If you’ve never read Coal River, I recommend picking it up from your local library. Destructive, profit-driven, anti-union coal mining is alive and well, folks, and it’s nice to read a story about people who stood up for the right thing and actually got somewhere.
This makes me think more and more that our country desperately [...]
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Coal River
Unplugging
Well folks, right now my life is a bit on the stressful side. I have stress about work, stress about my apartment, and stress about other things going on. It’s kind of wild. But overall, I have found some good ways to unplug and relax.
Walking and taking the bus relax me a lot. In the [...]
What’s For Dinner? Pt. 7: Farmers’ Market Bounty!
The farmers’ market was wonderful today. I got romaine, asparagus, and more strawberries! Also some pretty radishes! Yay!
Tonight: Leftover chicken, roasted potatoes and garlic scapes. It looks promisingly delish!
And it was! I doused the chicken in a light dusting of flour and pan-fried the crust. It made the chicken look and taste different, but it [...]
A Lovely Day and My First Bento
It’s Monday. That means it’s a day to run errands, clean my space, and balance the ol’ checkbook.
But it’s more than Monday. I stepped outside with a list in hand, ready to take on the day. But I went without a coat! That’s because the weather is absolutely amazing. It’s wonderful. It’s like a taste [...]
No Buy Week
Ugh, have I mentioned Affluenza kicks butt and takes names? Seriously. And so does The Story of Stuff.
I didn’t go to the mall. I didn’t buy new shoes. I didn’t even buy a meal until today, I’ve been eating stuff from home instead. And you know, it’s better. It really is. Not taking my debit [...]