tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968659849054270043.post5317377430560196169..comments2013-03-05T15:24:05.376-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Cranky Idealist: How many environmentalists does it take to change a lightbulb?Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09437650527778824442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968659849054270043.post-24236090985100261312011-01-04T21:14:08.506-05:002011-01-04T21:14:08.506-05:00For those fellow students out there (or anybody wh...For those fellow students out there (or anybody who constantly has to print out large quantities), don't forget to print double-sided!!! :-)StarryNighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755648578709747132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968659849054270043.post-85326774453934045662011-01-02T20:16:36.753-05:002011-01-02T20:16:36.753-05:00Melinda, this is the first blog I've ever read...Melinda, this is the first blog I've ever read. Don't know if I fit your recommended lifestyle, but will say where I am. I am in the process of moving, hopefully soon. By so doing, I am trying to rid myself of 26+ years of stuff. I haven't bought "new" clothes in forever - use Goodwill usually. Wear clothes until they wear out. Recycle what can be recycled. Don't buy much except enjoy eating out(no fast food and no expensive places), don't drive much, have no inclination to fly ever again, my 2001 car still works fine, the library has many uses for me (heaven must be a sort of library).Barbara Lineberrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968659849054270043.post-42246432593857333572011-01-02T15:20:58.151-05:002011-01-02T15:20:58.151-05:00YAY Melinda! Congrats on starting a blog. Now come...YAY Melinda! Congrats on starting a blog. Now comes the hard part, continuing to write! At least that was the hard part for me. Love your first post and look forward to reading more from your wonderful mind!Jenn Bronsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968659849054270043.post-39929143399729834582011-01-02T13:29:37.250-05:002011-01-02T13:29:37.250-05:00Well said Mel! I've been thinking a lot about ...Well said Mel! I've been thinking a lot about the impact of having a bunch of kids like I have. I know it's pretty much just a rationalization, but it occurs to me that if you buy everything secondhand, and don't eat much meat and things like that, that the 'number of kids' factor might be way less important than actual behavior in terms of the footprint.<br />I could see adopting as a solution to this - that way you get a) more kids to have fun raising that are possible future sierra club members and b) no greater impact on world resources since the kid was there anyway.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797935096953424050noreply@blogger.com