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I Like Your Ponytail, A Story About Commitment
“I like your ponytail.” I said in a playful manner. “Ponytail?” he repeated in a thick French accent. There and then began the most extraordinary odyssey of my life.…
Avoid 90% of the Pesticides in Food, by Avoiding 12 Foods
Why should you care about pesticides in your food?For starters there may be as many as twenty pesticides on a single piece of fruit you eat.…
My HeroDear Mrs. Black,It was January 1967 when this 11 year-old, frightened, little Israeli girl walked into your classroom for the first time. I had only arrived in the country two weeks before.…
We Are Sexual BeingsWith sex all around us, oozing out of our televisions, theaters, magazines, fashion, on the streets, one would think we are the most sexually informed, open and comfortable nation on the planet.”…
The Banking ImplosionI’m sure by now you all have noticed the ongoing meltdown in the mortgage industry. The cause of this whole mess is a little bit complicated, rooted in both the structure of the mortgage industry, and human nature. I’ll try to explain both factors here in layman’s terms.…
Breaking old habits; Creating new Ones
We are mostly habitual beings. Webster defines habit as an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary.…
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By reli4nt
GE released a new credit card that promises toinvest 1% of consumer purchases to emission reduction projects. Consumers can opt for half of 1% as cash back and the other half to fund offsets. Each year on Earth Day you will recieve a report showing how your off sets balance will reduce emissions. read more »
Business 2.0's 101 Dumbest Moments in Business
Business 2.0 resleased it's seventh annual list of business blunders, gaffs, and embarrasing moments. The top ten "winners" included Wal-Mart for it's Candidate Wal-Mart marketing campaign, Comcast for the viral video of a repairman who fell alseep on the couch at a customers house, Radioshack for firing 400 of its staff by email, and H.R. hargreaves & Son which, as part of a prank, shipped packages of cooked ham listing "dog sh*t" among the ingredients. read more »
Celebrating Letting it Go
By reli4nt
Think about what would happen if you lost everything you had. How much of it would you not even want back? How much of it is just crap or has become crap over the years?
What is discardia?
Discardia is a floating holiday created by Dinah Sanders that celebrates using less, and getting rid of the things that don't provide our lives with value -- from relationships to furniture; from habits to old bank statements. It celebrates letting go of what you don't need or don't want anymore. More simply, it celebrates nothing. It is a holiday with absolutely no obligations and no need for stress. On discardia you can simply "decide that you won't buy anything or bring anything into your home and that you will instead just enjoy the fact that you have enough." read more »
Wal-Mart Announces Major Mercury Reduction in Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
People's concern about the mercury content in compact bulbs is now being addressed by Wal-Mart's announcement that it will dramatically lower the amount of mercury in the compact fluorescent light bulbs sold in Wal-Mart stores and Sam's Clubs. The reductions will remove 360 pounds of mercury per 100 million bulbs sold, a reduction of 33 percent. This is great news, and be aware that using any compact bulbs is better for the environment than using incandescent light bulbs. read more »