Call me lovestruck, call me dreamy-eyed. Forgive me if I’m a little gushy today. WES and I have discovered each other.
WES takes me to all the best places . . . from Beaverton all the way to Wilsonville . . . through lush, green countryside . . . fertile wetlands . . . . . [...]
Entries Tagged as 'love'
I’m In Love! His Name Is WES . . .
June 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability, transportation
Tags: 844steamtrain·bike lockers·carbon footprint·climate change·commuter rail·green living·happiness·Higgins·love·trains·WES·Wilsonville
Love On The Edge by Colleen Kaleda
February 14th, 2009 · 2 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 those [...]
Tags: Colleen Kaleda·culture·fun·Grant Macdonald·haiku·happiness·Honduras·life·love·relationships
Back To Church And Crossing Over
December 28th, 2008 · No Comments · community, spirituality & religion
After being snowed and iced out the last two Sundays in a row, I finally get to go back to church this morning. My connection with God is even more important than usual to me right now because my mother-in-law Joan, in her ninth day at Providence hospital, appears to be dying. Her lungs are [...]
Tags: church·death·gari.baldi·God·life·love·relationships·religion
Decoupling Christmas From Spending
December 15th, 2008 · 4 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; meaningful [...]
Tags: Christmas·consumption·culture·economics·family·gifts·green living·happiness·love·Oregon·outdoors·presents·relationships·spending·thrift
Who To Marry?
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments · lifestyle, politics, sustainability
Are you allowed to establish a legally recognized family with the person of your choice? That is, do you get to marry whom you choose?
I can — because I choose someone of the opposite sex. But millions of Americans with a different choice are denied the right to marry the one they love. That’s wrong, [...]
Tags: California·gay rights·history·life·love·overpopulation·prejudice·Proposition 8·relationships·survival
