Category Archives: Dealing with hard times

Artists celebrate First Friday in Floyd

Posted on March 11, 2009 by David St Lawrence

Friday nights in Floyd Virginia are a celebration of country music, and on the first Friday of every month the artists of Floyd join in with art exhibits and receptions all over town. Art lovers and artists flocked to the … Continue reading →

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The Search-and-Buy Economy

Posted on March 8, 2009 by David St Lawrence

Jeff Jarvis recently wrote an interesting article "The Great Restructuring" in which he said, " Large-scale retail will shrink and consolidate and then be transformed by a search-and-buy economy." I think he may be on to something. It certainly applies … Continue reading →

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Lack of confidence in the Administration continues

Posted on March 6, 2009 by David St Lawrence

Are we moving toward a cash and carry economy? I see friends emptying 401Ks to pay off credit cards and others who are seriously discussing bankruptcy after extended periods of being unemployed. Their confidence levels mirror the downward path of … Continue reading →

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Rating Obama – Who do you want to believe?

Posted on February 24, 2009 by David St Lawrence

POLL RESULTS If you were watching ABC the other night, you may have seen Charlie Gibson smugly announcing the results of an ABC poll which showed 68% of Americans approved Obama's job performance to date. He was obviously very pleased … Continue reading →

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