InMyViewfinder: Archive

Que Sera Sera →

I love her writing. And she’s from Oklahoma too! I have this strange pride in being from Oklahoma. It’s like saying I’m from Mars. And LOOK! There’s another martian! Her latest post is what has me hooked. “I feel I might have had your childhood experiences. Like it’s a collection of short stories we all read years ago and now have this extraordinary collective...

Feb 1st

Ideal Bite... sound byte

Ideal Bite gave a great tip today: “Look for the labels stuck on your fruits and veggies: A four-digit number means it’s conventionally grown. A five-digit number beginning with 9 means it’s organic. A five-digit number beginning with 8 means it’s GM.” Who knew?

Jan 30th

Pollution in People →

“In 2005, ten Washington residents agreed to testing of their hair, blood, and urine for the presence of toxic chemicals as part of an investigative study by the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition. The Coalition wanted to know which chemicals were getting into our bodies, and at what levels, to better understand the potential harm posed by poor regulation of chemicals, and to develop better...

Jan 29th

Watch

I found this on Life Less Plastic today and I’m shocked at what happens to the recycables in Great Britain. What happens to our recycables here in the U.S.?

Jan 29th

Watch

“Whole Foods supermarkets will no longer offer plastic bags but environmentalists are skeptical about changing consumers’ habits.” -Reuters

Jan 27th

“Happiness is dependent on being able to meet basic needs for food, shelter, and...”

– Penelope Trunk, from her article “You only need $40,000 to be happy” on Brazen Careerist: Advice at the intersection of work and life.

Jan 25th