Having noticed unusually high readership of my last post How To Save Money On Gas, I’m going to soon write a sequel with more tips on that topic, including from readers, via comments.
But man does not live by gas alone. We need our spirits to be fed, too. Enter poetry. This poem of mine, a [...]
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The Archetypal Lover
July 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 97215, community, green living, happiness, life, lifestyle, relationships, simplicity
Tags: archetype·dogs·fun·haiku·heart·love·lover·Noel Zia Lee·shopping·spirit
How To Save Money On Gas
July 21st, 2008 · 6 Comments · 97215, cars, energy conservation, environment, global warming, happiness, thrift, transportation
The way we drive has a huge impact on our fuel consumption. The cool thing about saving money on gas by using less of it, from the diamond-cut perspective, is that we reduce our carbon emissions at the same time. And all of us would prefer to subsidize our own bank accounts rather than the [...]
Tags: cars·collateral·driving·fun·gas economy·gas prices·mpg·Portland·privacy·saving money
The Very Best Diet, Part II
April 19th, 2008 · No Comments · 97215, carbon footprint, community, entertainment, environment, global warming, simplicity, sustainability
Last week I named the very best diet for weight loss as being one of low car use. That’s because our bodies were designed to get us from place to place with this cool gait called walking. My husband and I share just one car, and use public transit, our feet and our bikes for many of our trips. It’s more fun, too.
What else has been rising in the
Tags: bicycling·Bowling Alone·fun·movies·Robert Putnam·television·walking·weight loss
Our Portland CRAG Launches!
April 16th, 2008 · No Comments · 97215, carbon footprint, climate change, culture, economics, energy conservation, environment, global warming, life, simplicity, sustainability
Last night five friends of mine, new and old, got together at Colleen and Thad’s house in NE Portland. We had wine, a delicious potluck dinner and animated-to-hilarious planning of our Carbon Action Reduction Group.
Honestly, it would have been fun and funny even without the wine. The four sled dogs milling around our legs added a lot to the happy hubbub. Bottom line: We’re going to do it! We’re
Tags: carbon footprint·community·dinner·friendship·fun·sled dogs·wine
