
Michele Bottroff Glad you like Australia.... enjoyed the interview

100 Thing Challenge A must read.
www.pgpf.org
PGPF just released its latest edition of The Citizen's Guide to the State of the Union's Finances. This updated publication is a handy reference for Americans concerned about the economy; it provides a concise summary of where our nation stands financially and where it is headed fiscally.

100 Thing Challenge Will be talking with Richard Aedy of Life Matters on the radio in Australia in just a few minutes. I like Australia, though I've only been once.

Corbyn Small I am getting SLAMMED with emails from every online company I have ever bought something from about black friday and christmas shopping opportunities! AHHH I want to Spam them back asking them to plant a forest for $100 bucks through Plant With Purpose!

Joy More from the "just a few pennies... voila!" postage stamp garden... This double-headed Zinnia surprised & amazed us!

Joy More from the "just a few pennies... voila!" postage stamp garden... the bees were back this year!

100 Thing Challenge Photo contest almost over. Win $100. Submit pictures!

100 Thing Challenge Thinking about national debt today. This will make your eyes bug out. And your heart sink.
www.usdebtclock.org

100 Thing Challenge “What a good country or a good squirrel should be doing is stashing away nuts for the winter,” said William H. Gross, managing director of the Pimco Group, the giant bond-management firm. “The United States is not only not saving nuts, it’s eating the ones left over from the last winter.” The chart in the story is frightening.
www.nytimes.com
The ultralow interest rates the U.S. has been paying on its colossal debt may not last much longer, and the White House estimates that the tab will exceed $700 billion a year in 2019.

100 Thing Challenge Just got an email from Amazon, "Black Friday Week Deals Start Now." I guess that means I cannot shop at Amazon all week long :-)

100 Thing Challenge A thoughtful essay about the difficulties and hopes for helping the world's poor. Worth the read. And I've love your thoughts.
www.nytimes.com
Humanitarians are fiercely divided about what helps poor people. It’s clear that doing good is harder than it looks.

100 Thing Challenge So how many of you are considering shopping the day after Thanksgiving? Is it "ok" to shop on Black Friday?

John "Make yourself part of that local food chain, even if you’re just the consumer frequenting your local farmers’ market. Reconnecting to the land will lead to a number of unexpected consequences. The more you tie yourself to a local lifestyle, the more you open yourself up to new opportunities, alternative ways of thinki...ng (even new forms of work) that ultimately change your world view. And it all starts with what you serve on your table."






















