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Conflicting values
I live in conflict and only just realized it! I live in a wee bit of clutter but I’m always working at tidying it up. I move things here. Tidy things there. Organize shelves. Re-organize closets. It goes on and … Continue reading
Posted in Disposable planet, Respect, Shopping, Tips
Tagged capitalism, disposable, efficiency, habits, plastic, Values, waste
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Gifts Not Garbage
As we head into the gift giving season that it is for so many, I wonder how many people will give things that will last for any length of time. In The Story of Stuff Annie Leonard tells us that … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Culture, Disposable planet, Shopping, Tips
Tagged capitalism, disposable, garbage, Gifts, human impacts, waste, Western culture
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Honouring them?
It has been my honour to have played the Last Post dozens of times for fallen soldiers and veterans: at cenotaphs on Remembrance Day, at graveyards and in churches for funerals and on parade for other honouring ceremonies. Lest we … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Disposable planet, Respect, war
Tagged capitalism, deforestation, earth, environment, harm, human impacts, military, Western culture
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When Global Takes Over Your Local
Driving by Zellers the other day I saw their store closing sign. It made me sad. In Thunder Bay we had three Zellers stores. They’ve been bought out or sold or traded or whatever it is that happens in the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Globalization
Tagged big box, capitalism, diversity, global, globalization, local business, localization, planet, Walmart, Western culture
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Grocery Store Oddities
It was recently uttered by a big food store CEO that farmer’s markets could threaten our health. In his words “…one day they’re going to kill some people though.” This caused outrage and rightly so. How better to know the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Food
Tagged capitalism, chicken feed, Chickens, efficiency, eggs, farmer's markets, food, food system, garbage, oranges, vegetable grain fed, Western culture
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Reflections on Time
I saw this fun reflection and wanted to share it with a friend so I grabbed my new mp3 player with built-in camera, snapped a photo, plugged the device into the computer, transferred the photo, attached it to an email … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged capitalism, deforestation, earth, efficiency, environment, habitat destruction, human impacts, mountaintop coal mining, time, Western culture
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