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; meaningful [...]
Decoupling Christmas From Spending
December 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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The Great Sufficiency
December 6th, 2008 · No Comments
My next post will be Part II of Making The Ocean Drinkable, my short series on desalination (see here for Part I). This weekend I am in Southern California, where I grew up, visiting family and friends, but particularly my elderly parents. Today’s post is more personal and inspired by my mother, who is in [...]
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Diamonds To Dust: Needing Better Diamonds
September 19th, 2008 · No Comments
We’ve got lots of blame, anger and flat-out fear flying around in reaction to the collapse of giants like Merrill Lynch — and also the government/taxpayers bailing them out. I’m feeling calm this morning, myself, which makes it a good time to write. What does it mean that all these profitable companies, these diamonds, are [...]
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Carpool Survivor
April 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments
I am lucky enough to be in a carpool with five great people for my two-hour round-trip commute. (I found them through Carpool Match Northwest.) We save money, save emissions and have fun. So on the morning of April Fool’s day I tossed off a prank email to them.
I wrote: “It has been such a pleasure knowing you! My new inheritance means I can now afford a
Tags: carbon footprint · carpooling · hybrids · lifestyle · simplicity · transportation