Mini of Louisville

I am compelled to make a rare Saturday post about a fantastic experience that I had at the Mini of Louisville dealership.  Laura and I dropped "Alice", our Mini Cooper off for an annual service checkup and wandered into the showroom to check out the new stuff just because we were there.  Within minutes a salesman swooped on us like you might expect.

What I didn't expect was the grace and expertise with which we were escorted around the showroom to see different cars with different options and all the fun car toys that were available.  Mike Robinson is the BEST sales person I've have ever had the pleasure of meeting.  Everything about Mike's demeanor is professional with an abundance of personal experience as well as courtesy mixed in just the proportions to create a wonderful experience.  Mike is the type of salesman that everyone deserves when you shop for vehicle.  Even Mike's title as Motoring Advisor sets him apart as a professional.

Can you tell we liked our shopping experience?  I highly recommend a Mini Cooper to anyone interested in purchasing a new vehicle and can enthusiastically recommend Mike as the man from whom I will purchase my next car.

Marksbury Farm Market now open

I believe in shopping locally when I can.  I figure if'n I have to give my hard earned money to somebody, I'd just as soon give it to somebody I know, or someone locally instead of giving it to someone I don't know.  I am excited to promote the new Marksbury Farm Market that is now open on KY Highway 27 South of Rocky Top in Garrard County.  I grabbed this picture from their Facebook photo gallery.  The Advocate Messenger newspaper did a pretty good story on them a little while ago and that story has been bouncing around inside my head trying to get out since I read it.  You can find them just off the road behind Camp Dick Elementary: they're address is 73 Fisher Ford Road, Processing Facility at 7907 Nicholasville Road
Lancaster, KY, 40444.
I like this idea for all the reasons that Farmer's Markets are great but support the local economy is tops on my list.  Some of these people may be my friends and neighbors so I'm all about helping them succeed.  Also, buying foods that are locally produced means I get the best quality for my family and getting the best for my family has always been a primary objective for me.  I've also posted a real good article about eating locally produced foods on my Facebook page that I found posted by Ryan Mitchell of The Tiny Life blog.

Now, I have to admit that I have not been into the market yet.  But I intend to begin to shop there once I figure out how to get to the property and what types of foods that I can replace from my normal marketing list.  And this relates in a sort of parallel way to my post from yesterday about homegrown prosperity.  I just love the synergy of all this type of stuff.

Hey, that's about it for today.  Hope y'all are planning to be safe as part of your New Year's celebration.  Let's get out there and make it a great day!

More than a little weird

This is the movie poster from the 1988 Rowdy Roddy Piper movie, They Live, although it doesn't really convey the real message of consumerism that is being foisted on the American public.

This is a real cheesy movie about some aliens that have taken over th earth but the message is very relevant to the issues facing our country, our economy, and many of those struggling to make ends meet while conforming the "rules" or standards of what society considers normal.  If you decide to watch this film, I would suggest at least a six pack and maybe a 12 pack to get through the entire ordeal.  And smile, cause you just gotta laugh at some of the acting and actions sequences.

From a Tiny House perspective, this fuels the fire for opting out of the ideal that bigger is better and that maybe we don't have a responsibility to shop our way out of an economic crisis.