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!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
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!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Christmas mayhem
In the city I live in a main highway that runs through the entire state is packed with cars, SUV's, trucks, service vehicles, and everything else with a motor. Even an occasional pedestrian, runner or bike can be seen. Yesterday out for a few errands I thought to myself, cell phones have given us freedom to the dire effects on environment. American are known for their love of independence which is why we shy away from public transportation. In our vehicle of choice we love to drive.
Now the environmental issue is present. How much more gasoline via oil are we using because of the freedom we have based on one technology. As a technology person with a career in telecommunication I am saddened by the way we abuse, without a glance, Mother Nature. Because we can afford, we abuse, each and every one of us, including me. It's there and we will use it until we use it up.
Now the environmental issue is present. How much more gasoline via oil are we using because of the freedom we have based on one technology. As a technology person with a career in telecommunication I am saddened by the way we abuse, without a glance, Mother Nature. Because we can afford, we abuse, each and every one of us, including me. It's there and we will use it until we use it up.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
A Green Moment
Today as we came together to sing our Christmas cantata our minister mentioned buying re-usable adult sippy cups when we were in the choir room. I often think about how many churches could go GREEN and not use up the styrofoam, paper products and plastic ware we use so often for our meals at church.
Maybe if we all adopted taking our own plates and silver and after eating we wiped off the plates and flatware and took it home again to wash. Image how much less would be in land fills.
As Pete Correll and Don Logan said in CEO Speaks, Sage Advice During Turbulent Times
there's just so much water, so much land and so many places to dump it all.
Maybe if we all adopted taking our own plates and silver and after eating we wiped off the plates and flatware and took it home again to wash. Image how much less would be in land fills.
As Pete Correll and Don Logan said in CEO Speaks, Sage Advice During Turbulent Times
there's just so much water, so much land and so many places to dump it all.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Ethics, Leadership, Persistence,Integrity, Trust, are important
Apparently there are two people with the same name and one blogs about improper behavior. Not sure why people want to publize inappropriate activity...on the internet of all things!
While writing the book CEO Speaks, Sage Advice During Turbulent Times occasionally I would ask the CEO's about ethics or put another way "doing what is right when no one is looking." It's all the way a person wants to live their life. We only have one and it is worth living well. Choices are a simple thing: good or bad, it's all in the choices we make.
While writing the book CEO Speaks, Sage Advice During Turbulent Times occasionally I would ask the CEO's about ethics or put another way "doing what is right when no one is looking." It's all the way a person wants to live their life. We only have one and it is worth living well. Choices are a simple thing: good or bad, it's all in the choices we make.
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