Today has been a lesson in patience and looking into the face of chaos and disorder with calm. I didn’t start out calm, but I’ve got calmer as the problem has escalated. It’s an EcoStreet problem. Our hosting company is completely unreliable. And now they’ve pulled the plug on us because we have too much [...]
Nov
26
The blog’s had a makeover
Posted by zen . Published on 26 November 2007, Comments Off Received
I’ve been meaning to give the old blog a new look for a while now, being the mistress of procrastination that I can be. With a little leap of faith I’ve got a new template, and all without losing any of my precious blogroll links, or my recent comment widget. All praise to Blogger for [...]
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Nov
25
How to pick a winner – a photo essay
Posted by zen . Published on 25 November 2007, Comments Off Received
My beautiful assistant Piper is ready to pick the winner of our giveaway of a copy of MJ Rose’s The Reincarnationist. The names have been put into the hat. Here she is having a good feel around. Making sure the names have been well mixed up. She’s picked a winner. Hooray! Who is the winner, [...]
Nov
25
Clearing out the plastic bag drawer
Posted by zen . Published on 25 November 2007, Comments Off Received
For a few years now I’ve been saying no to plastic bags and taking my own bags out shopping. I do this because plastic bags are bad for turtles and sea birds and plastic isn’t sustainable. But somehow the plastic bag drawer doesn’t get any emptier. Sure, there are times that I forget to take [...]
I haven’t been this excited about a website since I discovered Freecycle, and I’m telling anyone who’ll listen (or read) about it. How would you like to meet people who live within a 10 mile radius of yourself who believe in a community where people help each other and share with each other without expecting [...]
Filled Under: community, right effort
Continuing with the t-shirt folding theme, here’s a basic machine you can make to help you. Isn’t that music great too?