With its mantra of 'change, change', the sundry events such as the financial crisis and others shaking 'belief in the system' and seemingly ever increasing life pressures, it can sometimes seem like a 'crazy world'
Winter has brought very cold weather to here in Europe in February, involving extra wood sawing here on the eco micro-holding (small smallholding). At least that's avoided the affliction of 'fuel poverty', of which it's reported a third of the population;s suffering in this region (midlands, UK), due to high energy prices.
Does the 'large-firm' culture have a de-socialising and standardising effect? To get, for instance, personal and informative service seems rare today, but pleasant when it happens. Perhaps there's a modern entrepreneurial opportunity? 'Humanising' consultancy for large firms?