Lift The Flap

Black and White On A Gray Day

Black and White On A Gray Day
(November 8, 2011) - Mark W. Law

I often tease Erika about seeing things as black or white, not realizing how much closer to the truth that is for ALL of us. Lebow made his prediction about the rise of consumerism two years before I was born, which means that anyone under the age of about 55 has grown up never knowing anything d

56 Years Later...

56 Years Later…
(November 7, 2011) - Mark W. Law

“Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfactions, our ego satisfactions, in consumption." The economist Victor Lebow wrote these words in a 1955 paper on how to

10 Tips For Sustainable Eating

10 Tips For Sustainable Eating
(October 31, 2011) - The Team

Lifting the flap and thinking a wee bit outside the box is good for your health and the health of our planet. Here are 10 simple things you can do to achieve sustainable, healthy eating from the folks at Simple Bites: 1. Learn to Cook - Without basic cooking knowledge, none of this is possible.

Making Something GREAT Together!

Making Something GREAT Together!
(October 27, 2011) - Mark W. Law

We live in an area that would be LotusLand for millions of people. But it needs work, lots of work, not just the 'magic bullet' of sewers, though they would definitely help. But first we need to ask ourselves "Where do we WANT to go?" Do we want to move towards becoming a seniors community,

Lift The Flap

Lift The Flap
(October 20, 2011) - The Team

If you had one thing you would do to make the world a better place for the 99% of us who don't earn 95% of the world's money, what would you do? Lift The Flap is an open invitation for your ideas, as outside the box as you want, and a place to discuss them! Obviously something has to change wh

Lifting The Flap?

Lifting The Flap?
(October 18, 2011) - Mark W. Law

If existence is being in a box, then living must be lifting the flap. The business and political elite in our country tell us that the Occupy! movement will fizzle out shortly, or at least once the temperature in downtown Toronto drops below freezing. But will it? Reading one of my favourite '