... in Portland, Oregon at 6:30 P.M. The subject will be “Choosing a Non-Consumer Life for You and Your Family” and I’m really looking forward to getting a chance to ... be talking about how the choices that others might consider deprivation have led to an incredibly satisfying life for my family. And don’t forget that I will also be speaking this Saturday, November 21st at the ...

As posts where people list the things they've purchased recently seem to be pretty popular on other blogs, I thought I would do my own version. Atomic Magazine RackA cheap and cheerful rip-off of a classic 1950s design. Technically I don't need another magazine rack - I don't even read many magazines other than Sunday supplements - but you can never have too many storage solutions. ...

... , AND give to a great cause...all in one push of the "buy now" button. Now that is what I call a fantastic circle of socially conscious consumer life...and, well, great karma. Here are some of my favorites from their site (click photo for more info): And here's more...Moxsie offers free shipping and returns within the US, Alaska, and ...

... -brand drug if generics aren’t working for you. Consumer Reports also leaves out the unfortunate fact that some generics ... remain a powerful class of medications used to treat serious, sometimes life-threatening mental disorders. They should be used wisely, not as some panacea ... Influence of patients’ requests for direct-to-consumer advertised antidepressants: a randomized controlled trial ...

... the downturn has certainly changed the economic landscape, it may also have fundamentally altered the behavior of numerous US consumers, who are now learning to live without expensive products. Many companies with strong premium brands are anticipating a rapid rebound in consumer behavior—a return to normality, as after previous recessions. They are likely to be disappointed." Read it...

... to the virtual world"). But I was more interested in some of the other issues that came up in the email interview. The Second Life blog post published what looks to be a complete transcript, including this exchange ... tailored for enterprise users of Second Life that we plan to roll out early in 2010. However, the great majority of our business is still the individual consumer, and that is ...

... created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that, to secure these rights, ... all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer." Later Economists expanded on and extrapolated from the original ...

... to think about when we are trying to think about the ways and means that we can actually improve ourselves. The good news here is that when thinking about this, there are more and more things that you can use as consumer technology to actually do this. One of them is the whole concept of the subliminal CD, which uses embedded messages to get things across to the subconscious mind, and this is ...

... page for consumers at You can sign-up for e-mail notices of new consumer updates on an immediate, weekly, or monthly basis at https://service. ... oversee imported food and medical products. -- LASIK: Quality of Life Project, Warning Letters to Facilities FDA has ... be published elsewhere without permission. Please credit "FDA Consumer Health Information" ( as the source. FDA values ...

... level since July 2008. The ICE, which measures consumer expectations about the broader economy, is down nearly nine points from last month ... cnet.com) is where people go to discover the latest in tech and consumer electronics. Driven by a trusted voice and a passionate ... information and inspiration to live and thrive in a life gone digital. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent ...