Raising the Bar: Bobo’s Oat Bars are Half Power, Half Dessert, All Delicious.
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Alice Walker’s Letter to President-elect Obama.
with thanks to Erika Hohn and five other folks for emailing this to my attention.
Dear Brother Obama,
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Herbs, organic eats and yoga for healthy pregnancy and motherhood
from elephant Autumn 05 issue
Pregnancy and Childbirth: An Herbal Journal
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Commuter Bike Smackdown: Masi vs. Kronan vs. Biomega vs. Paul Frank vs. Bianchi Milano vs. Jorg & Olif vs. Electra Amsterdam vs. A.N.T vs. Simple City oh my.
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Want to Change the World? Change your Refrigerator (seriously).
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By Michael on Nov 21, 2008 in active citizenship, blog, conscious consumerism, enlightened education, non-new agey spirituality, the arts | 0 Comments
(all photos by Michael Levin www.zoobird.com unless otherwise noted)
“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.” — Mother Teresa of Calcutta
The HomeVan is a local Gainesville, FL organization that passes out food and supplies to homeless people. It’s been organized for years by Gainesville locals Bob and Arupa Freeman. Read the rest »
Tags: Arupa, caring, Freeman, Gainesville, homelessness, HomeVan, Shmal, Zoobird
By Anna Gilkerson on Nov 21, 2008 in active citizenship, blog, events, wellness | 0 Comments
The new president-elect stepping off his plane
(the plane factor not so cool but I can understand the guy is very busy)
My last letter post from my good buddy Garrison.
By Garrison Keillor
Nov. 12, 2008
Be happy, dear hearts, and allow yourselves a few more weeks of quiet exultation. It isn’t gloating; it’s satisfaction at a job well done. He was a superb candidate, serious, professorial but with a flashing grin and a buoyancy that comes from working out in the gym every morning. He spoke in a genuine voice, not senatorial at all. He relished campaigning. He accepted adulation gracefully. He brandished his sword against his opponents without mocking or belittling them. He was elegant, unaffected, utterly American, and now (Wow) suddenly America is cool. Chicago is cool. Chicago!!!
We threw the dice and we won the jackpot and elected a black guy with a Harvard degree, the middle name Hussein and a sense of humor — he said, “I’ve got relatives who look like Bernie Mac, and I’ve got relatives who look like Margaret Thatcher.” The French junior minister for human rights said, Read the rest »
Tags: America, Barack Obama, chicago, cool, France, Garrison Keillor, Harvard, humour, international response, president of the United States of America, presidential elect, sunglasses, USA
By Block on Nov 20, 2008 in blog, conscious consumerism, sustainability | 1 Comment
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If you live in a city that you need to drive to work, here are a few tips to lessen your impact on the environment. Even though walking, biking, carpooling and public transportation are the best ways to reduce your impact each day, sometimes these just aren’t possibilities. Follow these tips and feel Read the rest »
By Waylon Lewis on Nov 20, 2008 in blog, conscious consumerism | 0 Comments
Michelle Munro wrote at 3:56pm
happy hello from cold Halifax!
I was just wondering if you have any recommendations for “green” toys this holiday season? I get Mothering magazine and they just had their toy issue and I was wondering if elephant has some suggestion to?
cheers!
Great question. I know of a company called plantoys.com and another one called realbaby.com that have a ton of good eco, non toxic baby and children’s toys…I’m still partial to Legos, myself! And good books! Edward Eager and Bill Peet and Tintin and…of course…Babar are great, depending on age (by your profile pic, I’m thinking you’re thinking young!)
