AND VOTE!
If you're as upset as I am at the state of our current government, then I encourage you to get off the couch and start doing something about it. It seems like the democrats have the uncanny knack of wanting to do so much good, but can never get organized and unified behind any particular candidate. Back in the last election, I fully supported Howard Dean, but the Dem's inability to recover from the whoop heard 'round the world crippled his chances in the primaries and we were left with lifeless Kerry. Ah well, lesson learned- I hope.
It is more important then ever to keep momentum going and get some real changes done in government, rather then just evening out the White House. Rock the Vote is still a great way to start getting involved. As is Glassbooth. It's a site that includes a quiz to help find which candidate fits in best with your ideals and priorities this election season. It may just surprise you.
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
11.26.2007
11.21.2007
Black Friday
I've never understood the need everyone feels to go out and shop the day after Thanksgiving. To me, it seems like the antithesis of Thanksgiving. It is the holiday to be happy with what you have, however much or little you actually have. I suppose spending an additional day with all your family can be stressful, but to me, jostling and muscling your way through the claustrophobic isles seems like more stress then your family could ever inflict on you.
That is why I fully support Buy Nothing Day. In the United States it will be Friday, November 23, the day after Thanksgiving. The rest of the world will be celebrating the following Saturday. Buy Nothing Day is more than just cutting down on the hemorrhaging of cash for the sake of tradition. It's ultimate goal is to spread the message that we all need to cut down on the massage amounts of consumption that we all do. It's hurting ourselves, our environment, and the future. I hope people decide to forgo the post-turkey-holiday shopping crush and find others ways to spend their Friday. For myself, I'll be hiking with my family and receiving a massage that my mom booked for me. :)
That is why I fully support Buy Nothing Day. In the United States it will be Friday, November 23, the day after Thanksgiving. The rest of the world will be celebrating the following Saturday. Buy Nothing Day is more than just cutting down on the hemorrhaging of cash for the sake of tradition. It's ultimate goal is to spread the message that we all need to cut down on the massage amounts of consumption that we all do. It's hurting ourselves, our environment, and the future. I hope people decide to forgo the post-turkey-holiday shopping crush and find others ways to spend their Friday. For myself, I'll be hiking with my family and receiving a massage that my mom booked for me. :)
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