Comments on: 508 #8: the election and the internet http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/ religion, activism, hospitality Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:29:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tracy http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/comment-page-1/#comment-137115 Tracy Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:52:41 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/#comment-137115 I've got to say that I've given up on Craigslist myself. It just never goes anywhere worthwhile. I’ve got to say that I’ve given up on Craigslist myself. It just never goes anywhere worthwhile.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/comment-page-1/#comment-136877 Jeff Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:06:25 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/#comment-136877 Worcester Craig's List... just another "anonymous" cesspool. Worcester Local First... the spark for this apparently comes from www.livingeconomies.org, which I only discovered after reading the article in the paper today and doing some quick re-surf-search to try and find out who's makin' money creating yet another "group" with a high purpose. I pretty much ran out of curiosity-gas, though, when I read the following in the Wikipedia entry for BALLE: "Members of local BALLE networks have a direct stake in the future of their communities and bioregions..." Bioregions? That word just stopped me cold. It's really gonna take me a while to digest the political and spiritual ramifications of that word... Worcester Craig’s List… just another “anonymous” cesspool.

Worcester Local First… the spark for this apparently comes from http://www.livingeconomies.org, which I only discovered after reading the article in the paper today and doing some quick re-surf-search to try and find out who’s makin’ money creating yet another “group” with a high purpose. I pretty much ran out of curiosity-gas, though, when I read the following in the Wikipedia entry for BALLE: “Members of local BALLE networks have a direct stake in the future of their communities and bioregions…”

Bioregions?

That word just stopped me cold. It’s really gonna take me a while to digest the political and spiritual ramifications of that word…

]]> By: Mike http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/comment-page-1/#comment-136499 Mike Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:39:06 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/#comment-136499 Jeff, thanks for the pointer to the Worcester Craig's List discussions--do you find it useful to follow them, or is it all just ranting? (The ranting is all I see at first glance.) One thing I think we'll talk about next show: this new Worcester Local First group and their attempts to promote the local economy. Jeff, thanks for the pointer to the Worcester Craig’s List discussions–do you find it useful to follow them, or is it all just ranting? (The ranting is all I see at first glance.)

One thing I think we’ll talk about next show: this new Worcester Local First group and their attempts to promote the local economy.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/comment-page-1/#comment-135671 Jeff Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:07:31 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/#comment-135671 Good podcast this week, ...I finally got a chance to play it this morning. My only comment would be that on the night of the election, during the WCCA-TV 13 live coverage, when Kate Toomey alluded to the un-named "blog" that she apparently felt was not worth looking at, my first thought about what she might be referring to was the Craig's List worcester rant section where another "toomey" is regularly vilified. Good podcast this week, …I finally got a chance to play it this morning. My only comment would be that on the night of the election, during the WCCA-TV 13 live coverage, when Kate Toomey alluded to the un-named “blog” that she apparently felt was not worth looking at, my first thought about what she might be referring to was the Craig’s List worcester rant section where another “toomey” is regularly vilified.

]]> By: Mike http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/comment-page-1/#comment-135647 Mike Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:18:22 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/#comment-135647 Likely so; we'll see if it seems played-out by Friday. If anyone would like to guide the conversation, or contribute an audio op-ed, you can leave me a voicemail and I'll play it: 508.471.3897. Likely so; we’ll see if it seems played-out by Friday.

If anyone would like to guide the conversation, or contribute an audio op-ed, you can leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it: 508.471.3897.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/comment-page-1/#comment-135094 Tracy Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:04:45 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2007/11/09/508-008/#comment-135094 I'm assuming that this week there will be some talk about this recount? I’m assuming that this week there will be some talk about this recount?

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