Thanks to Norton II for his comment about lifeboats. It helped focus my attention regarding the importance of Americans working together on the problems we face. People get into a life boat to escape from a life-threatening situation. They stay in the boat until they make it to safety or [...]

I watched an interesting program on CNN today. Its focus was the growing crisis Mexico faces as drug cartels destabilize the country. An unstable Mexico is not good news for America. The drug cartels are not just a Mexican problem! If the situation continues to deteriorate, we may have to [...]

That is certainly true when it comes to individual-sized bottled water. Below I've quoted two Web sites I found with a quick search on plastic water bottles + pollution. This is clearly a case where a lot of little things make a difference.The articles I've read on the topic always [...]

It's an old story; one that has been told many times. You know how the story goes: it's easy to break a single twig but much more difficult to break a twig when it's part of a bundle.Simple wisdom, easily grasped.The question facing us all today is not if we [...]

Challenge For Change. I like that.I'm always happy to receive comments from readers. Occasionally I feel compelled to reply to a reader's comment as I am doing tonight. The Emperor Norton II comment to which I am replying is quoted below.Dear Emperor Norton II,With all due respect to your highness, [...]

In a post earlier this week I asked for suggestions for actions people can take that will have a positive impact in any area of their lives that's important to them. From your neighborhood, to the city in which you live, even the entire planet; anywhere you can make a [...]

If a land owner grew marijuana the way a winery grows grapes, what would you call the place where the marijuana was grown?A pottery?

The present economic downturn has an emotional side to it that has taken on a life of its own. People are afraid. Their fear causes "things" to get bad which causes people to be afraid which causes things-Large numbers of Americans have lost a sense of control of their lives. [...]

I'm looking for suggestions for actions people can take that will have a positive impact in any area that's important to them from their neighborhood, to the city in which they live to the entire planet. I have a particular kind of suggestion in mind. I am looking for suggestions [...]

Thanks to reader Andrea for her comment about the Caroma Dual Flush toilet. I'd never heard of such a device so I did some looking around and found them on sale at Amazon.com; list price 699.00, Amazon's price, 377.49.While installing such a toilet will save water, I am more interested [...]