My blogging pal Lou Grinzo from The Cost Of Energy emailed me as he was leaving for his family’s Christmas gathering. He wished me happy holidays and voiced some really nice appreciation for Diamond-Cut Life’s “conspicuously human take” on climate change issues. Lou’s phrase that particularly leapt out at me, though, was in reference to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'sacrifice'
Alison Cassandra Barcelona
December 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · energy, global warming and climate change
Tags: Cassandra·coal·collapse·economy·Jared Diamond·Lou Grinzo·mythology·oil·sacrifice
About Furloughs And Household Finances
October 25th, 2009 · No Comments · community, lifestyle, money, work
Would you like a day off from work? Say, a Friday all to yourself, in which to do anything you’d like? The only catch is that you’re not paid for your day off. As an employee of the state of Oregon, I had my first furlough day last week. Like most of my coworkers, I [...]
The Most Important Number In The World
September 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · global warming and climate change, politics, sustainability
Why is 350 the most important number in the world? In what way are the world’s leaders deciding the future of the earth in Copenhagen this December? And despite Bill McKibben’s brilliance and his Deep Economy being one of my all-time favorite books, why did I leave his keynote address at the Muddy Boot Festival [...]
Tags: Bill McKibben·carbon emissions·Copenhagen·government·Muddy Boot Festival·sacrifice
Americorps And Giving Back
March 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · home & garden, lifestyle
I’m writing from Bend, a high desert town in Central Oregon. I love this town . . . no, I love this whole region. . . . rugged, arid, lots of wildlife. After I finished work last night and closed down my laptop, I went for a river-walk with my friend Scott. We admired the [...]
Tags: Americorps·Bend·Central Oregon·happiness·high desert·mass media·Oregon·sacrifice·selfishness·two dogs
Top Five New Years Resolutions That Make A Difference
December 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment · energy, lifestyle, money, simplicity, sustainability
I’m back after a break spent with family, helping my mother-in-law Joan pass away peacefully at Providence Hospital here in Portland. Joan was a passionate soul who believed in making the world a better place. For that reason and because she cultivated thrift during the Great Depression like most of her generation, I think she [...]
Tags: Amtrak·carbon footprint·carbon offsets·consumption·culture·global warming·green living·life·New Years resolutions·Oregon·sacrifice·thrift
