My consumption habits are definitely still a work in progress. Not only has Carpool Guy pointed out to me that I’m crazy to do a 100 mile commute three days a week (something I had actually admitted up front) but I have a pathological relationship to Haagen Dazs ice cream. Here is the deal, and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'addiction'
Humbled By Haagen Dazs! The Plan . . .
June 4th, 2009 · 5 Comments · food & drink, health & well being
Tags: addiction·bicycling·Carpool Guy·consumption·Haagen Dazs·ice cream·Oregon
Beth’s Take on The Nature of Desire
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability
“Desire drives consumption, and consumption is destroying the earth.” So states Peter Schoonmaker, the director of the Illahee environmental lecture series here in Portland, and I agree with him. Peter circulated my review of Susan Cheever’s lecture to Illahee members (I took issue with Ms. Cheever’s claim that broken promises are what define addiction). Beth, [...]
Tags: addiction·alcoholism·Illahee·life·relationships·Susan Cheever
The Nature of Desire: Promises Are Not The Problem
March 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · lifestyle, sustainability
Why would “The Nature of Desire” be the theme of a serious environmental lecture series like Illahee? What is the connection between desire and the environment? As Illahee director Peter Schoonmaker explains, “Because desire drives consumption, and consumption is destroying the earth“.
I agree with Peter. In fact, I see the diamond-cut life as being about [...]
Tags: addiction·consumption·desire·environment·Illahee·life·Peter Schoonmaker·promises·Susan Cheever
Free of Internet Service
January 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, sustainability
How free are you from HAVING to use the Internet? What’s the longest you’ve gone in the last year without using the Internet? What do you find yourself doing when you’ve got no access to email or the web?
Thor and I just returned from a tiny, beautiful town on the Oregon coast (possibly the only [...]
Tags: addiction·email·Internet·laptop·Oregon coast·retreat·Stephen Covey·technology
Jonesing For Hits
July 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments · community, entertainment
Future posts will be back to diamond-cut, wholesome fare on building relationships and community and saving money and carbon emissions via energy and gas conservation. But today the addict in me has to come forward and be known. The blogger addict, the one who craves hits.
I jones for blog hits. I check my blog stats [...]
Tags: addiction·blogging·carpooling·endorphins·energy conservation·influence·Internet addiction
