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Book Reviews
- Leaving The Space Open: I’m Taking A Break
- Announcing New Threads For . . . .
- Recommended: “Glimpsing Heaven”
- Ten Things To Happily Surrender To, Part I
- Giveaway of Gladwell’s “David And Goliath”
- The Best Thing We Can Each Build
- Breaking Outside The Beauty Box: Review & Giveaway of “The Beauty Experiment”
- Five Little-Known Tips For Disaster Preparedness
- Review And Giveaway of “I Am Malala”
- Fun survey; How To Make A Good Decision; and more tomorrow
Climate Change
- The Hero’s Journey, or, Seven Ways To Live Like A Salmon
- Changing To Thursday Posts
- Bathing In A Bowl Of Water
- Breaking The Trance
- Lessons Of My Lost Halter Dress
- Happy Earth Day & How To Find A Green Job
- Top Ten Timewasters To Avoid
- The Best Thing We Can Each Build
- Take 40 Seconds To Help Slow Climate Change
- Five Little-Known Tips For Disaster Preparedness
Community
- Eight Tips For Radical Hospitality
- What Shall We Pledge Allegiance To?
- Halloween, Elections, And The Power of Choice
- The Hero’s Journey, or, Seven Ways To Live Like A Salmon
- Top Six Reasons To BOLT To Freedom
- How to Find And Keep Your Own Personal Sherpa
- How To Get Through The Death of a Loved One
- The Smoking Gun Of Passion
- The Best Thing We Can Each Build
- Top Ten Tips For Visiting Costa Rica
Energy
- Ten Ways To Stay Warm During Arctic Fronts
- Changing To Thursday Posts
- Desire Lines
- How To Stay Cool Without Air Conditioning
- Top Ten Things To Happily Live Without
- Being Grounded Versus Grandiose
- Take 40 Seconds To Help Slow Climate Change
- Five Little-Known Tips For Disaster Preparedness
- Take Two Minutes For Climate Change Before Midnight Tonight
- The Best Part Of The Day
Entertainment
- The Nature of Summer
- Five Little-Known Tips For Disaster Preparedness
- The Five Best Movies You Haven’t Yet Seen
- A Good Friday Night Gig
- Top Ten Tips For Hosting People
- The Art Of Self-Entertaining
- When Cars Are Like Condoms (Or, Why I Love Transit)
- Top Ten Reasons Small Towns Rock, Part II
- Non-Mainstream Review of ‘The Hunger Games’
- Panhandling At The Oregon Zoo
Food & drink
- The Hero’s Journey, or, Seven Ways To Live Like A Salmon
- 13 Ways To Happily Live Outside The Box
- Ten Things To Happily Surrender To, Part I
- Convenience, Or Congruence?
- Breaking The Trance
- The Joy of Eating Locally
- My Cheapest, Tastiest, Healthiest Menus
- Keeping Our Hearts Open For Business
- A Good Friday Night Gig
- Best And Worst Road Trip Foods
Health & well being
- Top Ten Lessons Learned From Dad, Part I of II
- Leaving The Space Open: I’m Taking A Break
- Ten Ways To Stay Warm During Arctic Fronts
- The Hero’s Journey, or, Seven Ways To Live Like A Salmon
- Handcuffs We Wear Without Knowing It
- 13 Ways To Happily Live Outside The Box
- How to Find And Keep Your Own Personal Sherpa
- Ten Things To Happily Surrender To, Part I
- Bathing In A Bowl Of Water
- Breaking The Trance
Holidays
- Gifts That Sustain, And Gifts That Deplete
- Secret For A Happy Thanksgiving
- Happy Fourth! Getting Past Independence-Worship
- Best Low-Cost And No-Cost Christmas Gifts
- The Art Of Subtraction In The Holiday Season
- Top Ten Tips For Hosting People
- How To Follow Through On New Year’s Resolutions
- How Readers Break The Rules At Christmas
- How To Break The Rules At Christmas
- How To Not Gain Weight Over The Holidays
Home & Garden
- The Joy of Eating Locally
- Savory Zucchini Pancakes For Breakfast, Lunch Or Dinner
- Top Ten Tips For Hosting People
- Top Ten Tips On Drought-Tolerant Gardening
- Living Off The Sun, Or, No Electricity Bill
- Feverish With Spring Planting
- Tips For Living Happily With Others
- Do Pets Raise Our Quality Of Life? Part 1 of 3
- How Readers Break The Rules At Christmas
- How To Slash Your Heating Bill
Lifestyle
- Top Ten Lessons Learned From Dad, Part I of II
- Eight Tips For Radical Hospitality
- Passion, Lost And Found
- Ten Ways To Stay Warm During Arctic Fronts
- 13 Ways To Happily Live Outside The Box
- Ten Things To Happily Surrender To, Part II
- 14 Ways To Add Value To Any Situation, Part II
- Gasping For Air
- The Smoking Gun Of Passion
- The Best Thing We Can Each Build
Nature
- Top Six Reasons To BOLT To Freedom
- Bathing In A Bowl Of Water
- Gasping For Air
- Happy Earth Day & How To Find A Green Job
- Top Ten Tips For Visiting Costa Rica
- The Best Investments I Make
- A Takeaway from “The Butler”
- Advice For Aubrey As She Becomes A Woman
- Top Vacation Pick: Oregon’s Ravishing South Coast
- Challenged By The Dalai Lama
Relationships
- Top Ten Lessons Learned From Dad, Part II of II
- Eight Tips For Radical Hospitality
- Handcuffs We Wear Without Knowing It
- 13 Ways To Happily Live Outside The Box
- The Best Things In Life — Free, Or Not?
