Subject
Author
Date
28001
Re: The Orcs are ruling Middle Earth....
... Frodo Failed Bush has the ring Pat Meadows <pat@meadows.pair.com> wrote: ...
Ursa
materursa
Apr 16, 2005 10:43
am
28002
Re: Peak oil and apartment dwellers
Yes, I was looking for both everyday ideas and emergency ideas. Your...
bumble_kinnard
Apr 16, 2005 12:22
pm
28003
Re: Peak oil and apartment dwellers
... Under the bed? Probably already occupied. Pat -- ContainerSeeds.com -...
Pat Meadows
patmeadows
Apr 17, 2005 12:47
am
28004
green affordable housing article
From Al's Morning Meeting (Poynter Online): Green Affordable Housing The...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 17, 2005 2:53
am
28005
Re: What will it take to help the Sudanese?
Have you read "A Problem From Hell" American and the Age of Genocide by...
bumble_kinnard
Apr 17, 2005 6:04
am
28006
Re: Peak oil and apartment dwellers
We could do that here, in our temporary space. But when we go to where we...
bumble_kinnard
Apr 17, 2005 6:13
am
28007
New to the group and the lifestyle
Hi! My name is Lori and I am from NW Georgia. I have pursued the "simple ...
Lori Fields
cricketsongs
Apr 17, 2005 8:08
am
28008
Re: New to the group and the lifestyle
Hi Lori, Welcome to the group! Amy in Texas ... ...
Amy Lindsey-Bates
alindsey79
Apr 17, 2005 8:22
am
28009
For our american friends -The Bronze Rat
Please take this in the spirit of good humour. Cheers! Bruce Subject:...
Bruce Elkin
belkin@saltspring.com
Apr 17, 2005 9:37
am
28010
Re: Peak oil and apartment dwellers
... Hmmm...food on the hoof. Just kidding, Jeanne! Doug -- No virus found in...
forhaven
Apr 17, 2005 12:09
pm
28011
[Fwd: End of the Wild]
... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Nandita
nandita69in
Apr 17, 2005 11:25
pm
28012
Re: [Fwd: End of the Wild]
Thank you for this very interesting, but sad article. With the loss of ...
Sara Schneider
ssf_sara
Apr 18, 2005 2:00
am
28013
Re: Lori: new to the group and lifestyle
· Hi Lori, - Welcome; I'm glad you started talking right away. I'm a little...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 18, 2005 5:46
am
28014
Re: green affordable housing article
Thanks, Molly. · http://snipurl.com/e21s on:...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 18, 2005 6:00
am
28015
Re: green affordable housing article
... When I was single and a university secretary, for about five years I spent...
Pat Meadows
patmeadows
Apr 18, 2005 7:29
am
28016
Re: [Fwd: End of the Wild]
Bruce Elkin4/17/05 6:59 AMschneis@comcast.net ... Hi Sara, IMO, the world is a...
Bruce Elkin
belkin@saltspring.com
Apr 18, 2005 7:37
am
28017
Re: green affordable housing article
... I escaped from the DC area three years ago. I was raised there, but had...
bee_pipes
Apr 18, 2005 9:16
am
28018
D.M's latest 3 re-posts.
· Most recent at top. “'End of the Wild' (turning the world into a...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 18, 2005 10:29
am
28019
Re: Lori: new to the group and lifestyle~long response
Hey David! Thanks for the welcome. My answers are below... ... From:...
Lori Fields
cricketsongs
Apr 18, 2005 10:42
am
28020
Stupid question
I know this is probably a really stupid question...but... When arguing with...
Lori Fields
cricketsongs
Apr 18, 2005 10:46
am
28021
Re: green affordable housing article
· Hi Patrick (I'll be using that, since we've had a Pat/Patricia for years)....
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 18, 2005 10:47
am
28022
Re: Stupid question
... Doesn't it hurt people in North Carolina not to have jobs with decent ...
Don Bowen
donb_cts_com
Apr 18, 2005 11:11
am
28023
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
· I know Diane Fitzsimmons, who's away from her computer over the weekend, ...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 18, 2005 11:22
am
28024
Re: Peak oil and apartment dwellers
· Jeanne, have you considered training your rabbit (Bumble still?) to walk ...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 18, 2005 11:57
am
28025
Re: still reading, just not writing
Sharon I am so sorry about your friend. Nora In a message dated 4/11/2005...
Yoda84@aol.com
norahandler2001
Apr 18, 2005 12:23
pm
28026
Re: green affordable housing article
... for years). Works for me. ... McMansion); I think I've heard that term...
bee_pipes
Apr 19, 2005 12:26
am
28027
Re: Lori: new to the group and lifestyle~long response
Hi Lori, Welcome to the group! I can relate so well to your story because I've...
Sharon Flesher
sflesher_tc
Apr 19, 2005 12:37
am
28028
Re: Stupid question
... Personally, I wouldn't argue with them about it. I've never convinced...
Pat Meadows
patmeadows
Apr 19, 2005 12:37
am
28029
Re: Stupid question
One other point: ask them to consider how much of that purchase goes to the ...
Sharon Flesher
sflesher_tc
Apr 19, 2005 1:39
am
28030
Re: Peak oil and apartment dwellers
One of the best books I have ever read on home storage is, surprisingly enough,...
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 19, 2005 1:41
am
28031
Re: New to the group and the lifestyle
Welcome, Lori. We are a diverse group with lots of interests -- and then we...
