tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post4262770084955084318..comments2024-03-28T11:20:31.192-04:00Comments on Years That Answer: Alright already, I cleaned.Colettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-31374730479228583132018-11-26T09:22:32.258-05:002018-11-26T09:22:32.258-05:00I agree. The damage he is doing will take years to...I agree. The damage he is doing will take years to undo.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-79221579495756021122018-11-26T09:21:39.116-05:002018-11-26T09:21:39.116-05:00Cheers!Cheers!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-25770742141432080302018-11-26T09:21:23.961-05:002018-11-26T09:21:23.961-05:00I'll check it out (Tampa Bay Times). Yes, I th...I'll check it out (Tampa Bay Times). Yes, I think most of us have been recycling for many years. Still bears repeating, especially for those who have not. Those of us who have experience can share ideas with those who wonder how to start. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-53394469584627766862018-11-26T08:33:28.471-05:002018-11-26T08:33:28.471-05:00While I do believe that everyone doing their small...While I do believe that everyone doing their small amount can make a huge difference, I am so discouraged with a president who is allowing industry to pollute as much as they want just to make a bigger profit. It's like saying I will make money on my home budget by throwing my garbage on the front lawn rather than paying for it's safe disposal. I'm making more money but drowning in garbage. Arrrggghhhh! We cannot get rid of this dangerous clown soon enough.8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-44928226155665483942018-11-25T22:45:11.500-05:002018-11-25T22:45:11.500-05:00Does jumping from FL governor to Washington senato...Does jumping from FL governor to Washington senator count as recycling? Hmm, thought not. Did you happen to see the cartoon on the opinion pages of today's Tampa Bay Times? Turtlehead, wide eyed and gleeful,aboard a paper airplane made from a dollar bill winging his way towards the pentagon. Groan.<br />Recycling? I've been on board forever!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-45606739218160987242018-11-25T11:07:51.988-05:002018-11-25T11:07:51.988-05:00Thank you! This bears repeating:
"While the...Thank you! This bears repeating:<br /><br />"While they deal with the big issues, we must muster the energy to overcome our cynicism and despair on the home front. We can start creatively imagining new ideas, new industries, alternate economies, better and more effective political strategies so there will a reasonable future for those we love. <br /><br />Call me naive, but to me there is nothing more important right now than this: reuse, recycle, re-imagine, rethink, and redesign. Please make the effort."amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-11293484988779651472018-11-25T07:32:30.438-05:002018-11-25T07:32:30.438-05:00I enjoyed your detailed job description in the fir...I enjoyed your detailed job description in the first paragraph. It is very much the same as my own husband's, right down to the high shelves and attic work. However, he was a professional cook so he also ends up doing at least half of the cooking. He was bedridden for six weeks last year after surgery and I had to do all his jobs as well, although I hired someone to mow the front lawn (I did the back because of the garden beds). I was very happy when he recovered.<br /><br />I'm happy to hear you sometimes lose arguments to your daughters. It is nice to know you have that kind of a relationship where they feel they can argue with you, and I'm quite sure winning is a thrill for them. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-10448823151295464792018-11-25T07:19:28.860-05:002018-11-25T07:19:28.860-05:00He does need to be recycled. The sooner the better...He does need to be recycled. The sooner the better.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-22094540382000613392018-11-25T03:58:09.597-05:002018-11-25T03:58:09.597-05:00Our deal was I did the washing up, ordered the plu...Our deal was I did the washing up, ordered the plumber and other artisans, researched the replacement white goods (like the fridge-freezer, <i>qv</i>), reached for things that were on high shelves, went up into the loft whenever that became necessary, oversaw all transportation (other than the free bus trips to and from the city), decorated the outdoors Christmas tree, handled the garbage, chose and bought the booze (a substantial and varied disbursement), did minor but regular shopping, plus others odds and sods.<br /><br />VR did the cooking, the major shopping, the washing, and formed the first line of diplomacy between us and our offspring.<br /><br />As you can see this is an unfair division of labour. VR gets the soggy end of the lollipop. Our world shrinks with age and things are changing. Rather heartening, our daughters (in their fifties but I see them still as kids) with their associates take over more and more responsibilities and have immeasurably sharpened their articulacy to the point where I often lose arguments. Families, like trash, get recycled and neither of us feels the slightest resentment.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-13989113564419379502018-11-24T21:00:27.578-05:002018-11-24T21:00:27.578-05:00Despite the garbage from the top (he needs to be r...Despite the garbage from the top (he needs to be recycled), we can all do our part. The threat to the planet can be seen more clearly now and anyone with a brain knows that unless something is done quickly, the future looks terrible.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-74043552408127825972018-11-24T16:00:55.414-05:002018-11-24T16:00:55.414-05:00I'd have to buy them first, ha! But if I did, ...I'd have to buy them first, ha! But if I did, misplacing them would be a natural act for me.<br />Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-84184236972908604402018-11-24T13:50:22.877-05:002018-11-24T13:50:22.877-05:00Did you read about the couple who were cleaning fo...Did you read about the couple who were cleaning for Thanksgiving and found a $1.3 million lottery ticket. Makes it seem worthwhile.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-48969778100967722162018-11-24T12:12:27.728-05:002018-11-24T12:12:27.728-05:00Thanks for weighing in, Sabine. I was deeply moved...Thanks for weighing in, Sabine. I was deeply moved and motivated by your most recent blog post.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-84367440492479742382018-11-24T11:42:32.340-05:002018-11-24T11:42:32.340-05:00If we know how to take care of our mother's be...If we know how to take care of our mother's best china, we are one step ahead. The things we for love, indeed!Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-26864799061413837142018-11-24T11:13:33.778-05:002018-11-24T11:13:33.778-05:00I love Gary Snyder and I love this poem. Many than...I love Gary Snyder and I love this poem. Many thanks, Robin.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-1697124078308463202018-11-24T11:09:16.509-05:002018-11-24T11:09:16.509-05:00This post made me search for a poem by Gary Snyder...This post made me search for a poem by Gary Snyder that I haven't read in a few years. He wrote it more than 40 years ago. It's called "For The Children"--<br /><br />The rising hills, the slopes,<br />of statistics<br />lie before us,<br />the steep climb<br />of everything, going up,<br />up, as we all<br />go down.<br /><br />In the next century<br />or the one beyond that,<br />they say,<br />are valleys, pastures,<br />we can meet there in peace<br />if we make it.<br /><br />To climb these coming crests<br />one word to you, to<br />you and your children:<br /><br />stay together<br />learn the flowers<br />go light Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-51509751050188955402018-11-24T11:09:14.694-05:002018-11-24T11:09:14.694-05:00More and more!More and more!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-75865202124363319922018-11-24T11:06:51.938-05:002018-11-24T11:06:51.938-05:00Yes, yes, yes. More and more, we need to care for ...Yes, yes, yes. More and more, we need to care for this great big home of ours. Linda dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167854309289774316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-67097191374435224722018-11-24T10:55:58.158-05:002018-11-24T10:55:58.158-05:00Please do - the more we talk about these things th...Please do - the more we talk about these things the more impact we can have. And giving loving examples from our lives will have the most impact.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-29017018001060589082018-11-24T10:10:36.952-05:002018-11-24T10:10:36.952-05:00Colette, I am respired. That is more than inspired...Colette, I am respired. That is more than inspired; I've been "in" since childhood and mother on the recycle bandwagon. Which, of course, she had been on since birth: use it up, wear it out, make it do. I believe I will snap out of my funk and document some of my recycles.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com