Latest from economicus ridiculous: 1. Bargains Scarce in High Poverty Areas http://bit.ly/cu26zw 2. Blue and Broke http://bit.ly/bqVpyV On why poverty encourages isolation. Also the embarrassment and shaming that can happen at events for which the entry fee is "by donation." (See also comments section.) Ocean -- Blog: economicus ridiculous ... exercises in miserly minimalism http://economicusridiculous.blogspot.com/ Blog: Challenging the Commonplace ... and other irreverent activities http://challengingthecommonplace.blogspot.com/ Book: Policies of Exclusion, Poverty & Health: Stories from the front Podcasts of book: http://bcseawalker.podbean.com/ To manage subscriptions/passwords, or view archives, go to http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/click4hp.html . [log in to unmask] is run in collaboration with Health Nexus: http://www.healthnexus.ca/index_eng.php