I can brush my teeth with my eyes closed, and I can brush my teeth while standing on one leg, but brushing my teeth with my eyes closed while standing on one leg is proving a challenge. Why, you might ask, would I even try? It was my assignment on Day Two of The New […]
Living in Place
Ordinary Citizens Can Participate In Local Governance
“Real Democracy works better in small places – dramatically better.” The current dysfunction among politicians in Washington is perhaps the biggest and best reason for ordinary citizens to participate in local governance: I’m talking Town Meeting. It’s coming right up. As I write, Select Boards around the county are finalizing municipal budgets for next year […]
Using the Web Instead of the Car
Another way of reducing my carbon footprint is by using the web to bring business to me instead of driving to all over the state. So, I just updated my website. The changes are subtle: mostly organizational, making it easier for visitors to find out how I can help them get their stories into the […]
My Carbon Footprint
Even in my Prius, averaging 17,000 miles a year leaves a deep carbon footprint. But driving is a fact of rural life. There’s no public transportation where I live, and the general store I used to walk to closed early in the century. Now, if I need milk, I have to drive three miles; if […]
New Year’s Affirmations, Not Resolutions
Affirmations, Not Resolutions I used to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the accepted and conventional manner: I’d stay up till midnight, fortify my resolve with champagne, and vow to live cleaner, work harder, and sustain a calm, orderly, life. I’d make these resolutions at midnight, and in the morning – just hours into the New […]
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