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Ahh the holidays! When all that glitters isn’t necessarily gold

Posted on November 19, 2013 by greenupforlife

I’m not a scrooge. I love the holidays. Wild and crazy though they are, they fill me with a sense of satisfaction, tradition, wonderment and love for my fellow man. Whether these feelings are genuinely my own, or prompted by … Continue reading →

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Once upon a mattress

Posted on April 8, 2011 by greenupforlife

We’re having a little problem in the bedroom. No, not that. It’s our bed – and it’s killing us, at least our backs, slowly. I remember when I used to look forward to sleep, resting my weary bones after a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged back aches, bedroom, gardens, Good Morning America, green living, green mattresses, landfills, mattress, queen-size bed, recycling, reuse, sleep, Vancouver, writing | Leave a comment

The IRS, Green Warfare and buck naked

Posted on March 22, 2011 by greenupforlife

I run my own business. Actually, I write for a living, and frankly, it’s a great gig. Where else are jammies, underwear or even buck naked acceptable attire while “on the job.” I also set my own hours,which could be … Continue reading →

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Are over-the-top ideas hurting the green movement

Posted on March 17, 2011 by greenupforlife

An Inhabitat post caught my eye: Underwater Skyscrapers Recycle Waste From Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It was an interesting and well-written piece. In fact, initially I thought, wow, what a great idea! Trash the floating dumps, create eco-friendly high-rises and … Continue reading →

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Nuclear energy and a green mindset

Posted on March 14, 2011 by greenupforlife

I’ve never been a hand-ringer when it comes to nuclear energy. In fact, as a college student in the 70’s, “Reactor Park” – a green area next to our neighborhood reactor – was the place to play everything from soccer … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coal, fear, green energy, green living, Japan, meltdown, mercury, nuclear reactor, reactor park, World Nuclear Association, writing | Leave a comment

Shades of green

Posted on March 1, 2011 by greenupforlife

Recently a friend sent me a video of Shirley Horn singing “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” The song, recorded by everyone from Ray Charles to Kermit the Frog, says a lot about people…, and frogs. And I remember it well. … Continue reading →

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Hoarding undies

Posted on February 16, 2011 by greenupforlife

The other day I got fed up. I yanked out my overstuffed underwear drawer and dumped the whole crammed-full thing onto my bed. At first, it was liberating to say the least – I could actually see the bottom now … Continue reading →

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Up in smoke

Posted on February 4, 2011 by greenupforlife

I tried to start a fire in my wood-burning stove today. With the temperature somewhere below frigid, all I could think about was how nice it would feel to have radiant heat circulating through the house, melting the icicles forming … Continue reading →

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My Crush on Marlin Perkins

Posted on January 11, 2011 by greenupforlife

Way before the Internet. In fact, before computers, cellular phones, Trivial Pursuit, Cabbage Patch dolls, Ninja Turtles…, stop me when you’ve had enough. Basically, when I was a young whipper snapper, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bobby Sherman, Cabbage Patch Dolls, David Cassidy, family, green living, Marlin Perkins, MU, Mutual of Omaha, Ninja Turtles, simple living, writing | Leave a comment

COP16 Interview with Rainforest Alliance

Posted on December 3, 2010 by greenupforlife

Time’s time to pay attention folks. Statistically, deforestation accounts for about 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In fact, after an extensive comprehensive assessment in 2007, the IPCC concluded … Continue reading →

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