Balancing Act

Everyone I know is trying to economize, and the hard thing is to compromise, just slow down our consuming rather than bring it to a grinding halt, thereby contributing to the freezing up of business.  Slowing things down means going a longer time between haircuts, dental cleanings, and oil-changes; and substituting high-priced goods like organic coffee-beans, arugula, and fresh salmon for cheaper ground coffee in a can, Boston lettuce, and chicken.  It's hard, even so, to avoid hurting small local businesses in these attempts. 

    But it's the only way I can think of to get some sense of control in the chaos of this past week.  This and trying to focus on the riches we still have: freedom to think and speak our minds, domestic peace under the rule of law, peak foliage season here in the Northeast, our health, and good friends.   

Comments

[Tabor]

Really enjoyed the visit and hope we didn't talk you to death. We are a gregarious pair! I hope the rest of the week went smoothly and on schedule. My next post, when I can breath, will be about the visit, I guess.

[Kathryn Coe]

I came across your blog through a series of coincidences. When I was at Pearl Harbor almost two years ago, I saw the stone dedicated to your father. I was intrigued, by the name, and that he was said to be valient. I put his name into the back of my mind, but today, for no reason at all, I wanted to try to learn more about him. I typed the words Coe submarine WWII into google and found your book. I also found this website and was pleased to find I agree with another Coe.

[joared]

Economizing and changing life style is a necessity for more and more of us. For those who have lived rather frugally by nature finding ways to ratchet down even further could be a challenge. What is one person's necessity is another's luxury.

[Terri]

I'm afraid the next year or so will be a tough time for many. But if the vote is right on Tues. then we can begin to make the slow road back to a good economy once again. It's certainly not going to happen overnight though.
Hope all is going well with your book.