August 2012
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Wall Street Be Damned: We're the Economy -- and... →
Excerpts: It’s not just American paychecks that can no longer support or sustain unmitigated consumerism – it’s also the planet. When David Brooks or Fed chief Ben Bernanke or even “progressive economists” talk about “consumer spending” as key to “getting the economy back on track,” they fail to take into consideration the finite nature of that living, breathing organism we call Earth, without...
Aug 1st
July 2012
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The Art of Non-Conformity » The Free Lunch... →
You may have heard that there is no such thing as a free lunch. This is untrue on every level, and also a terrible lie. Over and over throughout our short lives, all of us have been given something for nothing.
Jul 31st
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A Selection of Clients & Projects →
I’ve started a portfolio page of select current and past clients and projects at http://deniseaday.com/portfolio. I specialize in freelance assistance for authors, speakers & consultants. Please have a look!       
Jul 30th
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Daily Kos: It's Happened: Military Police vs... →
SMILE & SING IT: “IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL!”
Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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Jul 29th
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“You don’t understand about Buddha, said Grandmother. He would not mock...”
– Now Is The Time To Open Your Heart by Alice Walker
Jul 29th
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Badger Cottage Versus Toad Hall | NationofChange →
Reread The Wind in the Willows recently, so this caught my eye :)
Jul 28th
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WatchWatch
Stop The Frack Attack Rally getting underway in DC. (via yahktoe on USTREAM: .)
Jul 28th
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Jul 28th
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Simple Beginnings
Starting our paring down life in earnest today. Taking lots of books to Half-Price. Then CDs and (yes) albums.
Jul 28th
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Jul 28th
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Deadline Monday: Stop Keystone XL! →
The State Department is once again evaluating the “game over for the climate” Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline would speed the draining of the Alberta tar sands - the second largest pool of carbon on the planet - massively accelerating the global warming that is already causing extreme weather around the country. But right now, it’s not even clear that Keystone XL’s serious climate impacts...
Jul 27th
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Watch the Movie | Empowered →
Showcases the many ways that we can meet our energy needs sustainably through solar, wind, geothermal, waste veggie oil and more.
Jul 26th
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Jul 25th
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“Protected from criticism and debate, capitalism in the United States could and...”
– Richard Wolff, economist and author of Occupy the Economy. Rumor has it he’ll be appearing tonight on Charlie Rose. Read more from the intro to Wolff’s book. (via utnereader)
Jul 25th
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Jul 25th
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“As we open and empty ourselves, we come to experience an interconnectedness, the...”
– Jack Kornfield (via digitalbin)
Jul 22nd
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Jul 21st
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Stop the Frack Attack Call in Day →
If you can’t be in DC, join the Virtual Lobby Day next Thursday, July 28th! This is an awesome way to lend your voice to next Thursday’s national action in DC without having to go to DC. If you care about the environment, your community, the water you drink, and the air you breath, pick up the phone!
Jul 21st
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Jul 20th
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THRILLA ON MARILLA! « Dallas Drilling's Blog →
THRILLA ON MARILLA! The Fight for Survival in Dallas Support the Fracking Smackdown at Aug 1, 1pm, City Hall.
Jul 17th
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Jill Stein, Green Party Candidate, and the Chances... →
She’s on the Texas ballot. Nice that I can still vote in the upcoming election! A very worthwhile read, please…
Jul 16th
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Jul 16th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 15th
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“Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days’ worth...”
– Ryōkan Sometimes you can cross a bridge without doing a thing.
Jul 14th
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Jul 13th
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Jul 12th
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5 Surprising Ingredients Allowed in Organic Food →
motherjones: Drum roll…. Carrageenan Synthetic DHA Acidified sodium chlorite Tetrasodium pyrophosphate Ethylene What are these things and should you be worried about them? Sometimes organic really isn’t.
Jul 12th
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Recommended Resource>> MailChimp: Email Marketing... →
Just used MailChimp’s new “push to mobile” instant test preview and it “eep eep’d” at me! Concentrating so hard on work at hand that I laughed out loud! Email marketing with a sense of fun and humor. What more could you ask for?? (Note that MailChimp is a trusted affiliate resource. If you click and sign up for a paid account — their free level is quite...
