Bolder in Boulder but not yet in Kinsale

 In my town of Kinsale, we harbour some of the most intelligent life forms on earth. And today the good and the best gatherd to dissect the budget into the kind of detail that left me thinking.....well.....its no THAT bad is it. And I guess that's because many of us dont have massive pensions under threat, or property empires buoyed up by tax relief, or ministerial cars now havin got be down graded to under 2 litres.

So, back at the office, cashflow is king, and there are flickering candles at the ends of a few of the tunnels. So as we despatched great new orders of Fairtrade muffins just in time for Xmas, and are now in limbo while we speculate about what Jan 2011 will bring, someone sent me a link to the Unreasonable Institute in Boulder, Colorado
http://vimeo.com/15739837

A bit like the Positivity ladies in Cork, and the Transition Town movement, the future seems most likely to bring satisfaction if we take it upon ourselves to plant a tree, say thanks to bank clerks, and give our time to community initiatives.

And anyway, being unreasonable is not new to any of us here in Kinsale if the local car parking habits are anything to go by.