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	November 17, 2007

Saturday Links for the Week -- November 17, 2007 Map from Carma-Carbon Monitoring, via Cass Allowing Space: Cassandra writes a profound and important article about art and blogging. "I risk losing you if I don't post often. I risk losing myself, and the rests between my words, if I post too often." This brought tears of understanding to my eyes. If you're an artist, a blogger, or a lover, just go read it. Now you know, dear readers, why I reply to your comments and e-mails so rarely, though I read and savour every word. If I Were to Do Only One Thing, What Would It Be?: La Marguerite explains why green activists need to simplify their messages, not dumbing them down, but prioritizing and customizing to engage and enable meaningful action. Simple Formula for Change Through Conversation: Conversation as a Radical Act says it's about finding the intersection between the important, appreciated issues (the what), the right, passionate, responsible, informed people with diverse ideas (the who), and the right methodologies and process arts to explore these issues (the how). Simple, and brilliant. Nancy and Nancy and Juanita and Amy, you're on to something. When the Spark in Your Relationship Has Flagged: A wonderful and deftly-written article by TherapyDoc with advice for women on how reawakening your libido starts with focusing on yourself. Should be compulsory reading for men, too. Eat Food, Not Much, Mostly Plants: That's the advice from food politics expert Michael Pollan in Grist. Thanks to David Parkinson for the link. The US Drought Worsens: The Independent updates us on just how bad it is. Thought for the Week: My own, for a change: Ever since I began to learn and write about Natural Enterprise, I've become aware of how the propaganda of Hierarchical Business and Meaningless Work pervades everything in the information and entertainment media, teaching us that there is only one way to make a living. Ever since I began to learn and write about Natural Economy, I've become aware of how the propaganda of Industrial Economy pervades everything in the information and entertainment media, teaching us that there is only one way to steward Earth's resources. Ever since I began to learn and write about Natural (Intentional) Community, I've become aware of how the propaganda of Disconnected Community and Dependent Politics pervades everything in the information and entertainment media, teaching us that there is only one way to live together Ever since I began to learn and write about Unschooling, I've become aware of how the propaganda of Institutional Education pervades everything in the information and entertainment media, teaching us that there is only one way to learn. Ever since I began to learn and write about Polyamory, I've become aware of how the propaganda of Monogamy and Nuclear Family pervades everything in the information and entertainment media, teaching us that there is only one way to love. It's only when we learn, discover, explore, or create another way that the current way of doing things appears ridiculous, outrageous, tragic, obscene. 3:24:39 PM  trackback []  comment []

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