I’m back after a break spent with family, helping my mother-in-law Joan pass away peacefully at Providence Hospital here in Portland. Joan was a passionate soul who believed in making the world a better place. For that reason and because she cultivated thrift during the Great Depression like most of her generation, I think she [...]
Entries from December 31st, 2008
Top Five New Years Resolutions That Make A Difference
December 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment · energy, lifestyle, money, simplicity, sustainability
Tags: Amtrak·carbon footprint·carbon offsets·consumption·culture·global warming·green living·life·New Years resolutions·Oregon·sacrifice·thrift
Back To Church And Crossing Over
December 28th, 2008 · No Comments · community, spirituality & religion
After being snowed and iced out the last two Sundays in a row, I finally get to go back to church this morning. My connection with God is even more important than usual to me right now because my mother-in-law Joan, in her ninth day at Providence hospital, appears to be dying. Her lungs are [...]
Tags: church·death·gari.baldi·God·life·love·relationships·religion
The Flow Of Wine And Money, Part II
December 27th, 2008 · No Comments · community, entertainment, food & drink, lifestyle, money, simplicity
Earlier this month in Part I of The Flow of Wine and Money I noted that wine and libation are linked to the sociability I love — yet they’re a luxury, in the face of a nation and world that are way financially stressed. We all know that what gets measured, gets managed. I had [...]
Top Ten Tips For Living With Others, Part I
December 24th, 2008 · 6 Comments · lifestyle
It’s a modern notion that people should live alone; this is the first time in human history that millions are doing it. Living alone is also expensive, both in dollars and in the earth’s resources. I lived alone for five years following a painful divorce, and I benefited from the peace and quiet and regained [...]
How To Slash Your Heating Bill
December 23rd, 2008 · 10 Comments · energy, money
Tomorrow I’ll write about living successfully with others — skills that can enable us to save tens of thousands of dollars over our lifetimes while also slashing the emissions that drive global warming. (It will be a follow-up to my guest post appearing today at Get Rich Slowly). Today, tips on reducing our heating bills. [...]
Tags: energy conservation·green living·happiness·insulation·Oregon·thrift·winter
