It has been three years and three months since I purchased paper towels...habits can be broken and paper towels in our kitchen were a habit to use when draining bacon, sausage, ground beef etc. So now I save the grease (to be stored) until the city has recycle day in the spring. The city uses grease to make fuel as they do with wood. When the branched fall and they do fall it the wood is put on the street the city will pick it up, turn the wood into fuel.
I do not know the technology but the police cars run on ethanol as do all the city's vehicles. By not using paper towels it saves a little bit of water from being wasted, it saves a little bit of waste from the land fill, it saves a little bit of money...look up the story of the man throwing the star fish back in the ocean. It may not matter to the ones he can not throw back, but it matters to the ones he can throw back. Every little bit helps.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Alas, another way to guarantee revenue
Amazing how companies find ways to insure their revenue stream...in an effort to stay away from environmentally healthy practices instead a guaranteed income is born.
Our one year old refrigerator was manufactured in such a way that it is necessary to change the water filter every six months @ $40 twice a year. Most vehicles need oil, filter, every 3/6K miles depending on the vehicle. Then there is also the air filter and transmission fluids changed at longer intervals. Yet a friend of mine that owns a Mercedes reports an oil change once a year. We have been making cars and refrigerators a long time yet can not design as to not creat waste...and those are just two examples.
It truly saddens me, we tout environmental needs yet design can not match what is truly needed...less waste!
Our one year old refrigerator was manufactured in such a way that it is necessary to change the water filter every six months @ $40 twice a year. Most vehicles need oil, filter, every 3/6K miles depending on the vehicle. Then there is also the air filter and transmission fluids changed at longer intervals. Yet a friend of mine that owns a Mercedes reports an oil change once a year. We have been making cars and refrigerators a long time yet can not design as to not creat waste...and those are just two examples.
It truly saddens me, we tout environmental needs yet design can not match what is truly needed...less waste!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
cyber issues
In the past three weeks technology has caused a frustration high around here. At first logging into email, then search engine trouble. Today I can not log into my Go Daddy email. Bottom line it is always something. The more we rely on the internet the more problems we will occur.
I wonder if all the young girls realize how vulnerable they make themselves by posting the wrong message. The crooks even post, obviously and unfortunately for the precious loss of life recently witnessed. Technology is wonderful but it is also dangerous. Our youth is vulnerable. I recall a saying from my youth "go carefully into the night". Well, the same is true "Go carefully into the social media sights", they are not safe. Posting personal information on the internet is not smart!
I wonder if all the young girls realize how vulnerable they make themselves by posting the wrong message. The crooks even post, obviously and unfortunately for the precious loss of life recently witnessed. Technology is wonderful but it is also dangerous. Our youth is vulnerable. I recall a saying from my youth "go carefully into the night". Well, the same is true "Go carefully into the social media sights", they are not safe. Posting personal information on the internet is not smart!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Our humble little church
Today our minister reminded us of our baptism. Most Christians are baptized as babies and we do not remember because of our infancy. It was delightful to have this blessing today. Unfortunately I wore a hat which I quickly took off not wanting to miss the blessing. I was also glad to have my husband by my side.
He frequently stays away from joining me on Sunday simply because the demands of clients. It is such a wonderful experience to witness His presence in the presence of so many fellow parishioners. Our church family to very special and we are going GREEN as today our bulletin was half the size of the usual handout. Going GREEN is one tiny way to help Mother Earth and one so many churches can do by reducing printing and reducing paper products. I for one would not hesitate to take plates and flatware from home, wipe off and return home for washing when serving a meal at church...just a thought on reducing waste.
He frequently stays away from joining me on Sunday simply because the demands of clients. It is such a wonderful experience to witness His presence in the presence of so many fellow parishioners. Our church family to very special and we are going GREEN as today our bulletin was half the size of the usual handout. Going GREEN is one tiny way to help Mother Earth and one so many churches can do by reducing printing and reducing paper products. I for one would not hesitate to take plates and flatware from home, wipe off and return home for washing when serving a meal at church...just a thought on reducing waste.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Another look at Christmas
We have lots to celebrate in less than a two month period of time, birthdays, anniversary and Christmas. As the last of the holiday decoration disappear I think about the true meaning of this special holiday. As always there is a positive and a negative to holiday wrappings with all the paper and bows. How many people are employed by the industry that produces all those designs and product (positive) yet how many resources are used to make a throw away item (negative)? How many people recycled the paper (positive) yet how much water was used to make the paper (negative)? As the debate rushes through my mind I thank God we have the freedom to celebrate. Americans have much to be thankful for and freedom is HUGE!
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