“So I’m concerned about all the waste I see around me. And it’s not like I’m doing anything to stop the deluge. In fact I’m contributing. Why, I don’t know. I guess it’s a momentum thing. It’s hard to change…
Author: onestring
The nature of waste
Did native North Americans have garbage dumps? I don’t believe so. I recall learning all about how every part of an antelope or bison was used for something by natives — and nothing at all was wasted. And why was…
Awakening
I remember a moment of awakening for me about three years ago. I found myself walking through a Walmart. I was like anyone else in there — looking around for what I came for, but also scoping for things that…
Key to a low maintenance life (#5)
Virtually eliminate the hassle of constantly changing bulbs while at the same time reducing energy and material waste. Bite the bullet and pay for the expensive compact flourescent bulbs.
The value of things
I was having a discussion with a friend recently in which he lamented about the number of gifts his children had received for Christmas. It was January 16th and there were still a few gifts under the tree, not yet…
The downside of reducing consumption
I was thinking about ways to reduce my consumerist footprint. I’ve come around to the conclusion over the years that I don’t need to buy and collect movies. I rent movies right now, which is good, but I thought I…
Me to We: Four paragraphs
I am currently reading Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World by Craig and Marc Keilburger. On pages 44-45 I came across a few paragraphs that ring so true for me and echo so well some of the…
Meta-attribution
I decided to put a little effort into certifying the phrasing of my random quotes over on the right and adding attributions where I have none. In Googling for an attribution for this one…. Originality has been described as “the…
Donated to Haitian relief yet?
I shamefully admit that it has taken me until now to donate to Haitian relief. I’ve been focussed on retaining cash for my own major life transition here, but have finally come to the realization that my problems are miniscule…
2012: Make it stop!
Ugh. I can’t take it anymore. I am officially calling a halt to the reading of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. There have been exceedingly few books that I have not finished upon starting them. I always feel some kind…