There are more and more stories popping up in the news about people making changes to try to avoid the high gas prices–trying to make do with less than one-car-per-person in a family, biking, motorcycling, even (gasp!) using public transportation. And people who have to drive a car are opting for smaller cars when [...]

I don’t know if it’s all the colds I’ve had recently, or the fact that I’d rather be working in the garden, but I’m feeling blogged out. So instead of wracking my brain to write about something just for the sake of writing, I thought I’d ask you all–What topics would you like to [...]

I posted several weeks ago about Dancing Rabbit eco-village in Missouri. Turns out it was featured a few years ago in the TV show “30 Days,” which puts people in radically unfamiliar (for them) environments for 30 days to see what they learn from the experience (and to make money for the network by [...]

This morning the press reports that international aid is finally being accepted by the Myanmar government, following the devastating cyclone there several days ago. If you would like to donate to help the victims, charitynavigator.com has a page listing 4-star charities related to Myanmar aid–also see their page on tips for giving during a [...]

Periodically members ask what the rules are about political speech at a religious organization such as the Ethical Society. In brief, religious organizations can take official positions on issues and lobby for those positions, provided that they do not spend a “significant” amount of their resources on political activities. (The IRS doesn’t specify [...]