As I entered the Hillsdale branch of the public library here in Portland just now, I was greeted in the lobby by great stacks of lightly-used athletic shoes stacked neatly in containers. Lots of containers, probably hundreds of pairs of shoes.
“Oh good,” I thought warmly, “they’re collecting shoes for people who don’t have any. Lots [...]
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The Wrong Use of Used Shoes
December 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability
Tags: athletic shoes·Bill Gantz·exercise·green living·highest use·life·Oregon·outdoors·recycling·Safe Routes to Schools·sports surfaces
The Very Best Diet, Part I
April 11th, 2008 · 8 Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability, transportation
You have probably read by now that our country has been getting dramatically more obese for twenty years now. Most people I know seem to want to lose weight and be more lean and fit. Diets, though, are famous for non-lasting results and nasty backlash effects.
My philosophy of the diamond-cut life naturally has a different take on weight loss and dieting than the mainstream culture does. (I’m
Tags: bicycling·cars·CRAG·culture·diet·fitness·global warming·green living·obesity·Safe Routes to Schools·weight loss
