Category Archives: SURPRISE

Want to Leave Your Job? How To Plan Your Escape!

A rendition of a song by Johnny Paycheck – see a video of his song at the end of this article. Sustainability By ARTS & FOOD® staff, information source: Dr. Brenda Uekert’s Early Exit Academy An Actual “Numbers-on-Paper” Plan for How To Leave Your Job and Create a New More Comfortable and Balanced Life/Work Situation! People always think […]

Herman Melville and the Divisive Politics of Chowder

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Herman Melville, 1870. Oil painting by Joseph Oriel Eaton Melville lived in Manhattan and New England, did he prefer to eat Red or White chowder? By Joel Clark In 1819, Herman Melvill(e), he later added the “e”, was born into lavish living at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, at 6 Pearl Street. His family possessed […]

The Poetry of Art – Poems by Jane Costain

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Jane Costain is a long-time member of the poetry group, The Gamuts. She has written poetry for many years and publishes selected poems in journals including The MacGuffin, Third Wednesday, and Front Range Review. With a MA in Creative Arts in Learning from Lesley College, Jane has taught in public school for over thirty years. The […]

Sustainable Fitness in Mind, Body & Spirit in L.A.

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by Kyle Norton Sitting for hours drinking from the Internet firehose is quickly replacing many essential elements of the human condition. I suggest that a sustainable, fair, hopeful world starts with getting away from electronics and taking care of one’s own needs: chemistry of the mind, fitness of the body and wellness of the spirit. […]

Conversations with Jack Kerouac in Chinatown, San Francisco

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An excerpt from On the Road on a marker in the center of Jack Kerouac Alley, a one-way alleyway in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, that connects Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue. (Above photo in public domain)     An Essay by Jonathon Kendall Photography by Jessica Beaulieu I first met Jack Kerouac in my early-twenties as most young men do, ever […]

SURPRISE DEPT. – “Who Am I ?” The Johari Window

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AN EXERCISE TO HELP WITH ONE OF LIFE’S BIGGEST DILEMMAS Who Am I? Seeing yourself in a new way by combining your self-view with the perceptions of friends, family, and peers. Above a Johari Window is divided into four window squares. The philosopher Charles Handy thinks this concept is easier to comprehend if thought of as “The […]

Social Consciousness: A Planet Better with Climate Neutral Restaurants

Sustainability? Zero Food Print has an IDEA worth hearing! ZeroFoodPrint.com (works with restauranteurs all over the world committed to fighting climate change.) The non-profit organization based in San Francisco works with restaurants to help them understand the driving factors of their carbon footprint and reduce it. Last year, more than 100 restaurants joined ZeroFoodPrint in […]

A Night to Remember: Paul Simon’s Final Tour

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Above photo: Paul Simon by Kevin Mazur By Anna Addoms Paul Simon – who if you don’t know his music, you’ll know from his iconic partnership with Art Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson, anyone? – is currently touring on what he has called his final tour. Not to say that he is no longer making music, […]