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The Universe Within: A Foundation for Education

by Gailstrail on December 29, 2011

“Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.” – Henry Kissinger,  1970 This is the type of future Henry Kissinger had in mind in 1970. This is not a new tactic or strategy. Food fuels our bodies. Without the knowledge of how our bodies work we can not fully understand [...]

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Penny Politics: Side Stepping the Government

by Gailstrail on November 2, 2011

“The livestock industry is the last wildlife-genocide program in the United States,” says Bruce Apple, the director of an Oregon-based environmental organization appropriately called Rest the West. “All-out war is declared on a diversity of species every day to benefit a single industry.”  Wild horses of Nevada’s Calico Mountains This ‘single industry’, the Beef Industry, [...]

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Chief Seattle: Beyond a Name

by Gailstrail on September 25, 2011

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it.Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. —Chief Seattle As I sit in the sun I’m delighted to hear the flutter of  wings. My eyes revel as the birds feast. [...]

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We Didn’t Have the Green Thing Back Then

by Gailstrail on August 14, 2011

The following story was sent to me in an email. I am so pleased to present it here. I asked about who the author was and could not get an answer. So, if anyone knows who wrote this, I hope you will let them know that I have published their words; which are addressed to [...]

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Gift Economy: Spending From the Heart

by Gailstrail on July 27, 2011

Welcome. I’ll try and make this short, sweet and maybe a little entertaining.   And, of course, it’s somewhat free. We’re all looking for ways to lighten our load; cut expenses and still get things done and maybe find some enjoyment.  We are in the time of the ‘shrinking dollar’. Jobs are almost non-existent and we have [...]

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A Morning’s Tale

by Gailstrail on June 25, 2011

Coexisting with animals, humans and the planet is such an intricate journey. It takes courage just to walk out the door. Often times I don’t. A’ responsible father’, unbeknown to me at the time of our initial encounter, rents my neighbor’s garage driveway space. How ‘the responsible father’ got there; I answered a Craigslist ad [...]

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The American Dream: A Fix For America

by Gailstrail on June 18, 2011

Walking the line between sensuality and reality leaves me a little dizzy. ‘Give me Freedom or give me Death’ is obsolete. There are varying shades of freedom and death in Blueray and Digital surrounding me. A colorful vortex sucks at my bones; luring me with promises that I know will leave me docile. Jump in, [...]

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Americans Just Wanta Have Fun!

by Gailstrail on March 11, 2011

“The American public does not want to be uplifted, ennobled–it wants to be amused.” – Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Alice and I have much in common. She knew what many of us are aware of…I wonder what she would think if she were here today?

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Keeping Up With The Jones: Our System of Credit

by Gailstrail on March 7, 2011

                    Take a step back in time; December 23, 1913 “I am a most unhappy man, I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and [...]

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11 Things We Can Do To Beat the ‘Gas Woes’!

by Gailstrail on February 28, 2011

How to spend less time driving and save gas.

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