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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 31 July 2013 [View all]Tansy_Gold
(18,167 posts)And all the rest of you for keeping SMW going strong while I took a little break.
I spent a week in a part of the country that has pretty much avoided the contamination of the big retailers and their slave-made goods. Small, locally owned businesses are doing well. The communities give enthusiastic support to the arts. There's more than lip service given to respect for the natural environment.
Am I thinking of moving there? Ha! Not on your life! But I am going to work on importing some of that "mindfulness" to my home community. ("Mindfulness," I'm told, is the latest buzz word. WTF???)
Anyway, once again a big
and
to hotler for coming through when needed. He's living proof, whether he wants to admit it or not, that there is hope for the future.