I envision twining climbers and container-grown edibles on the deck, with hardy, colorful perennials below.
Talking about global warming can create a lot of anxiety, but the reality is that all environmental challenges, global warming included, are caused by the way we produce and consume products. Once we understand the cause, we can identify the solutions. There are plenty of them. The Lazy Environmentalist weighs in on this very hot topic.
Most of us got Al Gore's message about global warming messages, after watching An Inconvenient Truth. But now some climatologists have started to question whether that message might have been more alarmist than accurate.
Arctic ice will melt. Mountain ranges will thaw into refuges from the blistering heat. The world's semi-arid regions will turn to wastelands. Scared? We should be, according to the world's leading climate change experts.
Imagine it: You're sitting on an airplane about to take off on a long flight, or you're at the holiday dinner table with your in-laws, and the person next to you
Interests: Anything with an ING: dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading, watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming, surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing, driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting, loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking. I love supermarkets in other places, lyrics to songs, seeking out gluten free food, responding to questions and surveys, finding deals and bargains, doing public relations for anyone/anything I believe in, good conversation, sociological observation, the beach, early mornings, condiments and spices, vitamins and minerals, alternative medicine, nutrition, holistic health, fitness gum, coffee drinking, gun chewing and sitting in the steam room.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their own battles and didn't give up.
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.