tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91973401064787096952024-03-04T21:24:20.115-08:00Social Fix: Articles on Living in Today's Changing Society<b>Advocating life happiness and social improvement with articles, tips and resources.<br>
Corporate government, the environment, consumerism, health and poverty.</b>Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-14387233598509077692012-06-01T06:12:00.000-07:002013-07-30T13:26:10.649-07:00The Real Big Social Bubble
Commerce and consumption and social stress near the limit?
We may be entering times of great social unrest. There are too many corporations, selling too many products, with too many varieties, too aggressively!
We, who are able to, are consuming too much, resulting great waste and pollution.
There has been some talk of a long term commercial bubble that is strained considerably and about Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-52811855165355506662012-04-01T06:27:00.002-07:002013-07-30T13:28:57.465-07:00Business in Bad Faith
A Crumbling Corporate-Consumer Relationship
Scamming today's consumers appears to be an increasing and ongoing trend in the manner of doing business. Consumers are being abused at various levels of marketing, sales, product quality and support. It is a common buyer experience to make a purchase only to discover that it is not as was presented by the seller, and that there is little or no Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-22820689048153228092012-01-03T06:20:00.005-08:002013-07-30T13:30:41.246-07:00Ideas That Can Make Life So Good
If I had my life to live over I'd do a much better job and from an early age.
Yet I'm very happy here and now. As we should all be, especially if we have sufficient accommodation, food and clothing.
If we do have all the basic necessities and are still weighted down with worries, tensions or emptiness, a few personal positive changes could be a big help in bringing increased happiness and aGrampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-73692465018025639332012-01-01T06:28:00.000-08:002013-07-30T13:31:22.805-07:00Greed And Credit
The intensely marketed credit business is a big mean money making machine.
Credit card companies are lined up for those account interest charges and have conscripted retailers to join the pack. With so many businesses involved and competing for the same loan interest profits, costs have escalated and in some areas ethics have nose dived.
Borrowing is a necessary part of living Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-37254351786032917002012-01-01T05:22:00.000-08:002013-01-01T16:45:36.066-08:00January 1, 2063: We live in such a wonderful era
2062 was another happy and peaceful year. Surely this will enter the history books as a time of widespread prosperity, love and happiness for all in this world. The continuing social improvements each year have meant so much; like the recent one hour reduction in the work week to 20 hours. This has helped personally in our expansion of the blueberries section of our garden, and of course Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-40766687360796412362011-12-01T05:40:00.000-08:002012-02-17T13:40:52.186-08:00Materialism and HappinessTis the Season to Consume, to Waste and Spoil.
Unless you should choose to do otherwise,
for the well being of the world and for you and yours.
Consumerism: The continuing desire to acquire more and better goods and services. The belief that an accumulation and consumption of more than is needed demonstrates success and achieves happiness.
Procuring material excesses in order to live theGrampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-47012001082989299072011-11-05T06:30:00.000-07:002015-05-12T06:12:32.872-07:0080 and Wondering About Life and Society
Grampa Ken muses on social ills, consumerism and values, happiness and the good life.
If this is the era of plenty and so much for so many, why are millions living in poverty or starving? As we gobble up natural resources and dump massive amounts of waste into our environment, why do we work so hard at competing for yet more of so much? That we don't need! Why are the big free enterprise Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-62616284931580359382011-10-01T07:12:00.000-07:002011-11-06T10:48:44.882-08:00Blog Writers Block: A Rewarding AlternativeOr Article, Journal, Book Writing Using A Blog Program
Edit, rewrite and re-post your existing work into a website of articles or future book.
First of all the frustrations of maintaining a blog on the internet.
There is a big difference in blogs that present articles rather than news stories. News items just keep on coming and are interesting to readers primarily when they are current, then Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-50758496159821699512011-08-25T08:20:00.000-07:002013-10-25T19:22:14.148-07:00Stress Tips for Stressful Times
Mental stress: worry, anger, fear and such have become a condition of life for so many in our quickened society, and has increased significantly in recent years.
