12 Days…

Here is a list of all the gifts I sent out over the 12 days of Christmas. I quickly found a variety of sites: some […]

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Is it Sustainable: e-readers

I read. A lot. I tend to love the idea of reading non-fiction, but rarely complete reading any non-fiction book. Sorry, Thomas Friedman…i will finish […]

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How Many Do We Need?

I saw an episode of Dick Van Dyck in which someone offered Rob (the dad) a big stuffed bunny leftover from a TV sketch at work.  […]

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Is it Sustainable: Hiking

The frustrating part about discussing sustainability is the term itself, and how it means very different things to different people. It can also mean different […]

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Big Traveling, Small Imprints

What is the measure of success? Is it having more than enough or is it having enough? Is it being able to dictate comfort or […]

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Tetris for Adults: a purposeful decision

Yesterday I stacked two cords of wood in our wood racks in the backyard. I stacked, my son “chucked” and it took only a few […]

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Community; Why Do We Need It?

What is community to you? What does community have to do with sustainability? Why do we need community to achieve resiliency? Community has come up […]

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“We abused the hell out of that dorm…”

A month or so ago I had the privilege of touring a new residence hall at SUNY New Paltz. The mindful design of this building […]

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My Response to the Election Results?: Shock and Reflections

As I walked to work today, hoping to assess and understand the world and my emotional state, a few words kept appearing in my head: […]

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The Dunk Tank

I will be in the Dunk Tank at the staff picnic planned and hosted by the union and supported by the Authority. I only mention this […]

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