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Cloth Diapers

Published 2.July.2008 family , fatherhood , green , gson , karma , recycling , steadylife 0 Comments

Recently, Taffy and I decided to start using cloth diapers as much as possible with Greyson. Our primary motivation for switching to cloth diapers is to avoid putting more plastic and paper into landfills. We had been interested in cloth diapers for a while, but we got suckered into the ease of “disposables” (where do they go?)

Our good sister in law, Jen, gave us a bunch of diaps. We’ve been learning the ins and outs of cloth daipers. Greyson seems to like them for the most part, though I think he feels a little hot with a diaper and a cover on in 90+ heat (who can blame him, when was the last time you wore a water proof pair of undies???)

We have tired out fuzzy bunz and kushies as well as some other more generic two piece diapers (diaper and cover). Thus far, Taff likes the fuzzy bunz the best.

We’re hoping this helps.

Yes, that’s the answer

Published 3.May.2008 america , climate change , entertainment , environment , green , smiles , steadylife , thoughts 0 Comments

Yes, we really do need to explore this turn water into fuel option. It’s almost as attractive as turning food into fuel. Why hasn’t dubya gotten on this bandwagon?

What is it with people?

Published 2.May.2008 america , climate change , cultural failure , culture , disgust , environment , green , steadylife , thoughts 0 Comments

After dropping Greyson off at daycare today, I rolled over to Safeway to get some milk since we were out and all. All I got was on half gallon carton of milk, organic, lowfat. I didn’t even get a cart or a basket cause I knew I was only getting one half gallon of milk. So I head to the express line and miraculously, it was indeed express. The woman who was ringing me up, instinctively put the single half gallon of milk into one of those damn plastic bags. I said, probably a little gruffly (it was 8:30 and I’d only had half a cup of java), “I don’t need a bag, thanks.”

You’d have thought I’d defecated on a member of her family’s grave. She gave me a look that was all too telling, pretty much it said, “This is the way I do my job.. I put things in bags and take money. Don’t ask me to do it differently. Its only ONE bag.” But she did pull the single carton of milk which I’d carried all the way from the back of the store to the front with no basket, cart or bag in one hand, out of the plastic bag and set it on the counter. Then she made change for a 5. Well, a machine made the actual change, she just had to get out a single dollar bill.

I should have asked for a gold dollar instead.

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