I get a lot of really great emails from people telling me about some of the absolutely brilliant things that people do. Yesterday was no exception when I discovered the story of Jim Simpson, who knitted a rug while a prisoner of war in Germany with unraveled garments, using pot handles as knitting needles.
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Lately I’ve been wandering around a large yet small city with my camera and incredibly uncomfortable shoes. I’ve enjoyed the whoosh and burst of air that hits you down in the Metro, sunsets over monuments, visiting museums, dancing to old 90s music, dudes that give someone elderly their seat when they teeter totter on the [...]
Today is Blog Action Day. This year Blog Action Day is about climate change.
Most of what we hear about climate change is depressing. Really depressing. A lot of people think that climate change is a load of rubbish and completely a liberal rouse. Chances are ridiculously high that you know one of those people, even [...]
You’ll have to turn up your speakers to hear this properly. It’s been transferred from VHS, and is a 1993 performance by 10,000 Maniacs at the inauguration of President Clinton. This morning I read that already this year there have been 219 American soldier deaths this year in Afghanistan, up 41% from all of [...]
The Just Work Economic Initiative works to employ individuals who can’t find “traditional employment.” They recently answered a few questions for me about the work they’ve been doing!
Q: How did this all come about?
A: Through our work as volunteers in the community we heard a common concern amongst those who regularly frequent soup kitchens and [...]