- Ten Things To Happily Surrender To, Part II
- Desire Lines
- The Nature of Summer
- 14 Ways To Add Value To Any Situation, Part II
- Fourteen Ways To Add Value To Any Situation, Part I
Saving Money
- Ten Ways To Stay Warm During Arctic Fronts
- Top Six Reasons To BOLT To Freedom
- Changing To Thursday Posts
- Convenience, Or Congruence?
- How To Make Happy Purchases, Part II of II
- How To Make Good Purchases — Part I of II
- How To Stay Cool Without Air Conditioning
- Ten Ways To Help A Compulsive Hoarder
- My Cheapest, Tastiest, Healthiest Menus
- When Sadness Morphs Into Joy
Simplicity
- 14 Ways To Add Value To Any Situation, Part II
- Top Ten Things To Happily Live Without
- Top Ten Timewasters To Avoid
- Eight Tips On Compulsive Hoarding
- Friendly Tour: The 57 Best Posts Since 2007
- Best Low-Cost And No-Cost Christmas Gifts
- The Heretical Truth About Money
- When Slow Is Fast
- Top Vacation Pick: Oregon’s Ravishing South Coast
- Challenged By The Dalai Lama
Spirituality
- New Words To Amazing Grace
- Top Ten Lessons Learned From Dad, Part II of II
- Top Ten Lessons Learned From Dad, Part I of II
- Leaving The Space Open: I’m Taking A Break
- Recommended: “Glimpsing Heaven”
- Hurt. Heal. Repeat.
- 13 Ways To Happily Live Outside The Box
- The Best Things In Life — Free, Or Not?
- How To Get Through The Death of a Loved One
- 2013 Review: How Did You Become Richer In What Matters?
Sustainability
- The Hero’s Journey, or, Seven Ways To Live Like A Salmon
- Best Wedding Practices, Or, I’ve Gained A Sister!
- The Joy of Eating Locally
- Lessons Of My Lost Halter Dress
- Happy Earth Day & How To Find A Green Job
- Being Grounded Versus Grandiose
- Feverish With Spring Planting
- Democracy: Not A Spectator Sport
- Report On the Chevy Volt
- My Answer To The Olympics
Transportation
- Top Six Reasons To BOLT To Freedom
- How to Find And Keep Your Own Personal Sherpa
- Top Ten Tips For Visiting Costa Rica
- Top Tips For Riding Amtrak And Intercity Buses
- Best And Worst Road Trip Practices
- Treating Things Like People, And People Like Things
- Sitting Disease And How To Cure It
- Book Giveaway, Plus A Lively Podcast
- Report On the Chevy Volt
- When Cars Are Like Condoms (Or, Why I Love Transit)
Work
- How To Make 2015 Better Than 2014
- Handcuffs We Wear Without Knowing It
- Ten Things To Happily Surrender To, Part II
- 14 Ways To Add Value To Any Situation, Part II
- Happy Earth Day & How To Find A Green Job
- Big Dream? Step Into Big Work!
- 2013 Review: How Did You Become Richer In What Matters?
- Going To The Roots
- Email Sanity: Decluttering Your Inbox
- Top Ten Tips For Entrepreneurs
