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Last Minute Shopping Ideas for a Green Christmas

James Theimer — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:59:40 +0000

This year we decided to do something a little different for our holiday gifts. It’s a time of the year that for us has traditionally been about renewal of the spirit. So, we thought it was entirely appropriate in 2009…

Rebuilding Downtown - One MarketFest at a Time

James Theimer — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:58:56 +0000

It’s over now; one more year of MarketFest has come and gone.

It seems just a moment ago that I was standing in the center of Library Park in downtown Redding for the first show of the new MarketFest season, surrounded…

Education by Design, Part 3: Design That Inspires All

James Theimer — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:00:12 +0000

Every one of us has had a teacher who inspired us in our early life, maybe more than one. Teachers who are able to create an environment where learning becomes an exciting experience are never forgotten.

On the other hand, how…

Education by Design, Part 2: Design That Shares Itself

James Theimer — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:00:28 +0000

“You are dreaming too small. If we do what we’re supposed to do, the future will not be green at all. If we do what we’re supposed to do, there will be no such thing as a green building. There…

Education by Design, Part 1: Redding School of the Arts, a Design That Teaches Others

James Theimer — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:05:58 +0000

Currently under construction, the Redding School of the Arts was created with three basic ideals in mind: A design that teaches others, a design that shares itself, a design that inspires all. Click here for the story in Enjoy about RSA.…

Superheroes and shade trees: Tips on how to fix the planet

James Theimer — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:39:59 +0000

My world is full of smoke. As I drive through the dark shroud over the section of Highway 299 west where forest fires refuse to die, I feel trapped in a bad “end of the world” science-fiction movie. You know…

James Theimer: Guest Speaker Rethinking this whole letter-to-Santa thing

James Theimer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:22:59 +0000

What did you get for Christmas this year?

Remember when you were a kid and you ran over to your best friend’s house the day after Christmas just to ask that question? Of course, now that you are older and wise…

James Theimer: Guest Speaker

James Theimer — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:13:29 +0000

I am proud to present James Theimer, my friend, and also my home’s architect, as this Web site’s first guest speaker. My goal was that our first guest speaker would be someone of great ideas, intellect, civility and conscience; someone…