creating culture [or “my first unwitting d.i.y. experiences”]
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 10:24PM when i was growing up in the tiny farming community of vandalia mo [pop. 3,170 and shrinking] there was the usual prevailing “nothing to do” attitude amongst kids of all ages. my problem was that my four siblings and i didn’t really know that it was acceptable to just sit around and complain.
occupy k.c. teach-in
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 4:10PM download a pdf file of the talk “communication strategies for activists” formatted for smartphones.
also, a pdf of the physical handouts accompanying the talk.
occupy k.c. in education, politics, social design an “occupy” receptacle
Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 11:17PM i’ve decided to create a little storehouse of the best info and stories i’m finding on the “occupy” movement in its entirety. here we go…
“occupy kansas city” reflections
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 10:37PM 
photo by eric bowers
today marks day ten of “occupy kansas city”, the local manifestation of the “occupy wall street” movement. lots of events have been occurring over that time, but the first i have participated in was the march from the k.c. federal reserve to mill creek park on the plaza.
financial crisis, occupy k.c., occupy wall street in politics designing on the backs of others
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 5:43PM 
“the daily heller” has a nice little post about hugo boss’ nazi connections here. seems that boss’ sins were two-fold – he not only sought to capitalize on clothing contracts by joining the national socialist party, but he was a true-believer in the rhetoric of ethnic superiority. they also utilized forced labor in the manufacture of nazi uniforms.
in the spirit of redemption, it’s important to keep in mind that people, and companies, change over time. the corporation acknowledges their unsavory past and is both coming to terms with it and distancing themselves from it as much as possible. makes me wonder how we will view modern-day corporations like mcdonalds and wal-mart in the future, even as we are seeing massive shifts in how tobacco companies are behaving – moving into the food industry as r.j. reynolds has done with the acquisition of nabisco.
an interesting (and quick) read.
fashion, national socialists in politics 