This logo for BeachForest Harmoney was done by a local graphic designer
(www.gdillustration.blogspot.com). Community banks are a great way to
develop real wealth and keep productivity from leaving. BeachForest
Harmoney continues to dedicate energy to balancing the natural
environment with human infrastructure design through pattern recognition
and creative entrepreneurial solutions.
Ron Paul's advice to young people was not to go into politics, but create businesses that directly compete with the federal government. Here Ron Paul shake hands at a book signing at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
Some people are raised on the Emerald Coast and then leave, some people grow up in other places and then move here, some people never leave the state, and then others travel and return. All these environments help shape the art & culture in our area. Exporting our musics and business to foreign regions while importing their lifestyles and media back to our homeland serves both parties, in both directions. The video above was created from an individual (Luke Bessey) who has moved out of the region, yet makes his work still accessible via the Net.
The local artist above (Ryan Ivy) serves as an example of travel and return. Surf travelers of the region make their way around the world. Since the surf consistency lacks in the area, many pay to live and experience places where the waves are first class.
The Web allows people to connect for the first time, disconnect for the last time, or reconnect a time again. Cultures thrive when the trading of information is done correctly. The artist above has dedicated an entire blog to his creations. (www.charlesvincentisspeechless.blogspot.com)
When dreams and work are put together, ideas can become tangible. With technology becoming more accessible and cheaper, things that were only once possible in Hollywood can now be done at home. Above displays an example of local music and art from Nothing Short of Pure.
After meeting one of the authors at a locally developing eco-hostel, I was excited to read this book. With St. Joe Company in so much control of our land, their influence on our lives is enormous. Green Empire isn't an entertaining read, but a reference of both sides of the story. Tediously I flipped through the highly informative pages. The authors deserve a lot of recognition for their extensive research, which I imagine will be appreciated more and more as time goes on.
Bruce Means (above) of the Coastal Plains Institute gave a speech in Tallahassee over a year ago on the regional biodiversity update. This naturalist serves as an example to all in the area. In attendance, I seemed to be at the same conclusion as he was. Our infrastructure and reckless new construction constantly depletes valuable ecosystems. We can do better
In Costa Rica it fires in the water and on the beach. A Central American flair to the Gulf Coast is heavily welcomed. The beauty of its lush landscape and simplicity of architecture could be and should be emulated. With the most centenarians in the world, its no wonder the people live so long!
Panama, I've been told, is like Costa Rica in the 1970's. Still very raw and untouched overall, this isthmus attracts many U.S. citizens. For a month this country showed me fantastic hospitality as well as many smiling faces. For a third of the living price as the United States this destination remains alluring.
Chicama, Peru (shown above) boasts the longest wave in the world. This picture might be five percent of the total wave. With a forty-five minute walk back to the peak, two wave sessions were usual. On this wave your legs will fail, not your arms. Wow! Stay healthy and get in the water any way possible.
Chicama and Peru as a whole are extremely impoverished. This ginormous solar wind turbine powered almost an entire town; it seems like it would work awesome in Northwest Florida.
Stopped and took a wheat grass shot two days ago at For The Health Of It in Blue Mountain Beach, Florida. I had heard a lot about this place, and now I know why. This establishment is on it! The location from home is quite a distance, however I can see why it 's worth the drive. Semi-local meats were offered and local organic produce as well as food & smoothies and herbal supplements; I can tell the only reason everything wasn't super local was because the supply hadn't yet entered the market. Thank you For The Health Of It!
The Mises Institute of Auburn, AL (www.mises.org) has dedicated their energy to sound money through the preservation of liberty. Judge Napolitano gave an excellent speech at a seminar that I attended at the Mises Institute. Not long after that he was given an opportunity to host a show on Fox Business called Freedom Watch, very compelling.
The Campaign for Liberty sponsored the first ever Florida Liberty Summit in Orlando, FL. There were three days of speakers who conversed on many different topics of Libertarianism. This event focused on grass roots leadership training. Kirk Shelley (www.yourpoliticalguru.com) spoke on Sunday and introduced a brand new business model combining Libertarian political agendas with creative entrepreneurship. Bruce Fein (above), a lawyer who specializes in Constitutional and International Law, sure knows how to play to a crowd.
Thomas Woods (above) knows American history like no other. His intellectual and articulate rants resonate through liberty loving patriots in a manner that will send chills down your spine. Fearlessly, he defends sounds currency. I've seen him speak at the Mises Institute, Florida Liberty Summit, and once in Tallahassee; and I always leave inspired.
