Architect, camper, mom, knitter, recycler, community minded, love cats, not afraid of snakes or spiders, wife, love outdoors (ocean and Adirondacks especially), am highly amused and uplifted by good people, conversations, and books.

My BE16 Take-aways.

BE 16 was wonderful. The people, the ideas, the experiences, the thrill of speaking to a small but full room of engaged people, with a […]

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Take Stock

I was in the sauna at the Y and chose to leave after just a few minutes because of the conversation the two guys in […]

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Change the World

“Seek a Life Useful”: simple and direct and with unlimited possibilities. Also with unlimited frustrations in any role that moves change, introduces new perspectives, and […]

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Red and White – or Yellow and Black?

One of my favorite speakers is Jack Uldrich, a Futurist and expert on Unlearning. I first heard him speak at a conference for contractors, architects and […]

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Is it “separate but equal” for bicyclists?

  I heard through the grapevine (the sustainability folks in communities and governments at all levels have wicked powerful grapevines: organic, of course) that the […]

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Let’s be “Pozzotive®”.

As we’ve dived into the great green world of triple bottom line, those in-the-know have found the sweet spots where they “do well by doing […]

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Should we be safe or intelligent?

I work with many amazing, knowledgeable and giving colleagues. Some are fully behind the greener work we implement, some don’t yet get it, and some […]

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Today, I am a dung-beetle.

I am a dung-beetle, pushing my cherished ball of odoriferous dung up a large hill that is seemingly three miles high. I know if I […]

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The 8, no wait, 9 Habits of Highly Effective Greenies

I called my first presentation ever about sustainability “The Eight Habits of Highly Effective Green People”, riffing on Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits”. In developing that talk, […]

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Daily tips!

Check out this Facebook blog site for daily greener tips. And yes, (disclaimer) he’s mine and you can’t have him…but you can have his tips! […]

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