Some mornings I write briefly (before dashing off to meet the vanpool) about something that’s been cooking in my mind for some time. This is one of those mornings, and what’s been cooking in my mind is the now fully-baked conviction that we’re in training.
Whether here in Oregon or all over the U.S. and world, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Mount Tabor'
The Fun of Being In Training
March 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, energy, home & garden, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability, transportation
Tags: Diamond-Cut Life·fun·global warming·green living·happiness·Mount Tabor·Oregon·right livelihood
Man And Machine On Mount Tabor
February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · community, energy
I feel uncomfortable about my topic today; it’s not all love and light. I have a conflict with my machine-loving neighbor here on Mount Tabor, whom I’ll call Lenny.
I like Lenny and he’s a top-notch neighbor in most ways. He volunteered to my husband Thor to change our flat tire last weekend. Lenny and his [...]
Tags: carbon footprint·culture·energy conservation·environment·exhaust fumes·lawn·motorcycles·Mount Tabor·neighbors
From Desert To Forest
December 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · lifestyle, nature
I was born in the Southern California desert:
Joshua trees praying to the dry sky ,
rain so rare that kids stayed home from school when it fell,
eucalyptus trees tangy in my nostrils.
Avocados six for a dollar at children’s sidewalk tables,
teenage girls working on their tans as seriously as their fathers worked for a [...]
Tags: bibliona·desert·environment·forest·laszlo-photo·life·Mount Tabor·Oregon·outdoors·Southern California·volcano
How To Save Five Hours A Week
September 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · energy, food & drink, lifestyle
Do you suffer from time poverty, i.e. feel that you don’t have nearly enough time? I periodically do, and I’ve seen it termed an American epidemic. The irony and the good news is that many of what I call the over-activities eating up our time and stressing us are the same over-activities that are eating [...]
Tags: breakfast·carbon footprint·consumption·cooking·dinner·global warming·green living·life·lunch·Mount Tabor·running·shopping·thrift·time management·time sink
Mountain Boarding: A Low-Carbon Sport
September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · energy, entertainment, simplicity
One of our challenges in the face of global warming (and also terrorism, for that matter) is how to entertain ourselves independently of fossil fuels. Think about it: if we had a month-long interruption starting today in our gasoline and electricity supply, what would we do for fun? A friendly fellow I met last night [...]
Tags: culture·drumming·green living·Mount Tabor·mountain boarding·picnic·terrorism
