Who's up for an all-nighter?

[symph]

Not really my best pun, but I'm tired.

I'm staring down some serious night-time school work. It takes me back to the days of university when this was status quo. In those days, I didn't have a baby waking up every 2 hours, or a 5 year old to get up and get ready for school. And though those things are certainly realities, in my mind, I'm still a

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[torscha]

I think it's important that you're Doing Something. I get a lot of flak from my sister for being an armchair politician who never actually gets around to doing anything, and I am frequently guilt-ridden ;(

[symph]

Thanks sweetie. It doesn't feel like anything, but I suppose doing nothing would be throwing my hands up and saying, "nothing changes anyway".

[torscha]

Yeah. There's a reason why despair is a sin... and apathy isn't too far off from there, I think.

[cat57]

love, love this post and your blog....its overhwelming trying to change our lifestyle. I have been trying for years....and every day I come across something I have been doing and should not and it never occurred to me

[symph]

Hey J, thanks for your comments. If you want to go even a step further, bananas are way brutal. (Read up on Banana Republics, if you're interested) Farmers clear cut the lands to grow bananas to sell overseas instead of growing food for their own starving people. It's awful. We're so indulged on every side, to the detriment of the rest of the world. I've become almost sick with realization of what we're doing.

[cat57]

I should have known better then to believe that guy on the radio last week talking about carbon foot prints and bananas! Every issue has so many sides it is like rolling the dice to take a stand.

That is why blogs like yours are so important! Our way of life is so complicated we have become so ignorant and need to be educated from people like you and stop relying on politicians and "experts" with agendas.

[symph]

Yes! Here it is: http://frontporchrevolution.wordpress.com/