Bring back the real Christmas (batteries not included)

I just read an article in the Wall Street Journal called "Online Retail: Dead or Just Resting". What I found funny about this article was a comment someone wrote in lamenting the demise of Christmas as Christmas. No this wasn't a some Christian suggesting we put Christ back into Christ-mas. It was someone reminiscing about the days of yore when Shopping Malls cared. They actually put tinsel up in the parking lot, and had real christmas music playing!  Now all you see are plastic santas and experience the same shopping experience as any other day. Oh the irony of commercializing.  Don't these capitalists know you need to differentiate the capitalist experience otherwise people will be unhappy. Bring back the real Santa, bring back real (canned) Christmas music, bring back the holiday bustle of shopping in Bricks and Mortar. Please, please won't some corporate mogul get a sentimental, nostalgic feeling for shopping of days gone by and bring back the tinsel in the parking lot!

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15% off at Pistachio opening this weekend, November 21-23

Celebrate the opening of Pistachio this weekend, November 21 - 23, and enjoy 15% off with their Friends & Family event!

 

You can save 15% on an assortment of eco-friendly paper, gifts, apothecary, custom stationery, and more at either of our Pistachio locations. Present the attached coupon in-store to save.

 

And join us for the grand opening of Pistachio Yorkdale

Enjoy this discount and join us on Friday, November 21, for the grand opening of the latest Pistachio location at Yorkdale Shopping Centre! Festivities begin at 7 p.m.

Don't forget to bring the kids! Santa arrives at Yorkdale on Friday, November 21 as well! Holiday fun and savings for all!

 

 

Happy Holidays!

 

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Loving Kindness

I went to hear Sharon Salzberg lecture this evening. I am just realizing now the impact the evening has had on me. A room of 300 or more people all meditating on every sentient beings happiness, peace and contentment, freedom from suffering and experience of loving kindness. I am feeling the love. I can only imagine those who are doing the whole weekend are going to be on fire afterward!

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New Business Model for Publishing?

Over at www.concordfreepress.com a free-conomy model with a twist. Here is what they have to say about it:

Our first book—Give and Take by novelist Stona Fitch—isout and circulating through the world. We're distributing 1,500 copiesfree via online requests and our network of independent bookstores. Inreturn, we ask readers to make a voluntary donation to a charity orsomeone in need. And we ask them to pass the book on, so that everytime the book changes hands, it generates more contributions.

"The nonprofit publishing house Concord Free Press operates on an unusual Robin Hood-style publishing model."
–Los Angeles Times

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Liz Noble's paintings

05.Perched
06.detail 1 Perched
07.detail 2 Perched

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Future of the Book

 Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook, a collaboration between Apt and The Institute for the Future of the Book, is now live. This is a pretty cool looking project with comments by 7 women shown in the margin. This project is an attempt to develop conversation in a more conversational format on the web.

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Have a happy bat day

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Ah summertime

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Filterbox

I think filterbox is a great idea but I think I need to put better filters on my filterbox. Still way too noisy.

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