By Waylon Lewis on Nov 20, 2008 in blog, wellness | 0 Comments
I’m doing this on Saturday. While I’m not one for being hugged and cradled in warm water, ordinarily, in the fight between being macho and experiencing heaven, I’ll go with Read the rest »
By Anna Gilkerson on Nov 20, 2008 in blog, conscious consumerism, ecofashion, reviews, sustainability, the arts | 0 Comments
I have been known to indulge in a little collage. In 2000, I discovered Adobe Photoshop the original tool for digital collage. Oh! the wonders I discovered with Photoshop. I could easily get off track as there are a lot more distractions on a computer screen, so many options… If I wanted to be distracted and had plenty of time on my hands to make digital collages then I would be sure to head to Polyvore. Read the rest »
Tags: accessories, Adobe Photoshop, art, clothing, collage, digital collage, fashion networking, fashion styling, images, inspiration, mix and match, objects, online fashion, online sale, photos, Photoshop, Polymore, products, stylists, trend
By Waylon Lewis on Nov 20, 2008 in active citizenship, blog, sustainability | 0 Comments
This may sound boring—but this represesents a sea-change, a concrete result of all those who bothered to vote, and change the balance in Congress. Read and weep—for joy.
By Waylon Lewis on Nov 20, 2008 in blog, enlightened education | 1 Comment
What’s on Page 56?
“Send this to friends or post it on your profile.”
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“Despite believing she is a witch, Mary likes Sarah and, in a strange way, trusts her.”
Random Passage - Bernice Morgan
Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now. Read the rest »
By Heather Mueller on Nov 20, 2008 in blog, reviews, wellness, yoga | 5 Comments
Photo by Caroline Treadway
Four days after my first Baron Baptiste experience, when I jotted down the notes for this blog, I was still sore, in muscles I didn’t even know existed. And after three years as a yoga practitioner, I thought I knew them all.
My dad and sister live just a few blocks from the Baron Baptiste studio in Porter Square, Cambridge. For years, I passed the unassuming storefront on my way to the subway or to buy groceries. But never could I have imagined the sweating that went on inside. My background in yoga is fairly traditional—first at Naropa University’s yoga teacher training program and at Richard Freeman’s Yoga Workshop in Boulder, known for its meticulous teaching and good form. Baptiste Power Yoga serves the ancient tradition with a modern twist, combining fast-paced sequences with 90-100 degree heat, for a sweat-filled experience of purification and cleansing unparalleled anywhere else.
Baptiste Yoga gets major points for approachability. Read the rest »
By Lindsey on Nov 19, 2008 in blog | 3 Comments
A Treehugger article caught my eye today. Entitled “45 Days in Jail for Driver who Rode Around with Cyclist on the Hood of his Car” it detailed an insane incident last summer of road rage in which the thrown cyclist held on to the windshield wipers of the enraged driver’s moving car. This of course is a highly unusual case, but still brought up issues I didn’t even realize I had with getting on a bike. Read the rest »
Tags: bike safety, BikeSmart, Chris Long, commuter bike, Critical Mass, eco footprint, ghost bike, google maps, Google Maps Bike There, Liz Padilla, NY Magazine, Time's Up!, Treehugger
By Todd Mayville on Nov 18, 2008 in blog, reviews | 0 Comments
You know mindfulness has gone mainstream when there’s an Idiot’s Guide to it. I admit that I approached this book with a good bit of trepidation. Read the rest »
Tags: Anne Ihnen, Barbara Kingsolver, buddhism, Carolyn Flynn, Center for Mindful Eating, christianity, Complete Idiot's Guide, contemplation, Eckart Tolle, Islam, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Judaism, local food, meditation, Michael Pollan, mindful eating, mindful life, Mindful living, mindfulness, Pema Chodron, slow food, Thich Nhat Hanh
By elephant on Nov 18, 2008 in adventure, blog | 0 Comments
Kate Morton is cradling a glass of red wine in her hand, comfortably slouched in a chair on the wooden deck of her lodge. We are surrounded by thick, steamy jungle in a remote corner of Central America and Kate is perfectly at ease in the humidity. I, however, am soaked to the bone and swatting mosquitoes that don’t seem to notice my host. In between smacks to my own neck and face, I drink Belikin stout from a cold, black bottle which is sweating as profusely as me. This is Read the rest »
Tags: Belikin Stout, George Price, Punta Gorda, Responsible tourism, Theobroma cacao, Toledo District
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