Living in a city like Lakewood, there’s always something progressive going on where the citizens are empowered to make positive change. One example is the Lakewood Earth and Food Community, LEAF.
LEAF does a number of interesting things from soil building to community gardening to nutrition education. They also sponsor local CSA’s, Community Supported Agriculture, programs in Lakewood. These programs bring fresh produce weekly from local farms right to the city.
Adam and I are participating in one this season and we’re pretty excited about it. Not only will it help us eat better, but we’ll get the thrill of trying out vegetables and fruit we may not have had before.
Step one of my online simplification is complete, I deleted my MySpace profile. Not really a sad moment since I barely used MySpace and although I had a few friends that did, I can get ahold of them other ways.
I will continue to keep my Facebook account for the time being. While Facebook is starting to get annoying with all their stupid apps, it pales in comparison to the train wreck that was MySpace.
There are certain things that are important when designing a website that is easily used and navigated by its users. Apparently the genius designers at MySpace haven’t figured out what those are yet.
While in Virginia over the holidays, Adam and I were driving back to his Dad’s house. We were passing a house with a few horses and I wanted to get out and take a picture or two.
As soon as I got out of the car, the horses came running over to the fence. I think they were hungry, but they were very friendly. It did make taking pictures difficult because they kept following me.
Published by Bryan 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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It’s that time of year when people make all sorts of pronouncements of how they’re going to improve their lives. And while desire is sincere, often we fall short. With that being said, I unveil my 2008 resolutions:
- De-Clutter, Live Simply
We all have just too much stuff in our lives. My goal will be to not only de-clutter what I already have, but avoid the temptation to bring more things into my home. This applies not only to physical things but also to services such as cable TV.
- De-Clutter my online world
I participate in way too many social networking sites: Facebook, Linked-in, MySpace, Twitter, Pownce. I also get too much e-mail, read too many RSS feeds, visit too many websites. My goal will be to dump at least two of the social networking sites (probably MySpace and Twitter) and unsubscribe from all e-mails and feeds I really don’t need. My bookmarks will also get a cleaning
- Save money
Look for ways to cut monthly bills for non-essentials. Don’t buy things I really don’t need. My goal is to double my savings from where it is now by the end of 2008.
- Re-engage the real world
Spend more time offline reading, biking, and taking photos. I need to disengage from the information overload I experience by being connected 24/7. Spend more time with friends and family.
The overall theme seems to be simplification.
Somehow my phone knew it was Adam’s birthday today…
Just an iChat with great friends, Ryan, Adam, Matt, and Jeremiah.
Published by Bryan 6 months, 3 weeks ago
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So Georgia is running out of water due to a drought. Their governor is complaining that the Endangered Species act is protecting the species that depend on the water in the rivers at the expense of the people of Atlanta.
Hmm…
How about you stop trying to cram tons of people into areas that are not meant to support them? How about you take a more realistic view of your state and understand your natural resource limitations and live within your means?
I don’t mean to pick on Georgia alone, it’s alot of communities in the South and South-Western US. There’s not enough water there, never really has been. And yet more and more people move there taxing the resources. There will be a collapse one day.
I’m sorry Gov. Purdue…I don’t feel bad for you.
It’s been some time since I’ve blogged regularly on here, perhaps I should try to be more diligent about it. Anyway, here’s a quick update on what’s been going on with me…
- My work is going through a big restructuring which also is leading to job elimination for a good number of people. They announced it 9/11 (great date) and it’s been a little nerve racking not only because people I’ve worked with are being let go, but my job is also up in the air. I think I’m going to be ok, but it’s the not knowing that’s the worst. Supposedly we’ll know something this coming week.
- School is going well. I’m taking two business courses this semester. I can say that I’m just not a business person. I mean I get the stuff and I ‘m cruising through with a 4.0, but it’s just not my passion. I miss Latin and History.
- My cellphone ringer decided to stop working on Friday so I had to get a new phone. Luckily I had been with T-Mobile for over a year so I had an upgrade credit. I ended up getting the Moto RIZR in Rose. I have always been a huge fan of Moto phones and this could be one of my favorite yet.
Published by Bryan 8 months, 2 weeks ago
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Today Adam and I went to the Labor Day Oktoberfest. It really wasn’t all that Oktoberfest like honestly. Adam says I probably would enjoy the Busch Gardens Oktoberfest since I was expecting legions of lederhosen wearing Germans flinging Bratwurst around while clogging to German polka music.
Needless to say, that really wasn’t what was going on there. Other than a few random people wearing the traditional German garb, it was a rather disappointing Oktoberfest. Maybe it would have been more worthwhile if we would have arrived in time to see the weiner dog races.
Published by Bryan 8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Those of you who know me, know I’m a huge fan of method products. Actually we use them almost exclusively at home. They’re environmentally friendly, don’t contain any of the harmful and poisonous chemicals that most household cleaners use, and they smell great.
Recently we purchased the new omop and the handle broke shortly after we began using it. I searched the FAQs on their site and found one related directly to this problem. I contacted method and the next day I’m getting a coupon for a replacement.
It’s not every day that a company not only makes great products but also has outstanding customer service. Even though their products are priced at a premium, they’re well worth it.
