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What would I do without the “internets”?

August 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · just musings

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The Pleasurable Choice Is the Ethical Choice
I like to say that I’m not an an optimist, but I am a person of hope. That is to say, I cultivate the virtue of hope in myself. Hope takes account of the enormity and darkness of challenges and problems, and yet it meets darkness with [...]

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Anxious in America - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments · just musings

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Yesterday there was an op-ed in the Times that said a lot of what I have been feeling here lately…and said it well…Go read the whole thing…
Thomas L. Friedman - Anxious in America - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
“America and its political leaders, after two decades of failing to come together to [...]

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A trend to hope for…

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments · just musings

Just don’t let the marketing guys see the results or we’ll have a ton of “Fred’s Berries” coming in from out of the country…
The Blue Marble: Eat Local Foods, Grow Small Farms
It’s not just for elites anymore. A survey of Midwesterners finds that even average food shoppers are willing to pay a premium for locally [...]

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YouTube - Bill Moyers addresses NCMR 2008

June 7th, 2008 · No Comments · just musings

As always, Bill Moyers gives a hell of a talk…
YouTube - Bill Moyers addresses NCMR 2008
Legendary journalist Bill Moyers address the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, June 7, 2008. Presented by FreePress.net. For more speakers, press coverage, and info, visit: http://www.freepress.net/conference

Now…Go Tell It…
And Tell It…Again and Again. Tell It till it finally gets [...]

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