Economic studies by universities, think tanks and government agencies show that spending locally keeps cash in communities, creates jobs, produces local taxes, saves shoppers time, money and gas, and builds prosperity. Those same studies speak to the significant “multiplier effect” of a dollar spent locally and how it’s re-invested...
“Everything has a flow, a current, a pulse, or rhythm. Some-things are more methodical and others vary by the time of one’s perspective.” C. W. Swanson “Bonds are made and broken yet connection persists whether it be in a happenstance interaction, through a neighborhood, community, or on to the...
Often considered the happiest country on earth featuring a free education system through college and free healthcare for life. A cooperative “all in” society that has more families living together sharing chores and benefits in co-housing communities than any region in the world.
“Life is like a box of chocolates; sometimes you get a nut.” Forest Gump
“It isn’t pollution that’s harming the environment. It’s the impurities in our air and water that are doing it” President George W. Bush
A new (2013) report released by the U.S. Dept. of Energy compared the lifecycle of energy and environmental impacts of LED lighting products with that of Compact Fluorescent (CFL) and incandescent (light bulb of our childhood). The first report of its kind measured fifteen criteria with a 60 watt...
Electric or gas? I have always found the banter concerning cooking with electric or gas confusing and usually based on opinion over science. After waiting and waiting for water to boil on a friend’s gas stove, I decided I could perform my own experiment! I used the exact same...
Windows are an intersection of your world and the outside world. Please dress to impress!
With Nepal and China as neighbors, the Government of Bhutan measures Gross National Happiness over economic growth and/or Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “Gross National Happiness is the responsibility of government to create an environment that citizens can pursue happiness. Balance above all. We think about what we do rationally,...