Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Environmentally Conscious Gift Ideas --  Have some fun with the list of ideas below for stocking-stuffers and gifts that can have a positive impact on your local community, and society as a whole.   - Gift certificates: wine making shop, used bookstore, music lessons , etc. - Membership: golf, gym, spa, massage therapist. - Baskets of healthy, locally-produced foods. - Services: Dog walking, babysitting, housecleaning, etc. - Yellow CFL’s for exterior lighting that is energy efficient and reduces bugs around entrances or seating areas. - Slippers/sweaters (the recipient is less likely to turn up thermostat). - Family recipe book (w/photos of family). - Toys and games with positive environmental or education values and those that emphasize cooperation, exploration or creative thinking. - For the new homeowner - thermostat control that automatically turns the heat down at night and tubes of caulking or weather stripping. Hot water tank...

Green Celebrations - Part 1 Tis the season... so they say.  Late November - January brings a myriad of church and school events, fundraisers, theater and choir productions, meetings, gatherings, parties, live music events, meals, gifts... This all adds up to creating more than 25% waste than any other time of the year. 25%.  To put this 25% number in your mind visually - imagine your own residential garbage output for pick-up day. When garbage pick up day comes around for us, we put out an average of 1/3 of a black garbage bag. Sometimes more, sometimes less - depending on the projects we are doing around the home or property, but that is our average... 1/3 of a bag. 25% more would equate to about 3/4 of a bag. Some of our neighbors put out 2 bags on average... so their increase would look like 2.5 bags. Add that up, household by household; apartment by apartment, down one side of your block and you can start to mentally picture just how much more residential garbage...

-- Quote of the Day --    “Sometimes we want to get away from the busy and hectic city life to find solace in the raging waves of the ocean pounding on the rocks or the turbulent splashing of a bubbling waterfall. At other times we are amazed by the immovable silence of a mountain or the gentle caress of a river overjoyed at its union with the sea. The topography of a region speaks to each one of us – a secret language that people from all facets of life understand and relate to.”  ~ Stuti Garg -- Announcement --  I'm taking Dec 1-3rd off from the office, well - mostly. I might still check the emails and respond to important communications, but other than that I'm taking the time off. My eyes and brain need the break :) So bear that in mind when you head over to the radio show and find that there's no live broadcast happening on Dec 1st or Dec 3rd, OK?... and thanks for understanding :) -- Promo --  Only 2 more b...