Today is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. In the days before fossil fuels routinely lit our nights, winter solstice was celebrated as the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun. Imagine how vulnerable our long-ago human ancestors were as the days grew colder, darker and shorter. They struggled to protect themselves from the bitter [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Christmas'
Happy Birthday to the Unconquered Sun
December 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · sustainability
Tags: Christmas·culture·holiday·life·Oregon·outdoors·solstice·Son·sun·winter solstice
Decoupling Christmas From Spending
December 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, money
It’s about time that I write about Christmas, given that my blog is about happiness and consumption. I suggest we can decouple Christmas from spending, especially overspending, i.e. we can celebrate Christmas happily while living within our means, and the earth’s means. What we all need is a rich quality of life: loving relationships; health; [...]
Tags: Christmas·consumption·culture·economics·family·gifts·green living·happiness·love·Oregon·outdoors·presents·relationships·spending·thrift
The Flow of Wine and Money
December 12th, 2008 · No Comments · community, entertainment, health & well being, lifestyle, money, simplicity
In the Christmas and holiday season, wine flows more than ever. I love festive sociability, and I see it as integral to the diamond-cut life. In fact, we’re holding our annual holiday party this Sunday (later update: our party got snowed out twice, so we’ll hold it sometime in January). At the same time, I’ve [...]
Tags: Christmas·consumption·culture·happiness·herbert.feutl·holidays·life·thrift·wine
