Me Against the Plastics

Say yes to canvas

A few years back, I announced my commitment to using my own tote bags for grocery shopping.  Last year, I also turned to shopping at local farmers market more after having watched Food Inc., which for me means the one at Alamitos Bay in Long Beach on Sundays. This market, because of the proximity to the water, does not allowed the use of plastic bags.  Paper only over here except for the pre-bagged salads and other veggies, the salad vendors, the fish mongers, and the bison guy. One lady who sells mushrooms eventually stops supplying us with paper bags altogether....
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And the Third One came

My friend Gregg (@fstop23) died last week after a battle with cancer. Since his diagnosis in October, he had put up a great fight. But cancer, being a cheating, murderous mother fucker that it is, got the upper hand mid-March. His death completed the “it comes in three” circle for me personally.  (Remember 2 former coworkers from earlier this year?) Folks have been writing wonderful things about Gregg and how his life and death impact them. I wrote about three drafts of this tribute/story about Gregg now and I couldn’t publish any of them.  His death reminded me of my...
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Coming Soon: New Zealand Adventure

We’re winding down our New Zealand vacation with my dad. He leaves Thursday afternoon and we leave Friday. So far over 1,000 photos have been taken. I have yet to calculate how many kilometers/miles and hours Brandon had driven in the 5 days we spent in South Island…on the opposite side of the road from the U.S., no less. We had killed absolutely no possums (different than what we have in North America) and rabbits where are both non-native pests here in New Zealand, destroying forests and bird population. However, the Garmin GPS with Kiwi accent tried to kill us...
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Taking a Leap

On March 31, my 6 years stint at the LA Non Profit came to an end.  Things were changing at the office and the brunt of it fell on me, the only person in the office to get such brunt. But then God/Universe/Karma/Fate/Circumstances opened a door for me to walk out on.  After all of the signs through my MP3 player and other means, I wasn’t going to ignore this opportunity. I seriously have followed the lyrics of Defying Gravity.  I have closed my eyes and leaped. Friends were coming to my rescue with new job leads and opportunities, and...
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Can’t Stop the Signal

I don’t know about you, but for me, often times, God/Universe/Karma/Fate/Circumstances sent me message through my speakers. So, my life recently seemed to have been sung through a randomized play list.  They went a little bit like this. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH9A6tn_P6g] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7-AUmiNcA] …so we’ve arrived at… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFW-WfuX2Dk] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiW5ZRQlqEI] Stay tuned....
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