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A great new play and generative economy -- and YOU?
Posted Friday, April 5, at 12:26 PM I've made a shorter, sweeter (more shareable?) video to explain how time banking, co-ops and barter can create a generative economy to run alongside the money economy that's leaving so many of us without. If we work together we can all have what we need, without forcible redistribution of assets, or any "takers."...
1,256 job rejections I've noted since November, 2011. I wish I was kidding. I'm not. I'm told I need to woman up and do what it takes to grow my freelance writing business, operated from here: http://amyhpeterson.com/ I also have my eyes and ears open to find a consumer need in this community, so I can jump on and fulfill that need. ...
Could a time bank here be an economic revolution? The fact that I'm launching this social enterprise has nothing to do with the fact that I need a job or a way to provide a steady income for my family. Having said that, TFOJB by Ash Sanborn (http://facebook.com/ashsanborn/) is happening, July 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Sami Bedell Center in Spirit Lake. All I need is a cast of about a dozen, rehearsal space and time through June and part of July, and a host of other things...
Time Dollars, Third Economy - get through Sequester together! I wrote a play called TFOJB under my playwriting pen name, Ash Sanborn -- starting back in November, 2008 when I participated in National Playwriting Month for the first time. I knew TFOJB (The Feast of Jovi Bono) was a great opportunity to also launch an event and a way for all of us to help each other through the economy. I had no idea then that it would all go this far downhill in four years...
What if I told you there was a third economy? Those of us educated in the 20th century know that there are two economies: capitalism - private ownership and enterprise, and socialism/ communism -- public ownership and controlled enterprise. While there are great divides between those on one side or the other, and some who are on one side are accused of being on the other, what both of these have in common is that in practice, they concentrate wealth and power in the hands of a few...
Time Dollars -- your time and talent is worth it! Last summer, I wiped out my entire collection of blogs in response to someone who accused me of using a tragedy in our community to gain attention. At the time, I felt certain I would no longer blog here. Now I realize it was an overreaction to an emotional situation, and the person was out of line for suggesting such a thing...
I spent many childhood Christmases and summer vacations in Connecticut. Mostly in a town called Darien where my mother's brother and his family lived. From the nicely tended streets of gracious Colonial homes that ooze early American history, to fresh lobsters chosen from the market at Mystic Seaport, to picnics on Long Island Sound, it's an exceptionally beautiful state, less than an hour away, yet a world apart from huge, noisy, legendary New York City...
We're thankful to you all. Where: American Legion club, Highway Blvd just north of People for Pets in Spencer. First, a plug for the American Legion: We are so Thankful to the Spencer post of the American Legion for the use of their beautiful facility at a reasonable cost, the donation of some party goods, and their general graciousness and belief in our passion to action. We hope everyone will support them as they provide a holiday celebration meal to Veterans and their spouses on December 15...
Save the Curiel-Reynolds School This is the latest: we can use any and all support at the school board meeting on July 19. Please read the rest of this blog and decide for yourself if you support the district throwing away $3 million potentially coming into Spencer in the next few years. If their policy is to kick out the Curiel school, then the $3 million will probably go to Plymouth County or somewhere else instead...
Because I want no part of any negativity or vitriol that has surrounded this situation, or really any need in our community, I have removed each and every previous post of my blog, dating back as far as 2009. I hope that gesture eases the sadness and anger of those who thought I had posted the Caring Bridge link maliciously or irresponsibly. I hope those individuals now find peace and patience in their hearts and realize I could not have wiped out three years of material lightly...
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Amy Hillgren Peterson has been married to Ed since 1992 and is the mother of three children: two teenagers and an elementary student. Her fiction, drama and essays have won several awards and have appeared in local and national publications. She is the published author of a memoir and a novel, and is currently at work on more theatrical works and a short story collection. She blogs about faith; relationships; simple, sustainable living; mental health; and creative writing. She also blogs about new and exciting happenings at the Curiel Reynolds School of Visual Arts in Spencer.
Hot topics A great new play and generative economy -- and YOU?(0 ~ 12:26 PM, Apr 5)
Job rejection 1,256
Could a time bank here be an economic revolution?
Time Dollars, Third Economy - get through Sequester together!
What if I told you there was a third economy?
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