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Will the American Dream stop us from saving the planet?

The Indianapolis Business Book Club met today at the Indiana Humanities Council to discuss Thomas Friedman's latest book, "Hot, Flat and Crowded," which calls for a green revolution to renew America.

Friedman's ideas are compelling, but they may be impossible to implement. As we discussed the book we came to see that a shift in culture will be required in order to address our energy and climate issues. Changing culture isn't just hard. It's often impossible. We came to wonder: is the rugged individualism that defines the American Dream the very trait that will prevent us from solving our energy crisis?

Read more and share your thoughts here

Blog Posts

Serra Head

Blowing up the the I-net...

Things never cease to amaze me...and that's probably good. Today's bit of awe was brought to me by a response blog to Pepsi's new i-net ad campaign, One Lonely Calorie...I don't really care what ppl think of this new series of ads, it wasn't the ads that awed me. It was Ad Networks blogger Chris Abraham's response article "Pepsi Apologized to Me for It… Continue

Posted by Serra Head on December 5, 2008 at 10:54am

Dr. Bryan Bingham

Picking the Right Mattress and Pillow

I have had a lot of patients asks me about picking a good mattress, so I am passing this information along from the American Chiropractic Association. A good night’s sleep is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle; however, an estimated 70 million Americans complain of sleeplessness. “Americans spend one-third of their lives sleeping, so it makes sense to invest in a sleep set that can improve your comfort and overall health,” says Scott Bautch, DC, DACBOH, spokesperson for the American Chir… Continue

Posted by Dr. Bryan Bingham on December 5, 2008 at 8:48am — 2 Comments

David Mark

Do You Have Konjo Baby?! Oh Yeah....

Konjo is a Japanese term that, in the American vernacular, would roughly translate as “Guts”, or innermost personality. It suggests courage under adversity, intestinal fortitude, and a dogged tenacity in the face of physical hardship, pain or even danger. This is an admirable quality in anyone.

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Posted by David Mark on December 5, 2008 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Nwokedi C. Idika

Startup Weekend IS Starting Tomorrow

Check out the really short video done by one SI's own PK at the bottom of this post. Look folks, you only live once. Wouldn't it be sweet to tell somebody that you started a company in 54 hours?? That you started with an idea Friday evening, and brought the idea to life by Sunday evening? Oh, I know what some are thinking, "oh, I'll catch it the next time through." New flash: there's no guarantee that this event will be here fo… Continue

Posted by Nwokedi C. Idika on December 4, 2008 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

Deb New

'Tis the season... to Network!

Shopping. Eating. Decorating. Family. Traditions. More shopping. More eating. All hallmarks of the "holiday season." Well, contrary to popular belief, the holidays also can be a great time to make connections and job hunt. So, consider attending every holiday party or event you can find… to network! Networking over the holidays can have an impact when done without haste and with taste so here are 5 quick tips: *Be sensitive to the season (Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa) with your greethings. Rela… Continue

Posted by Deb New on December 4, 2008 at 6:02pm

Kyle Lacy

Email and Blogs: Ideas for Great Conten

I was searching for some good concepts to write about tonight and I stumbled across Chris Baggott of Compendium Blogware's post about Blog Content ideas. He talks about using your sent and read email in your inbox as ideas for great content. Here is his example of a great… Continue

Posted by Kyle Lacy on December 4, 2008 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Mike Magan

I got a Santa gig, now what?

A few weeks ago I expressed an interest on Smaller Indiana in performing or serving as a Santa this holiday season. Scott Semester… Continue

Posted by Mike Magan on December 4, 2008 at 5:05pm — 6 Comments

Colin Clark

What's Happening at the Indy Awesome Blog-o-Thon

Hey everyone! I thought I'd take a minute to let everyone know what's happening at the Indy Awesome Blog-o-Thon. I've stopped posting every entry here, because I feel like it might be sucking some of the SEO juice out of my site. I'll just give you all a quick summary of my last couple of posts. November 30 was day 17. I just put up a short post about how low my analyt… Continue

Posted by Colin Clark on December 4, 2008 at 4:46pm

Will Hardison

Be cafeful of Craigslist Scams

Ok, so someone ALMOST pulled a fast one over on me today. Here is how the story goes… I was cruising Craigslist in the creative services department and found the following listing “We need a website for our new furniture store”, so I clicked on it. The ad read similar to this: We are in need of someone to design a simple website for our new furniture store in Indianapolis. We need 3-4 pages including About Us, Products, Location, and Contact. If you are interested please send us an e-mail throu… Continue

Posted by Will Hardison on December 4, 2008 at 3:44pm — 6 Comments

Lalita Amos

ChristmaChannuKwanzaTweetmas: The Merry #Tweetmas Project

Here's what I'm proposing (for those of us who want to be or are on Twitter. How about, for the rest of the month -- ChristmaChannuKwanzaTweetmas -- which encompasses many great holidays (and, for adherants, holy days), we consider this season of giving...and tweet about others. Let me break this down further. I don't want this to be hard. But for those of us w… Continue

Posted by Lalita Amos on December 4, 2008 at 11:24am — 3 Comments

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Bettina Settles

Upcoming rides for December 2008

I have not seen the 2009 schedule. Dec 6th, 2008: Toys for Tots Party Bourbon, IN ABATE Indiana Region 1 - Marshall County ..... Contact: Iley (574)936-9619 Dec 6th, 2008: Toys for Tykes ABATE I...

Tagged: fundraiser, tots, for, toys, rides

Started by Bettina Settles 1 day ago.

Christopher Collins

Indy to Brookville Lake...

Hi, I took a ride yesterday from Indy to Brookville, along hwy 52. As an FYI, there is a large stretch of 52 going east that's newly paved -- it's a great, smooth ride. Little traffic on a Sunday ...

Started by Christopher Collins Jul 7.

Bruce Allen

Please Share Your Two-Wheeling Secrets with Me

I confess. The only motorcycle I've ever owned was an 80cc Yamaha back in 1970. I used to have to pull the head gasket about once a month, and it would stop (stop!) suddenly, at speed, in order to...

Tagged: motogp, motorcycle, redbull

Started by Bruce Allen May 17.

Tracy Itzen

Indy Mile Motorcycle Race

Whether you want to get involved with sponsoring the event or just want to be a spectator visit www.familyevents.com for more information or email me at tracyitzen@familyevents.com with any questions

Started by Tracy Itzen May 14.

Bettina Settles

Links to some local rides 2 Replies

Here are some links I use to keep tabs on what is going on with local and out of state rides. http://www.lets-ride.com/event/indiana.htm (this one will take longer to load, most complete) http://w...

Started by Bettina Settles. Last reply by Jeff Zuber Oct 27.

Stephen Howard

Buy or Sell? 1 Reply

Is anyone looking to buy or sell a motorcycle this season? If so lets put it up here and see if we can help each other out.

Tagged: motorcycle, buy, sell

Started by Stephen Howard. Last reply by Jerry Kerns Apr 2.

Greg Medcalf

Motorcycle Group Thaw out!

Spring and summer are getting closer, looking forward to riding again. I have a Harley Fatboy, have been riding most of my life. I enjoy local rides, longer ones on occasion, so lets put some ride...

Started by Greg Medcalf Mar 10.

Stephen Howard

What do you ride? How long have you been a rider? 17 Replies

I started riding again last summer. I ride a 1985 Honda Magna. I am also working on rebuilding a 1980 Yamaha 850 Triple.

Started by Stephen Howard. Last reply by Dominic Jannazzo 1 day ago.

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