping locally. It ignores the impact of our buying habits in North America on people in the developing world who depend on selling [...]
Quote of the Week: David Friedman
“The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.”
- David Friedman
