tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409417825874108720.post2331791035644889210..comments2023-08-07T10:28:12.703-04:00Comments on Kelly's So Called Life: Nuke ItKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03175693033024112251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409417825874108720.post-30500663937621582982008-06-21T15:22:00.000-04:002008-06-21T15:22:00.000-04:00i've been researching electric motorcycles...i've been researching electric motorcycles...nexyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770386562638543368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409417825874108720.post-85140166898857184302008-06-21T14:00:00.000-04:002008-06-21T14:00:00.000-04:00I agree that we need to live more simply. I've ju...I agree that we need to live more simply. I've just read about a growing movement to downsize our lives. The gist of the story is, they challenge you to get rid of things that you own and try to get by on 100 items. I don't know if I could do that but I'm thinking about going through the house and gathering up what I don't need or use and either having a yard sale or donating it to charity.<BR/><BR/>We're in for a rough go of things soon. I'm nervous about what is going to happen but optimstic at the same time. We can be pretty amazing creatures when we want to and I hope we rise to the challenge again. <BR/><BR/>While I don't collect my rainwater per se, I do have rain gardens that collect it from my gutters and it gets absorbed by the plants and the rest soaks into the groudnwater instead of the sewers. It's pretty neat actually. I've switched out all of my lights, keep my appliances off when not in use and I drive a very fuel efficient vehicle. I'm trying to find as many ways to reduce my footprint and collective energy use. We all need to do our part. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting me spout off and if we all agreed with one another, it would be a pretty boring world, wouldn't it?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03175693033024112251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409417825874108720.post-18992093533323098532008-06-20T20:27:00.000-04:002008-06-20T20:27:00.000-04:00By the way, you don't ever have to "promise to shu...By the way, you don't ever have to "promise to shut up" on my blog. I like people who have opinions even if I disagree.<BR/><BR/>I'm a risk-taker. If there were no other alternatives, I'd reluctantly embrace some additional nukes EXCEPT for the waste issue.<BR/><BR/>I can't in good conscience leave behind something that generations after me will have to live with.<BR/><BR/>I don't need lights on that badly. In fact I think it would do us good to swallow our pride for a few decades and learn to live in the dark, by candlelight in the evenings if necessary, like my mother's parents did.<BR/><BR/>We have become far too spoiled by excessive energy use and unnecessary waste.<BR/><BR/>I was speaking to one of my colleagues at work today about water and she said her parents collect rainwater for their basic household needs. During the droughts, they will actually put a bucket under the window unit a/c to collect any liquid drippings.<BR/><BR/>That's the direction we are going in many ways, not just energy, and I say it's about fucking time.<BR/><BR/>Waste sucks.Friðvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508816404445742901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409417825874108720.post-89833325217174156022008-06-20T11:04:00.000-04:002008-06-20T11:04:00.000-04:00I couldn't agree more on the nukes. Personally, ne...I couldn't agree more on the nukes. Personally, neither candidate inspires me, so I plan to flip a coin in the voting booth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com