Anguish may be tormenting us in these worrisome times even though we may have significant personal income and material possessions. In some instances it can be so serious that we cannot function properly from day to day, leaving us Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-46891078501814210412011-08-01T06:16:00.000-07:002011-09-18T07:33:32.163-07:00Democracy FOR SALEThe Corporate Managed SocietyAs commercial power and influence continue to strengthen and spread throughout the world many democratic governments are moving from their intended purpose of servants to their people. Citizen discontent is on the rise, and if the trend is allowed to continue in this manner, long term serious negative implications lie ahead for the world and its Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-10945556802605519322011-07-01T05:32:00.000-07:002011-09-18T07:14:31.337-07:00From Bank to Credit Union - My Walk Across The StreetCredit union concepts and business principles are not very common in our commercial experiences today. Yet they are such a good example of how consumers ought to be treated.In contrast to some of my banking experiences I have always found credit union staff to be friendly, knowledgeable and very up front with my interests in mind. They do exist solely to serve their members and not to pay high Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-28154748254247114722011-06-01T06:38:00.000-07:002011-09-18T07:17:37.455-07:00Our Precious Natural EnvironmentI have always loved nature and the outdoors, the clean fresh air, the plant and animal life. There are so many enjoyable things to do in this beautiful scenic environment and so much of it is free and waiting.As a city kid in summer I would head out of town on many Saturday mornings on my bicycle with my school buddy. After two days of fly fishing we would return Sunday evening tired, hungry and Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-25445106040480938672011-05-02T06:02:00.000-07:002011-07-15T07:11:21.788-07:00Consumer Complaints vs Customer ServiceConsumers are frustrated shoppers when they purchase poor products or disappointing services, particularly if the marketing has not been entirely truthful. The irritations rise when consumers attempt to resolve the problem with the retailer or manufacturer and are unable to get any satisfaction; not unusual in today's shopping experience.Where is the customer relations department? The good will? Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-44944187765061028892011-04-01T06:24:00.000-07:002011-05-04T06:18:13.889-07:00Corporate and Consumer GreedA Society of Greed?Is this the era of greed or has it always had such popularity? We have widespread corporate political, personal and consumer greed and it is well presented in government and in our shopping environment - on both sides. We only need to turn on the TV to see it in the programs, advertising, sports and the news. It is also scattered throughout our social lives as we share Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-70941852035927481072011-03-10T07:30:00.000-08:002011-05-04T06:17:25.792-07:00Obesity and Starvation: Crazy and CruelWill these past several decades be recorded as the time of a horrible exploitation of people's health for the purpose of corporate profit? Will these generations be remembered for the times when thousands of people died daily from malnutrition and hunger - while so many others lived shortened unhealthy lives - from obesity?It will be difficult to comprehend as it is even now. We in the most Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-21693469355970372802011-02-20T06:40:00.000-08:002011-02-20T07:05:11.156-08:00The Work-Family Life BalanceWith all the advances and innovations made in production, technology and commerce, we in the world's most prosperous societies should all be living the easy life, satisfied and very happy.Not so! Lifestyles today are commonly filled with overwork, anxieties and stress with daily routines that take up just too much of our days. There is an ongoing personal struggle to allocate hours between money Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-71493197985682289182011-01-30T06:16:00.000-08:002012-04-22T07:01:29.435-07:0025 Top Life Happiness Quotations
Best of self-help quotations dealing with stress, anger, worry, fear.
Positive tips on living healthfully, confidently, happily, peacefully.
Good ideas for life in just a few words from Grampa's personal collection of popular sayings, selected from tens of thousands, tuned to his needs over a lot of years.
Quotes generally can be very dull just because there are so many. Some are trite, Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-87402106122365919212010-12-16T08:10:00.000-08:002011-07-06T07:26:39.979-07:00Oversized Homes Costly and WastefulThe wasteful production and consumption of oversized houses, cars, meals, services... have created over-sized headaches for society and the world.The big roomy house requiring comfortable transportation to and from the suburbs has been one of the costliest detriments to sensible social development.There is an increase in life stresses to earn more to obtain products and services that are more Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-29471481966879672122010-12-05T05:42:00.000-08:002011-10-17T07:23:07.785-07:00TV Addiction Wasteful and HarmfulTelevision viewers might best be called consumers.
At one time television in the living room was a place for the family to get together to watch a family program, and the choices were quite limited. Since then it has 'progressed' in such a way that huge amounts of programming are now directed at different segments of the family. As a result most of it is not watched as a group and may be viewed Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-58605035677790697072010-11-21T06:18:00.002-08:002012-04-08T06:47:12.938-07:00Bullying Information Ideas and ResourcesBullying is a hateful act by disturbed individuals.
Being victimized by bullies can be so hurtful and harmful. But there is help. For you or for someone you know the following could be a first consideration.There is nothing wrong with you just as you are.
There is something very wrong with their actions.
Others have survived this torture and so will you.
If you are a victim there is help to get Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-83989565671890613342010-10-09T06:04:00.001-07:002012-04-15T06:53:21.693-07:00Cars, Commerce, ConsumptionThe Automobile: Profit and status, waste and pollution.
What a mess cars are making of our beautiful natural world as they spread fumes and noise into once serene surroundings. In their production and usage, cars chew up Mother Nature's resources at an increasing rate. All in the name of progress.
Originally used as basic transportation for home and business the car has become much more since Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-83879062537092708972010-09-26T05:18:00.000-07:002010-10-24T14:00:35.567-07:00A Simple Happy Life in a Just and Sensible Society At some time in the future the world's bloated affluent societieswill be much simpler and a more enjoyable place to exist. Social 'progress' today relies primarily on commercial growth and consumer over-consumption to expand. So many of us are totally tuned in to this continuing socio-economic routine and the young appear lined up for a life of the same. In the richer regions of the world it is Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-29614106263299803932010-09-12T06:17:00.000-07:002010-09-12T06:55:04.303-07:00Kids, Home and NatureThe lifestyles of families and children are changing as exercise and activities in the fresh outdoor air decline.As a kid I couldn't finish supper quickly enough so that I could go outdoors to play softball in the vacant lot or join the street hockey out front. There were many near zero cost, fresh air activities like roasting marshmallows at the back of the lot or exploring the neighborhood withGrampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-347389157692381512010-08-15T19:00:00.000-07:002010-09-03T06:56:42.229-07:00The Great Advertising BubbleAdvertising is everywhere. In print publications, TV commercials and infomercials, spam and junk mail, telephone marketing, product labels, massively scattered in sport venues, and increasingly into what should be our valuable public spaces.Corporate marketing is so very invasive as at every turn it can be in our faces, infiltrating through our eyes and ears and establishing residence in our Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9197340106478709695.post-67059282891418624022010-07-18T08:44:00.000-07:002010-07-23T06:12:48.101-07:00Does Business Govern the World?Civilization along with our natural world have serious problems.Planet and social deterioration have accelerated in recent times, fueled by expanding commerce and over consumption. Driven by commerce's need for increased earnings, expansion marches on, sputtering from time to time. The predicament worsens as the buying frenzy spreads into every aspect of our lives.To what end, our insatiable Grampa Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450075695295090401noreply@blogger.com