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Update?
Well, if any of you are still livejournal "friends", I'm sorry I dropped off the face of the planet ( Read more... ) -
We're here!
We set out early on Monday morning from Berkeley ( Read more... ) -
Sayings to remember
Under the fence,
Catch the sheep,
Back we come,
Off we leap!
-A rhyme to teach children to purl
In through the front door,
Once around the back,
Peek through the window,
and off jumps Jack.
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Boxes
So, I've been trying to get ready for this for a while (taking things to Goodwill, etc), but I still don't feel ready ( Read more... ) -
On Hospitality
Hospitality ( Read more... ) -
A very Berkeley 4th of July
Tonight I walked down to the Berkeley Marina with my neighbors as I have done since June of '03. This year, thankfully, it was not cloudy or foggy. It was clear and beautiful, with a slight breeze off the water, which makes for chilly times. But I was prepared, so no worries there ( Read more... ) -
My ecologial footprint
CATEGORY ACRES
FOOD 3.2
MOBILITY 0.7
SHELTER 1.5
GOODS/SERVICES 2
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 7
IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.
WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.
IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 1.7 PLANETS. Leave a commentLast class of academic career spanning 23 years
Picture a little girl with chubby cheeks and brown pigtails. She can't say "r" quite right- it comes out as "awah". That would be me as a 2 1/2 year old, entering Montessori preschool ( Read more... )The Best Sandwich
The other day I was finishing my work out at the Y, thinking about biking home and making lunch. And just as I was strapping on my helmet, inspiration struck. "Today is a day for the perfect sandwich." And so I biked to Andronico's, this expensive grocery store that's really close to my house. I would have gone to a less expensive grocery store ( Read more... )
