Posted on February 17, 2009 by Nim
First of all, I love my ironically-classified “conservative” family. However, my MIL yelled out “This is brainwashing!” during Wall-E. *Facepalm* So, if you don’t agree that we should maybe consume less and throw away a little less, please do not read on.
But, if you do agree that maybe extra wrappers, disposable items, and overconsumption might [...]
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Posted on December 14, 2008 by Nim
*I originally wrote and nearly posted this Dec. 2. I was pretty pissed but I felt this post was overly judgmental and snarky in the worst way. When I heard about the man trampled to death at a Wal-Mart, I thought for sure I’d see all sorts of backlash against them, against consumerism, against it [...]
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Posted on December 5, 2007 by Nim
This is a really good depiction (heavily slanted to green, one might say, but no less true because of it) of the story of stuff, just like it says.The story of stuff.
So, what’s a girl to do? Cut out the nasty bits. Grow my own, to borrow a phrase. It’ll feel good to not [...]
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