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Tag Archives: economic growth
Black Friday … or Buy Nothing Day?
I don’t usually do blog posts two days in a row, but a letter to the editor in our local morning paper made me decide to make an exception. Its message is so worth sharing. Full credit to its author, … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering, Leadership
Tagged Black Friday, consumerism, Do Nothing Day, economic growth, economy, sales, Sierra Club, Tom Reddin
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Southern India: a study in surprises and contrasts, still overwhelming
Let’s move from the northern leg of our India trip to the southern leg. I struggled with how to describe our northern leg and I’m finding the southern experience if anything even more difficult. When we flew from Delhi to Chennai, we … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Appelley, Backwaters, Chennai, Cochin, economic growth, farming, Hindu temples, India, inspiration, Kerala, Kochi, literacy rates, Madurai, Mumbai, Periyar, photography, spice plantations, spice trade route, tea plantations, travel, Trichy
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Robby Robin's Journey 