I’m more interested in Bernie Madoff’s financial victims than his bail situation or sentencing. I would love for those people to be made whole, or at least experience some healing. Though Mr. Madoff won’t be able to make restitution, I have a thought or two on how Ken Madoff’s victims and people in general [...]
Entries Tagged as 'work'
Bernie Madoff And Wealth Without Work
March 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · life, lifestyle, money, work
Tags: financial victims·Gandhi·Ken Madoff·restitution·right livelihood·victims·wealth·work
Great, Green Job Opening
May 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment · carpooling, climate change, environment, global warming, green living, sustainability, transportation
I’m hiring! Rather, the state agency I work for is hiring me a full-time assistant to work on the Governor’s Commuter Challenge (I am the program manager). Full job description and link to apply is here
Perhaps I’m biased, but this is the coolest project in the greenest state in the nation (Oregon). The theme of [...]
Tags: carbon footprint·carpooling·Oregon·sustainability·work
Getting Consumed By Sustainability
May 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments · culture, life, sustainability
How do we sustain ourselves as we work on sustainability? There is so much work to do, how do we keep from being just another group of American workaholics, set apart only by a bigger vision and slightly different consumption patterns?
It’s 3:49 a.m. as I’m writing (I have insomnia). My upcoming day, my recent days, [...]
Tags: 97215·blogging·commuting·grace·insomnia·lover·renewal·spirituality·sustainability·work
Carpooling Is Cool
April 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments · 97215, carbon footprint, carpooling, global warming, sustainability
The financial benefits of carpooling, featured in a front page story of the Oregonian today, are only one reason that carpooling is cool. I’d say its coolness is embodied in four C’s: cash, congestion reduction, carbon footprint and community.
The carpool I’m in makes my commute between Portland and Salem a joy instead of a grind. [...]
Tags: carpool·commuting·EcoProm·saving money·transportation·work
Carpool Survivor
April 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments · carbon footprint, carpooling, hybrids, lifestyle, simplicity, transportation
I am lucky enough to be in a carpool with five great people for my two-hour round-trip commute. (I found them through Carpool Match Northwest.) We save money, save emissions and have fun. So on the morning of April Fool’s day I tossed off a prank email to them.
I wrote: “It has been such a pleasure knowing you! My new inheritance means I can now afford a
Tags: abandonment·April Fools·Carpool Match Northwest·carpooling·family·joke·prank·Prius·rideshare·Salem·Steve Earle·Survivor·work
