Perception is nine-tenths of the Problem

How we look at things can make all the difference in the world. Our own personal world *bubble* as well as the big picture.
I was sitting in my car, stopped due to road works, just outside the high school in my town recently. I was being a good doobie and had not blocked the car parks exit. I was happily waving folks out who couldn’t see to pull out and head down the other way, feeling all my karma points racking up when bliss turned to confusion.
A male adult, sitting in his new Toyota was lightening his cigarette with a match and tossed the spent match out onto the pavement. [...]

Keep on greening, keep on greening….

I know that it’s being literally pushed down our throats these days, the green thing that is and I mean that in loving, free range and organic way…. but have you considered the selfish side of green?
The part that keeps more money in your pocket?
When we moved into the Doublewide Dream Machine we were lucky enough to be gifted a washer and dryer. They were used and occupying a building that was being commercially renovated. This was great considering the stacked unit we picked up from Craig’s List was left behind at the vermin infested rental.
After Marty replaced the belts and pump, the washer worked without leaking and there was [...]

The fragility of it all…

What better time to start my new greenie blog then while being pissed off laid up due to a cracked rib. (It’s been a week now and I am officially bored beyond belief!)
I’m hoping that through this blog that I can inspire you to step up your green game and have you call me on where I need to step up mine.
For instance, instead of buying some gauze and big bandages for keeping my comfrey poultice applied to my ribs, I asked Marty to donate one of his tees from the gazillion in his collection.
I used a bit as the pad to smear with the poultice and a big wide [...]