Overheard on the way to school this morning: Jane: Mom, do we use Tide? Me: Ummm, I'm not really sure, why? Jane: Mrs. H says that Tide takes 15 years to work its way back into the Earth. Me: Tide specifically? Jane: All those detergents and things. She says ... keep reading
Written by Jessica Gottlieb in November 2007, about Education
I'm A Bad Swapper Oh Swaptree will you ever forgive this slacker Mommy? Today I ran, walked meandered my way to the mailbox and there was a glorious copy of My Sister's Keeper. Yeah, it's brand spankin' new with maybe a little bit of yellowing to the ... keep reading
Written by Jessica Gottlieb in November 2007, about Consumerism
I'm a green geek. I like stuff, I'll confess. I love to buy things. What things? I'm not sure but I'm quite certain I could end up in bankruptcy court $10 at a time so I resist the urge to purchase. But we needed a new ... keep reading
Written by Jessica Gottlieb in October 2007, about Architecture, Clean Technologies
[youtube]WfO8mGjXoe8[/youtube] What the heck is Blog Action Day? I mean, how can I pigeonhole define this one? It's a virtual March on Washington? It's a sit in? An online Earth Day? I don't know what it is or how to describe it but I sure ... keep reading
Written by Jessica Gottlieb in October 2007
Holy smokes, a Friday night knock at the door from the UPS man. My kids know that the UPS man brings non essential items to our home (read toys and clothes). As I'm opening the package I realize that it's the Xeko game we'd been expecting. My ... keep reading
Written by Jessica Gottlieb in October 2007, about Education (2 comments)
Dear Starbucks, I'm pretty ticked off at ya'll right now. You pretend to be this hip happening WeCareSoMuch company but really… well, I'm not impressed. I like that you use Fair Trade whenever possible but I'd sure be dazzled if you were exclusively Fair Trade. I ... keep reading
Written by Jessica Gottlieb in September 2007, about Consumerism, Industry & Business
Yes? No? Maybe so? The conversations all start the same. I'd really like to be green but I don't see myself with a compost pile at my back door a la Ed Begley. Well either do I, what about using the green bin that the city of Los ... keep reading
Written by Jessica Gottlieb in September 2007, about Philosophy & Religion
Editor's Note: With this post we welcome Jessica Gottlieb to the writing team. Jessica writes out of Los Angeles, where she is a stay at home mother who grew up so crunchy, "so wildly earthy that I was stunned that they required shoes in Kindergarten." We're looking forward ... keep reading
Written by Jessica Gottlieb in September 2007, about Consumerism, Education, Transport
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