An open letter to my son
This morning marks the second time in my life that I have had a life-altering moment while reading my morning news.
Small things that change the world
The person who has saved more lives than anyone else in recorded history was an agricultural scientist named Norman Borlaug who developed high-yielding crops and thereby prevented an estimated 245 million to 1 billion people from dying in developing countries due to famine. It is amazing to me that the advent of a new and better way of doing something essentially saved at least as many people as the populations of Canada, Australia, France and Great Britain combined. Often I get caught up in the movie drama illusion of feeling like the only way to help people is with larger than life actions. To help the world become a better place I must storm the African jungle and start my own militia to save gorillas like Dian Fossey or kick down doors with my SWAT team to save child sex workers like Aaron Cohen. Most days saving the world seems that it is a job for those who can throw caution to the wind and move mountains with their bare hands. That is why today I want to honor the Norman Borlaug’s of the world and hopefully I will drum up some inspiration for myself (or you) to find little things that can change the world in big ways.
Homemade Organic Sugar Scrub
This is a recpie I concoted myself from bits and pieces of other great recpies. If you don't have the time or inclination to make your own the Epicuren Brown Sugar Scrub is my favrote store-bought brand. It smells and feels heavenly. Plus a little bit goes a long way so even though it will set you back $45 for a 16 oz size. The smell is just heavenly and combined with the fine granules it is unparalleled and totally yummy.
Fair Trade Coffee Quest, Update
I am INSPI(RED) to go feed some homeless people with my famous condor omelets.
1 Month to Donate 1,000 Diapers for Mother’s Day
Today is exactly one month away from Mother's Day and as a first time mother I thought I would try a pretty ambitious project for a new blogger. With the help of other mothers I want to donate 1,000 eco friendly disposable diapers to mothers in need by Mother's Day...
Bait and Switch
Always on the lookout for the perfect water bottle, at the grocery store I see this nifty little aluminum number from afar...
How to raise urban chickens not dixie chicks, part II
In my quest for more information about chicken rearing I found some interesting articles including this one, which thanks to my bad speed reading skills, I thought was entitled "Sexting* Baby Chickens". Which I thought was a clever title for possibly some sort of sweet talking your chickens to get them to lay more eggs...
How to raise urban chickens not dixie chicks, part I
I was delighted to see on my DVR Sunday night that Friday's episode of Martha Stewart was completely devoted to raising chickens. This being one of my goals for 2010 I was happy that Martha is on board with my mission to better myself in the next nine months. This is one of several videos I will be posting over the next day or two devoted to all things chicken.
Onion-belted man yells, “Get off my lawn!” saving youngster’s life
First of all, I am going to put the disclaimer on this video that I am not responsible for the messed up aspect ratio. That is YouTube's fault. I got this video in an email several weeks ago. I think it is a real testament to what one person can do for a cause that they care about. Secondly, I don't have a lawn but this stuff is crazy town. Daily I think to myself, "Here is another thing that in fifty years will go the way of the lobotomy and lead paint."
