News, Musings & Announcements

  • Make It Count

    by Dan Maher
    I’ve been meaning to add to the blog for some time. But the truth is whenever I opened to the blank page, it felt like looking into a mirror. I had...
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  • Power (Re)Distributions I Have Known

    by Dan Maher
    Things are usually humming along well enough when it happens. First there is a flickering, a moment or two of darkness, that appear to be no cause ...

  • Everybody Deserves ‘Nice’ Things

    by Dan Maher
    How much would you be willing to pay for American-made hair and skin care products that contained only recognizable, pronounceable ingredients? Wha...

  • Good News! We Are Open Again

    by Dan Maher
    First, let me just say that I am oh so grateful for the support you have shown me and the store through this troubled time. I would very likely be...

  • We Now Offer Carbon Offsets With Every Online Purchase

    by Dan Maher
    We make it our business to only work with people and businesses that are as passionate about the planet as we are. That's why we teamed up with ...

  • Quiet

    by Dan Maher
    On sunny days the marshes, levees and bay are visible from the trail in a few places at least, though the walks seldom start before nine. The boy h...

  • The Places We Will Go

    by Dan Maher
    As this is technically an op-ed piece, I feel obligated to say something useful about what is happening on the planet at the moment. And I surely m...

  • The Purell Presidency

    by Dan Maher
    Trump was a self-declared germaphobe before it was cool. And as perhaps the only thing about the current situation about which he has shown any ...

  • Oh Dear

    by Dan Maher
    I cannot see the future, but I sense certain cultural changes in ours. Because, of course, there will be the short-term adjustments in regards to s...

  • Ask Not Of Your Neighbors What You Do Not Ask Of Yourself

    by Dan Maher
    Most people are familiar with the adage: “When you point a finger, three point back at you.” In psychoanalytic terms, it refers to the unconscious ...

  • The Big Natural-Products-Wrapped-In-Plastic Junction Dysfunction

    by Dan Maher
    You know, I marvel at all of the big beautiful containers of natural products now readily available! It appears there has been nothing short of an ...

  • Let It Grow

    by Dan Maher
    We are planning a celebration of making for May 2020. Click here if you are interested in helping make the scene. Honestly? It seemed like a daunti...