Hello all. Just a quick note to let you know that we are now opening from 8am on Sundays for Summer, but on the flip side we will be closing early at Midday on both Saturday and Sunday till the end of Summer too. Also did you know that we have Fruit Toast now, a wicked Chai Tea and Iced Coffee made from fresh espresso. Now you do. Thanks
I have just started reading a very good book by Nic Frances called, The End of Charity. In itself the book is very interesting and Nic sounds like a very cool guy but it was something he said near the begining that got me thinking about this car industry subsidy debate that we are not really having.
How do we create a market for positive change? For a start, we have to price the things we want to achieve according to their value and the cost of not having them. They cannot be priced according to ideology or historic preference. For example, subsidising the cost of electricity generated by brown coal, a major polluter, while not subsidising hydro, solar or wind power or energy efficiency to the same extent forces us to remain polluters and undermines the market’s ability to self-correct.
It is too late in the evening now for me to finish this post with a long winded rant about the rich man smacking you with the ‘market decides’ argument on one hand and asking the government for money on the other hand because the market decide they should fade away.
Anyway, you can check out the book here: The End of Charity and/or thanks to google read the first few chapters here.
You may not know, but I do a bit of work with map magazine on their websites. I consider myself very lucky to have an opportunity to contribute to positive media. I love map magazine and I know that many of you do because we get over 100 copies each month and they all disappear in the first 2 weeks. No other mag or street press moves even close to that fast. So if you have been loving map now is your chance to let them know you care and help them out by participating in the map magazine reader survey 08/09.
My first Organic Cotton T-Shirt was an Inhabitat.com shirt, which my partner Rachel lovingly brought back from New York. So soft and comfortable. For my birthday today amongst some awesome books I received another Organic Cotton T-Shirt but this time from an Australian company which has some very cool designs. I want one of everything. The picture above is the one I recieved. If you want a soft comfortable shirt that happen to look really good too, then you have to check out www.kindling.com.au
As a side note. If you have smelly feet try cotton socks. I walk in puddles if I wear anything but cotton socks. I have never owned organic cotton socks but swear by natural fibres for my feet. Now I must find some organic socks.
My son is fascinated by the moon. He can spot all kinds of pictures as the moon. I thought I would Google it for him and found this awesome site from Google that is basically a Google Map of the moon and planet earths missions to the moon. Very interesting. Interesting also that we have not been back to the moon since 1972 which was before I was born.
“To the Editor:
Straight people are allowed to marry and divorce multiple times. They can get drunk and get married in the middle of the night in Las Vegas by going to a drive-through chapel. They can get on a show like “The Bachelor” and sell themselves on national television to find a spouse.
But somehow my 25-year relationship with my partner is a threat to the “sanctity” of the institution of marriage.
The vote in California on Proposition 8 was more than just wrong. It was immoral and pathetic.”
— Mitch Kohn, in a letter to the New York Times
Thanks to Pownce for bringing this to my attention.
Painters, street artists and muralists - fancy yourself the Australian Banksy? Brisbane artists are invited to submit expressions of interest to participate in a temporary public art project at the iconic Gasworks site. Up to 20 artists will be selected to produce site-responsive works on the hoardings, along the high-profile Newstead street front. Street-smart painterly interventions, depictions of the historical Gasometer structure and surrounds, or your brilliant vision of the future of this vibrant community will earn you the chance to make your mark.
An artist fee of $200+GST will apply for each panel (approx 1.7×2.4m). Artists must be available to complete the work during the month of November. To be considered for this opportunity, please submit up to three indicative images of your work and a brief paragraph describing your relevant experience and concept for the site, to Wendy at em@artworkers.org Please indicate whether you are proposing work for one or more panels. The closing date for expressions of interest is Wednesday 5 November 2008.
Please pass it on. Urban Grind is looking for a junior to do the cleaning after school and a coffee makers assistant. So if you know anyone please let them know to come in and see us. Thanks.
Last year Urban Grind was runner up to The 3 Monkeys for best coffee in Brisbane. This year we need your help to make sure that doesn’t happen again. It’s not that I don’t love The 3 Monkeys but I would rather we won that category. So if you do love your Urban Grind coffee please be kind enough to support us buy voting in the map village 2008/2009 Eat/Drink ‘best place’ awards.
We are actually nominated in 4 categories. Look for categories numbered 4, 7, 10 & 20. I guess we don’t have to win them all but it would be nice. Oh, and by entering you stand the chance to win something too. Click here to start voting now! Thanks heaps! Morgs.
Like so many of these things we may never actually get the chance to purchase it, but I would love one of these. When are they going to realise that there is a market for these things and so many of us can’t wait. I love my little VW Golf Diesel but I would ditch it in a second for one of these Peapods, and not just because it has built in support for my iPhone.
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