Archive for the ‘90 percent’ Category

Gah, I hate all those catalogs that pour in this time of year! I just signed up at Catalog Choice, which is free. I don’t feel I should have to PAY for the privilege of not receiving this crap, but this video mentions some of the other services available that do charge: Save the trees! [...]

I love this little video that packs a lot of great information about the energy costs of our food: Thanks to Small Failures for the link.

TV-free at last

In: 90 percent

22 Jun 2007

Three weeks ago, I unplugged the idiot tube as part of the 90% reduction challenge, and then something odd happened: I started to like it. After a few days the incessant voices repeating slogans and jingles in my head began to fade away, and I could hear my own thoughts for a change. What a [...]

One hour, NO power

In: 90 percent

11 Jun 2007

Sunday July 1st 2007: One Hour NO Power At midday on Sunday July 1st 2007 we are asking everyone concerned about the effects of climate change to simply turn everything (non-vital) off for an hour. That’s one hour with no cars, computers, TVs, etc. Through your support and lobbying we would also like as many [...]

I forgot to take a picture of my homemade yogurt before I ate it but as you can tell, I ate it. Therefore, it passed the taste test. I sliced up a banana, added some stevia and pecans. All organic. Yummy. Not as tangy as I like, probably because I used storebought yogurt as a [...]


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I'm not really famous. In case you were wondering. But I tried. I once believed that fame makes you real - a perversion of "The Velveteen Rabbit" theme that love makes you real. Guess I equated fame with love. Sad. You can read more about that here.

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