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YELP!!! Reviews Locked Up

by Kristofer Young April 19, 2011

Yelp_logoYelp, in my vocabulary, has always meant a sharp cry or bark, usually arising from an animal or human, startled or hurt. Today, in this writing, I use the word both in its common meaning, as I have known it throughout my life, and the modern, referring to an online…

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Bliss Yogurt or Bliss Coma?

by Dvorah March 23, 2011

I love Frozen Yogurt and so do my kids. A friend told me there was a new Yogurt place in town, so I thought I’d walk over and check it out. I couldn’t understand why they’d open a new yogurt place when AZU had natural Gelato right next door. But…

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One Trillion Dollars (What A Bullsh*t Useless Thing)

by evan austin June 7, 2010

While updating some by-the-numbers data on the Ojai Peace Coalition Action Blog, i noticed it had happened: the United States has now spent over ONE TRILLION DOLLARS on war since 2001, according to CostOfWar.com. (THREE BILLION of that came from Ventura County)

Screenshot from CostOfWar.com at 9:29pm on 07-June-2010

Screenshot from CostOfWar.com at 9:29pm on 07-June-2010

Anti-Flag wrote a…

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Tax Day Priorities

by evan austin April 15, 2010

Tax Day in America seems to me to be an excellent time to check in on our national priorities, for two reasons: 1) in this capitalist nation, where we’ve spent our money is a clear indicator of where our priorities are NOW, and 2) while everyone’s mind is on the money they’re paying and expecting back, including our politicians, is a great time to have a discussion about how we want our money – capitalism’s word for “priorities” – to be invested in the future.

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KINDNESS is nonviolent.

by evan austin March 8, 2010

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Welcome to Day 38 of the 64-day Season for Nonviolence; one of today’s affirmations and practices is

KINDNESS: Do something kind for someone for no reason other than to be kind. Bring beauty to a place where it may be needed without letting anyone know that you were the one who…

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Season for Nonviolence Begins Today

by evan austin January 30, 2010

snv-logo.jpgToday is January 30: Day One of the 64-day Season For Nonviolence that spans the death dates of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. It is in honor of the lives, work, and commitment of these men and others who advanced the consciousness and practice of nonviolence in profound and…

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Donate to Haiti Relief Through Local Org

by evan austin January 19, 2010

DRI.jpgNo doubt you are well aware of the disaster, needs, and response in Haiti, and if you’re like me it can seem overwhelming to know how to help. Specifically, there can be a general doubt about where your money (if that’s how you choose to reach out) is best placed,…

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It’s Christmas Eve!

by evan austin December 24, 2009

mchatton-xmassongs.jpgHow would you like some free, locally-produced Christmas music to decorate/eat/wrap/unwrap by?
Ojai Radio is currently featuring local artist, Todd McHatton’s Christmas Songs. Click here for a listen!
And to download the whole 5 song EP for FREE click here! If you like indie rock, Harry Nilsson, or Christmas…. give it a…

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End War, Starting with Education

by evan austin December 17, 2009

arlingtonmobile_slashed.jpg “You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can’t bomb it into peace” -Michael Franti
You can’t slash away uncomfortable truths, either…but that doesn’t mean people won’t try. The above photograph is of my car, a 2001 Ford Focus that you’ve probably seen around the valley for almost as long…

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Happy, Merry, Joyous, Cheery Chalica!

by evan austin December 7, 2009

From an online article published today, entitled “Chalica, new weeklong UU holiday, slowly gains adherents – slowly“:

Part of the reason that Chalica has the following that it does is that it has a song. Two songs actually. Evan Austin, a member of the UU Church of Ventura, Calif., wrote “The…

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