I just picked up Bill McKibben's Deep Economy (off Marie's Desk) and already I’m skipping geology textbook reading and annoying my roommates with "did you know"s. Did you know that beyond $10,000 (basic needs per person), money does not affect happiness? Also, eating only local food is the equivalent of cutting household energy use by 20%. Oh, and the first American CSA was founded in Massachusetts (1985) and if you are not involved in ANYTHING, joining some club or society halves your chance of death in the next year! McKibben brings every day principles like more is not always better (obesity!) and wealth does not equal happiness--to illuminate clearly why growth in the United States is “producing more insecurity than progress…requires more energy than we can sustain” and most importantly, is “no longer making us happy.” As far as I can tell, this book will at the very least urge people like my mother to vote with her dollar, buy local produce, and possess another handy excuse to avoid WalMart.
Okay, enough of that. Today is Becky’s “No Media Day” which means she can’t come in contact with any media transmitting device (cell phones, computers, radio..etc). This consequently means we are dancing around and synchronizing songs on our ipods to torment her. We’ll have her post a reflection on it later, though we already know she’ll say it was surprisingly easy and serene and that she wishes she could do it more often for the freedom and extra time. LIES LIES LIES! What is life without compulsive facebooking (new verb 2008) and NYtimes.com? We are going to Roxbury’s Dudley Market this afternoon and a Slow Food’s “Workshop in Urban Foraging” presentation at BU later on. She’ll survive. That’s all for now. Apple and pumpkin picking photos soon!
Okay, enough of that. Today is Becky’s “No Media Day” which means she can’t come in contact with any media transmitting device (cell phones, computers, radio..etc). This consequently means we are dancing around and synchronizing songs on our ipods to torment her. We’ll have her post a reflection on it later, though we already know she’ll say it was surprisingly easy and serene and that she wishes she could do it more often for the freedom and extra time. LIES LIES LIES! What is life without compulsive facebooking (new verb 2008) and NYtimes.com? We are going to Roxbury’s Dudley Market this afternoon and a Slow Food’s “Workshop in Urban Foraging” presentation at BU later on. She’ll survive. That’s all for now. Apple and pumpkin picking photos soon!
Workshop in Urban Foraging: http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/calendar/event.php?id=80308&cid=17&oid=0
also- Brown Paper Tickets is a fair trade ticket company that we ordered our Dan Deacon tickets from and urge everyone (yeah, all five of you) to check out. It donates a percentage of its profits to communities and has miniscule service fees. Not to mention it posts Buy Local and other sustainability articles daily. Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/
Finally, Listen: Fleet Foxes, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, Magnetic Fields, Girl Talk!
Finally, Listen: Fleet Foxes, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, Magnetic Fields, Girl Talk!
