I took myself to a movie at the Laurelhurst last night, Monday being my night on my own that I often use to see my girlfriends. I visited Vicki and her sweet but depressed dog Ruby, but then she had to go teach a community college class helping women find jobs in the current economy. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'culture'
Living It Up At The Laurelhurst
April 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, energy, entertainment, work
Tags: culture·fun·Laurelhurst Theater·New Deal Pizza·renewable energy·Slumdog Millionaire·Vicki Lind
The Choices We Do And Don’t Have
April 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · energy, sustainability
The new Grist site has an article titled Myth: Using Less Energy = Sacrifice. Its author David Roberts is saying what mainstream culture wants to hear: no discomfort at hand as we deal with global warming. No lifestyle changes needed. I know many progressive people, smart people, who promote this viewpoint. And I understand that [...]
Tags: change·climate change·culture·David Roberts·global warming·Grist·oil
Wishes Aren’t Horses
February 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability
When I was a girl growing up in Southern California, I was horse crazy, absolutely. I saved my allowance to go riding on Sunday afternoons after church. It cost $2.50/hour and of course we always asked for Dusty or Peanuts, the horses that would run. I wished to own a horse of my own, [...]
Tags: air conditioning·culture·development·economics·environment·global warming·Oregon·Stuck in Customs·Sun Belt
Love On The Edge by Colleen Kaleda
February 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments · entertainment, simplicity
Happy Valentine’s Day! In the spirit of romance and soft-edged things, we have haiku today by my friend Colleen Kaleda, who happens to be a professional journalist. Why are Colleen and I so fond of writing haiku together? Because it’s a process of throwing away frippery and non-essentials (and you know how I feel about [...]
Tags: Colleen Kaleda·culture·fun·Grant Macdonald·haiku·happiness·Honduras·life·love·relationships
Feeling Good: Don’t Be Addicted
February 13th, 2009 · No Comments · lifestyle, simplicity
Vince Scordo of the interesting and highly practical blog scordo.com wrote a comment on yesterday’s post that struck a chord with me. He wrote: “I especially like your point about ‘life not feeling good all the time’; this is a very important point and an item many people struggle with at times”. I’ve noticed that [...]
Tags: culture·economics·happiness·life·New Age·New Thought·recession·thrift·Vince Scordo
