Laziness is not civilized!

Okay people, por favor, don’t let’s get completely pathetic.
I was walking through the parking lot at Target yesterday and I saw a perfectly able-bodied woman who, having loaded her SUV with Christmas surplus, was standing there watching the hatch close itself!!!  
I am disgusted.  This is not an awesome use of technology, people!  This is [...]

“I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas”

Here is a post by a guest blogger: my sister, Emily Horton.  She recently took a course called “Master Recycler Program” from a local agency aiming to maximize sustainability in the Eugene/Springfield area of Oregon.  After having taken the course, she tells me that she feels her life has new direction and purpose as she [...]

A dollar ninety-seven

Not much news.  Saw gas on sale today.  A dollar ninety-seven.
A dollar ninety-seven!
Was it or was it not twice that much a month ago?
Is there rhyme or reason?  
Not complaining.  
DON’T want to see a news story to help me marvel at the unceasing wonders (nudge nudge, wink wink to RPG).  
Great timing before our [...]

The Recession from the Trenches

The months after a layoff, waiting to be hired by a new employer, knowing you must relocate in order to continue the pursuit of a certain career, feels a lot like the end of a pregnancy.
As time passes, you wait, you know that something has to happen soon, you try to imagine which day will [...]