Jul 10th
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So You’ve Woken Up…Now What? | Wake Up World →
Yes, here’s a keeper: Do what consciousness tells you. There’s really no time for fiddling around once you’ve found what you know to be the Truth, which is always something clearly outside the realm of what you’ve been indoctrinated with. It’s always life altering.
Jul 10th
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Recommended Resource>> EchoSign: Electronic... →
Just signed a new client contract using EchoSign (trusted affiliate) via Google Apps integration. Easy peasy — and verified legal documentation.
Jul 10th
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The 11 “Secrets” of Prolific Content Creators →
Great advice for writers, or pretty much any freelancer.
Jul 10th
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Putting Our Bodies on the Pipeline | We Are Power... →
This summer, amid alarming record heat waves, wildfires, super-powered storms, people across the country are taking a stand. These actions are forming a “Summer of Solidarity” with direct actions tostop coal-train exports in the West, shut down fracking in Ohio, and the Mountain Mobilization to stop mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia. Join one of these actions in your region and sign up...
Jul 10th
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Moving to More Eco-Friendly Office Supplies →
I’m not 100% paper-free in my home office, but pretty close. When I must buy supplies, I go as eco-friendly as possible. These are good tips from Planetsave.
Jul 9th
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WatchWatch
We The People don’t want drilling and fracking. Clean water to drink and air to breath are human rights. A high enough price can’t be put on them, for without them we cannot live.
Jul 8th
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Courthouse News Service →
OKLAHOMA CITY (CN) - A Texas planning commission joined the legal fight against a 485-mile leg of the 1,400-mile Keystone Pipeline, claiming the Army Corps of Engineers is cheating by “piecemealing” approvals of the giant project to bring tar sands crude oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Jul 7th
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What I Do For a Living →
Freelance Executive Administrative Professional specializing in Virtual Assistance for Authors, Speakers, and Consultants. Check it out.
Jul 6th
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Jul 5th
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A strong visual argument for preserving life at... →
My absolute favorite place in Dallas, TX. Beautiful, teeming with life. Who wouldn’t be happy to visit this? We must continue to protect it and keep it wild and wonderful. Much life — and quality of life — depends on it.
Jul 5th
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It's Time to Re-Declare Independence -... →
An incredible July 4th essay by Richard (RJ) Eskow at the Institute for America’s Future blog. This sums it all up more perfectly than I imagine you’ll find anywhere else this year. If you read one thing today, this should be it. Excerpts: Some voices are heard. Some are not. Millions heard Thomas Paine, and the world was transformed: “Let it be told to the future world, that in...
Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Sounds of a Morning Walk
I stepped out into 80 degree, thick and soupy air in North Texas before 7am this morning. Yuck. A mockingbird chewed me out from atop a utility pole. It got better, though. Nice breeze occasionally cooled, doves cooed, a bright red cardinal called cheerful greetings. Friendly good mornings from other walkers out to beat the heat. The crickets all along the creek stubbornly holding onto the night...
Jul 3rd
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Dallas Tar Sands Blockade Road Show →
Monday, July 9, 2012 at 7:00pm Pan African Connection 828 Fourth Ave, Dallas, Texas 75226 Members of Rising Tide North Texas will be hitting the road in Texas and Oklahoma to speak to communities about the dangers of the Keystone XL pipeline to build support for our action and a regional training we’ll be hosting in July. Another purpose of this tour is to help people think about ways they...
Jul 3rd
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The 'Busy' Trap - NYTimes.com →
This one’s a keeper! “The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration — it is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done.  Life is too short to be [so] busy.”
Jul 3rd
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Sign the Declaration of Internet Freedom
Tired of fighting bad bills like SOPA, PIPA and CISPA? Want to stand up against those who are trying to control what we do and say online? Let’s do something different.
Jul 3rd
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Jul 2nd
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