As some of you know, I struggle not just with a weakness for Haagen Dazs, but some clothes-horse tendencies, as well. While I can proudly report 17 days of abstinence today from any ice cream (and I don’t feel deprived, I feel fine), I confess to a little shopping episode at Patagonia before I left [...]
Entries Tagged as 'consumption'
Jean Goes Green With Clothes
June 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · lifestyle, sustainability
Tags: clothes·consumption·Go Green With Jean·green living·Jean Baumann·Naked Lady Party·Rex Burkholder
Humbled By Haagen Dazs! The Plan . . .
June 4th, 2009 · 5 Comments · food & drink, health & well being
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 [...]
Tags: addiction·bicycling·Carpool Guy·consumption·Haagen Dazs·ice cream·Oregon
Is Diamond-Cut Life Elitist?
May 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · lifestyle, money, sustainability
I got a valuable comment from Bob Johnson on my post The Fun Of Being In Training. Of course, your life style seems wonderful and enviable. It is truly admirable that you are working to reduce your carb0n f00tprint. But surely you realize that your way of living is completely inaccessible for most of humanity. [...]
Tags: Bangladeshians·carbon footprint·consumption·elitism·life·Oregon
Conscious Frugality by Katy Wolk-Stanley
May 26th, 2009 · No Comments · money, simplicity
The other week I had the pleasure of taking Katy Wolk-Stanley of The Non-Consumer Advocate, out for coffee. She lives in Portland, Oregon like me; we’re even both in Southeast! We talked about our shared passions for blogging and reducing consumption, and we decided to do guest posts for each other. Here is Katy writing: [...]
Tags: consumption·frugality·green living·Katy Wolk-Stanley·The Compact·thrift
When More Is Actually Better
May 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability
A cool thing about vanpooling is getting to read things I’d never have the time to read otherwise.My latest favorite read is a Newsweek article about compassionate behavior. The big research finding is that emotionally secure people who feel safe in the world are more likely to help others and be kind to them. [...]
Tags: consumption·culture·life·relationships
