(Let’s give them) Something to Talk About
Thoughts, so many of them. It’s a good thing too, they keep the voices at bay.
We are now a link on the Slow Home Network. This is a movement dedicated to stopping the mass-production and homoginization of residentialbuildings. A slow home is one that is carefully designed for maximum efficiency of space and materials with lasting architectural value. I like to think that scaledown.ca is a “slow city” website so I am happy with the association.
There are a lot of car commercials on T.V., but I’ve noticed a new trend. Some of the narrative is more serious when talking about fuel economy of the products - phrases like “in these times” are starting to be heard. Is this the advertising industry’s acknowledgement that all is not well in the world?
In one of my posts recently, I looked through the archives and I can’t find it, (Maybe it was on the old site?) anyway, I mentioned Transition Towns, a movement in the U.K. to establish real sustainable communities. Well it seems that an effort is underway to make Peterborough, Ontario a Transition Town.
On the weekend I was reading articles and I was struck by two in particular. The first by Carolyn Baker, got me thinking about spirituality, which I occasionally entertain as a devout agnostic, especially the relationship of humankind with nature. I had to go back and read this article again after I read this one. You have to read all the way to the end, to Nikos Salingaros’ final comments to perhaps see what struck me as interesting.
Jeff Rubin et al, over at CIBC World Markets released the lastest edition of StrategEcon. There is some interesting analysis in there, especially with respect to the rising costs of shipping and how transport costs are beginning to offset the labour price advantage emerging markets have been enjoying.
Last one. Yesterday one of my co-workers rode his bike to work for the first time. He said it was the first time he’d ever rode to any job. He was giddy, like a little kid out on his first bike ride. Here he was a grown man all stupid ’cause we were riding home from work. I thought it was great.
Remember, June is Bike to Work month in Windsor and Toronto.
Tags: Alternative Transportation, culture, health, transportation costs
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It’s time to slow down and smell the roses, everyone!
Citas Slow (Italian slow city movement)
Slow Food (slow food HQ located in Bra, Italy - same as Citas Slow)
Slow Sex (no “official” movement yet - but wait!)
Slow employment, slow parenting, and slow exercising. it’s all out there you just have to see the need to slow down!
Slow Sex…must be the boomers becoming Zoomers becoming Seniors! ED perscriptions to rise, says a Wall Street broker, best bet for future long term gains in your financial portfolio! Does that mean that we should rename Niagara Street in Windsor to Viagra Street
If you guys are interested in the slow movement I highly recommend the book “In pursuit of slow” which describes all kinds of slow movements like slow food, slow cities, slow exercise, slow sex etc. I throughly enjoyed it!