Saving money and living green are so cool these days. So why isn’t it cool when I do it? Sometimes this frugality thing goes too far. So says the Son and Heir, who is singularly unimpressed by the toys I magically create for Toddler out of nothing (“junk” he calls it), but maybe he’s just [...]
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Rabid Right, Ludicrous Left — Prepare for the Election Year
January 18th, 2012
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“Joyously Abundant Products!” Jumbled amongst the pile of paper pulp on my desk, the catalog caught my eye. Great, I thought. Someone has sold our name to a religious organization. I really should stop making these snap judgments – it’s not too late to make and break another New Year’s resolution after all. This particular [...]
Living Green? Don’t Be Weird about It
December 1st, 2011
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While I rarely involve myself in groupie things, I participate now and then when the reason is right. This particular event was an ad hoc assemblage of women, fabric, and sewing machines churning out shorts and shirts and knitted caps for babies on another continent. At the end of the day, the leader approached me [...]
