Fika Sisters Coffeehouse – Sisters, Oregon Please welcome Reneé Reitmeier of Fika Sisters Coffeehouse as our next Merchant Member. Reneé opened Fika Sisters in March 2019 in the heart of Sisters, Oregon (201 E Sun Ranch Dr, Suite 103). The name comes from her Swedish heritage… her great-grandmother Cora emigrated from southern Sweden. “Fika” [fee-ka] […]

Twisted Willow Landscapes – Sisters, Oregon Visit their website for stunning high-desert transformations: Twisted Willow Landscapes. Twisted Willow Landscapes is a premier landscaping company specializing in designing and installing outdoor spaces perfectly suited to the unique challenges and beauty of Central Oregon’s high desert. From expert landscape installations to curated high-desert plant guides that thrive […]

Dave Bass’s AMX Wiper Motor Restoration Service Check out this eBay listing for a genuinely unique service: AMX, Javelin, SC/Rambler Wiper Motor Restoration. AMX Wiper Motor Restoration is a hyper-niche business specializing in restoring wiper motors for 1968 to 1972 AMX, Javelin, and SC/Rambler. As far as I know, Dave Bass is the only person […]

Pioneers in Smart, Sustainable Living… Posted on December 17, 2025, by Rich Rawlins I’m thrilled to share a major milestone for Acorn’s project Nexus… we’ve secured our first Merchant Member (MM), Boxkill LLC, based in Sisters, Oregon. As we build momentum toward launching Rayze – our innovative, perpetual funding model – partners like Boxkill are […]

A Call to Pause AI… Escaping the Matrix. Pausing the Race. Avoiding the Cliff. Artificial Intelegence… It’s moving too fast. Not only is it growing exponentially, but each time it doubles in capacity, it compresses the time frame over which it doubles, so it’s supercharged exponential growth. Each time I try to learn a platform […]

The Road to the First “Yes” – And My Take on What Came Next… A few months back, I shared the early seeds of this project with a new friend, who rapidly became a good friend during one of our many conversations. He and his wife are great people… warm, engaging, and always up for […]

About ten years ago, when I first began researching this project, I Googled “what is the biggest source of pollution in the world”. The article that appeared in the first position was written by Live Science and suggested that energy production, food production, and transportation were the primary culprits. Their findings were based on eleven studies in a special […]