What to do with Newspaper Bag?
For the longest time we did not know what to do with the plastic bag the daily paper is put in that is delivered to our house door. The recycle situation of both these items in our county is such, that they would end up in the landfill. So after a number of ideas, including to maybe not order the paper anymore, we came up with two different solutions. 1. We take one of the bags and put it a convenient spot in a cupboard, which itself holds the other bags. When we pick up the paper, the plastic bag […]
Getting Around
In today’s life for many it is unthinkable to not have transportation available at will at any time. This wasn’t always like that and certainly isn’t like that for the population in many places. Once the automobile was becoming the center of fulfilling our transportation needs, our city and land use plans were designed around the need of the car. Eventually this has contributed a lot to the fragmentation in our lives. We live at a different place where we shop, where we work and where we meet with friends or where we learn. The distances are often so far […]
Where is My Money?
Have you been downsized? Lost work? Did you need to close down your business? Many of us have been experiencing a lot of changes in our personal economic situation and are facing reduced income or total loss of it. Many have, as a result, lost their homes and are struggling to provide for their families and dependents. And this is going on in a large part of the world. The economic systems in North America and Europe are definitely going through a time of big changes and sometimes it seems like they are on the verge of breaking down. There […]
