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Nothing About Me, Without Me, is For Me

Posted on October 14, 2018 by greenerjsa

I googled this statement (title) to find out where it originated, because I find it to be one of the most influential quotes for my […]

Bio-synergistic design, community, Critical commentary, Process

Game Night, the Serenity Prayer, and Advocacy in the Anthropocene.

Posted on October 8, 2018 by greenerjsa

My friends and family got together to go apple picking and play games yesterday. It was a bit drizzly, but warm as we over-loaded our bags […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Inspiration, Personal Reflections, Process, Sustainability in Depth

Kool-aid

Posted on September 18, 2018 by greenerjsa

1978: Jonestown, Guyana. Over 900 people died, including 87 young children, when they drank Kool-aid laced with cyanide and other drugs upon the advice of […]

Advocacy, community, Critical commentary, Inspiration, Language, Personal Reflections

What do We Want to be When We Grow Up?

Posted on September 13, 2018 by greenerjsa

We don’t have a technology problem, we have a people problem (John Boecker, 2018). By that I mean the people working within the existing systems […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Inspiration, Process, Sustainability in Depth

We Need to Close the Loop

Posted on August 19, 2018 by greenerjsa

I picked up new recycling bins a few days ago, as our bins have been totally mangled and broken by the pick-ups. Not to blame […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Materials Management

Why?

Posted on August 12, 2018 by greenerjsa

The kitchen was bright, sunny, and messy with the preparations for Sunday’s roast beef dinner. The whole family would be home, and the young boy […]

Critical commentary, Inspiration, Is it sustainable

Perfection or Progress?

Posted on July 23, 2018 by greenerjsa

I grew up with “practice makes perfect”. My son came home from middle school with “practice makes progress”. I find this changed rendition much, much […]