It’s no secret that I am not a fan of consumerism. I absolutely love the magic of Christmas and the holiday season, but the stress of shopping, spending money, and giving people more crap that they don’t need makes me cringe. So, instead of participating in the consumer Christmas frenzy, this year I decided to…
Category Archives: conservation
Poison Preservatives & Vanishing Bees
Over the past several years something has come to my attention, time and again. It appears that instead of making the health and well-being of its citizens its top priority, the United States Government is bending to the will of big corporate lobbyists. There are two examples that I would like to share with you….
Support Local Business this Holiday Season
Yesterday morning, I may or may not have sang The 12 Days of Christmas on my way to work… in its entirety… by myself. This can only mean one thing… The holiday season is upon us! Now ya’ll know how I feel about presents and how I feel about collecting stuff… Still, the fact remains…
Speak Your Truth
At the end of the day, you have to be able to lay your head down on the pillow and feel good about the things you’ve said, the things you’ve done, and the person that you are. Life is all about making choices. All day, every day, we are faced with decisions. Should I hit…
Whale Rescue—Farallon Islands
A friend made this post on Tumblr a couple of weeks ago. It’s been tugging at my heartstrings ever since. If you read a recent front page story of the San Francisco Chronicle, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines….
