Archives for December, 2008

Why Is Consuming Less So Hard For US? (pun intended)


I ran across this little post on Inhabitat via materialicious this morning. I’m glad more people are beginning to think that less (consumption) is more (freedom). It’s too bad it’s taken the worst recession since the great depression for many people to figure it out.
I don’t think boycotting the holidays is the answer though. Why [...]

Am I Going Crazy -or- Should We Be Worried?


A couple weeks ago I stumbled on a video on TED.com (bottom of post) about how unprepared Americans are for a nuclear terrorist attack. I know, I know, what a crappy topic for a cheerful first day of December but then I happened on this article on MSNBC’s website this morning that states that:
“The U.S. [...]