Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- Re: equality & a healthy society “ …These (Super-Sized Cycles brand) bikes can hold up to 550lbs. …The tricycles are great for older clients (and those with physical limitations) they might have had a stroke or something… so these are very safe, you don’t have to worry about balance. …Electric assist bikes means that there is a motor to carry the rider, but you also peddle. It is more of a regular, consistent workout – and you ride faster. …1/3 of the United State’s population is obese, another 1/3 are overweight – and this is similar to most English speaking countries… even in countries where you wouldn’t necessarily think because they are not necessarily well off. …There is a huge problem with the overweight in this world …I am concerned with assisting these people to live the life that they have got. …I think it is so important for us to be able to do what a non-heavy person can do. …I think people don’t realize the ways in which fat people are discrimin...

I'd like to just let our radio listeners and blog readers know that the Sunday Gardening segment for this morning was canceled - due to my not feeling well. One must look after ones health... For the same reason I am keeping the blog post brief today. Please do feel free to visit my site and find excerpts from our books, information about our radio shows, more than one hundred free resources & articles at www.brummet.ca -- Quote of the Day -- " Our primeval Mother Earth is an organism that no science in the world can rationalize. Everything on her that crawls and flies is dependent upon Her and all must hopelessly perish if that Earth dies that feeds us. " ~ Viktor Schauberger

-- Eco-Events -- This week we have been asked to share a number of Eco-events with our readers: April 26-30: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Convention and Exhibition Location Mandala Bay Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, NV - www.isriconvention.org April 27-30 - biocycle conference, sandiego at Town & country resort. - www.biocyclet50.com April 28-May 1st: Annual Carpet America Recovery Effort Conference Location National Conference Center; Lansdowne, VA - www.carpetrecovery.org -- Prize Draw Deadline -- This week's prize deadline is tomorrow. See previous posts for more information on how to enter to win nearly $800 in prizes! -- Authors Read Radio -- Today's featured guest on the Authors Read radio show is Sheila Steplar, author of Journey to Joy - which she shares an excerpt from today. The show was originally scheduled to air at 9 a.m. (pacific) this morning but we had some technical issues that delayed the show. It will air live at 11 a.m (pacific) and will ...

** There's still plenty of time to enter this week's draw - scroll through previous posts for more info... -- Quote of the Day -- Mark Tewart joined us in December, 2008 to discuss his views on today's marketing opportunities: “I think it is tremendous, even more so in today’s economy, because people are thinking they don’t have a budget, that there is too much out there and that people are not going to listen right now. …The first thing is to acknowledge that there is a vast market out there for your product. Business people are bombarded by news of the economy and are wanting to cut, cut, cut – but the reality is that if you want to grow you cant cut your way there. Especially now - and you have to think of terms of growth and that involves marketing in a effective, responsible manor. …They are practicing “one stage marketing” – meaning radio commercial, display ad that says: ‘Come buy from me’. What we like to do is to do is 2-5 stage marketing… I might run a much smalle...

-- Quote of the Day -- "See simplicity in the complicated. Achieve greatness in little things." ~ Lao-Tzu ... don't forget... Enter this week's draw for 2 prizes (estimated value totals nearly $800, US funds) by emailing me (ldbrummet@yahoo.com) and tell me any eco-activity you have done during a vacation or day off... cleaned up a trail, helped in a community green space creation project, took reusable containers full of food and refreshments to the beach... chose earth-friendly picnic ware etc. Details about the prizes can be found in yesterday's blog post, or on the Conscious Discussions radio show. -- Positive Eco-News -- Now here is an interesting eco-discovery for you! - Japan's National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences announced on October 22, 2008, that it had discovered a variety of mold that lives gramineous plant that can effectively decompose biodegradable plastics. This mold, isolated from barley leaves, excretes a highly concentrated ...

-- Eco Events this Week -- April 19-26 – 20th annual EarthFair traditionally held in Balboa Park, the largest free environmental fair that attracts 70,000 people or more. April 20-25th - Paris-France Intermat 2009 at the Paris-Nord Exhibition Center: www.intermat.fr April 23rd – between 10 – 2 p.m. (pacific) there will be an Earth Fair held at the Gorton Quad building (center of campus) located at the center of the San Diego City College – this event is sponsored by the City College Environmental Stewardship Committee… & will have lots of activities from art and photography contests, garden demonstrations, tours, yoga and meditation workshops, dancers, live music and more. -- Win a Copy of Trash Talk !! -- Castilla, owner of SMS Book Reviews Blog , will post a review of the Brummet's book Trash Talk on Earth Day, April 22nd. The blog will also host a contest for their readers for Trash Talk as well - Dave & I wish all the contestants luck in the contest & are thrille...

-- Quote of the Day -- “… There are one billion adults in the world who cannot read at all… not even a simple sentence that involves things in their daily life – we want to help those adults learn new ways of farming or to learn how to take care of their children’s health. …The skills that people take away from school (in developed countries) are not matching the demand for the jobs available today. …So our standards have gone up here in Canada and the US, but the education has not. …We have designed the Literacy Bridge device so that it comes in four plastic pieces and a circuit board with 3 screws holding it together – we’ve made it so that someone in a very rural area can …develop a business and service these devices by swapping parts. …The content can come from large organizations far away… but really what is our focus is content that is created locally with local language. …These areas have no electricity, no running water, and very bad roads…That’s were we go, we find out who ar...