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 19, 2005 1:48
am
28032
Re: Lori: new to the group and lifestyle~long response
Sharon, Thanks so much for the input! Great story. And yes, you are so...
Lori Fields
cricketsongs
Apr 19, 2005 2:18
am
28033
Re: Stupid question
too true. That's why we don't watch TV. Lori ... From:...
Lori Fields
cricketsongs
Apr 19, 2005 2:19
am
28034
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
OK, so does anyone do "green-labeling"? I had heard that the "Body Shop" ...
Lori Fields
cricketsongs
Apr 19, 2005 2:26
am
28035
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
Hi Lori, The Body Shop you find in malls is not the company I knew of by the...
Ursa
materursa
Apr 19, 2005 2:55
am
28036
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
... Thank you, David. Lori, there is something worse than shopping at Wal-Mart....
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 19, 2005 3:09
am
28037
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
... In addition to highly-intellectual theoretical discussions, we also like to...
Sharon Flesher
sflesher_tc
Apr 19, 2005 3:46
am
28038
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
I'll have to look for that book. I have "Living More with Less", Voluntary ...
Lori Fields
cricketsongs
Apr 19, 2005 4:06
am
28039
Re: Lori: new to the group and lifestyle~long response
... And in the space of two years, we went from living on 10 rural acres with 3...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 19, 2005 4:57
am
28040
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
... I do have a problem with it. I'm almost finished reading _Colossians ...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 19, 2005 5:11
am
28041
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
Thanks for the tip, Molly. I will add it my list and do send your notes. Once...
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 19, 2005 6:37
am
28042
Re: Christian teaching/was Stupid question (Chinese factories)
Speaking of radical Christianity, Molly, yesterday was my turn to teach ...
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 19, 2005 6:53
am
28043
Simplicity books
Bruce Elkin4/18/05 9:06 AMlkfields@bellsouth.net ... Hi Lori, I'd like to...
Bruce Elkin
belkin@saltspring.com
Apr 19, 2005 6:53
am
28044
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
Bruce Elkin4/18/05 10:10 AMmwm@suscom-maine.net ... Hi Molly, et alŠ, Do...
Bruce Elkin
belkin@saltspring.com
Apr 19, 2005 7:02
am
28045
Slow food tips from Robert Waldrop
-- passed on by Diane Fitzsimmons, Norman, Okla., USA...
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 19, 2005 7:10
am
28046
Re: Simplicity books
It's on my list! Thanks! Lori ... From: LessIsMore@yahoogroups.com...
Lori Fields
cricketsongs
Apr 19, 2005 7:18
am
28047
2 questions ColossRemixed /Stupid question (Chinese factories
Molly:"a better way of articulating my own reluctance to buy cheap, imported ...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 19, 2005 7:27
am
28048
Re: 2 questions ColossRemixed /Stupid question (Chinese factories
I'm going to try to get back to Bruce and David when the weather isn't so nice...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 19, 2005 8:35
am
28049
Trailer living observations
RV resource usage. I thought I would jot down some comments about living in an...
Don Bowen
donb_cts_com
Apr 19, 2005 8:47
am
28050
Re: 2 questions ColossRemixed /Stupid question (Chinese factories
... David, being such a provincial person myself, I cannot offer a direct ...
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 19, 2005 10:20
am
28051
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
Bruce, I would have to say they argue for resisting globalization en masse (so ...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 19, 2005 11:46
am
28052
Re: 2 questions ColossRemixed /Stupid question (Chinese factories
Too true Diane! I didn't have such an idyllic childhood. But yet... I grew...
Lori Fields
cricketsongs
Apr 19, 2005 12:47
pm
28053
Re: Mental health screening
... Actually this diagnosis was made in the 80s, and DSM-III was being used ...
Zen Sojourner
zen_sojourner
Apr 19, 2005 1:38
pm
28054
Re: Mental health screening
... Well, it happens that I *AM* a victim of all sorts of early abuse. So then...
Zen Sojourner
zen_sojourner
Apr 19, 2005 1:41
pm
28055
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
... I keep hoping that we will be setting an example and the idea will spread. ...
Pat Meadows
patmeadows
Apr 20, 2005 12:26
am
28056
April 19, 1995
Today is the 10th anniversary of the Murrah Federal Building bombing. I invite...
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 20, 2005 1:41
am
28057
Re: April 19, 1995
Diane, I was listening to an NPR story about it this morning as I lay in bed, ...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 20, 2005 2:33
am
28058
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
· Pat, if I was you (which I'm not) I'd ensure I had clothes on the outdoor ...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 5:27
am
28059
Re: End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion & Collapse of The American ...
· Just letting you all know we did get a local public showing of Kunstler's:...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 7:21
am
28060
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
Pat: In fact, if the development is a success, you may find your property...
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 20, 2005 7:23
am
28061
Re: Peak oil and apartment dwellers
David- That's an excellent idea. Right now the area under the bed seems like a...
bumble_kinnard
Apr 20, 2005 7:41
am
28062
living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
Is anyone on this list living on $25K (or $19,400 after taxes and health care...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 20, 2005 7:47
am
28063
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
Is it possible to do some of her washing loads by hand and then dry in her...
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 20, 2005 7:57
am
28064
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
· Very low price, and "instant gratification" are the problems. When I first...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 8:08
am
28065
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
Hi Molly, I lived at about this level before I was married, when I was living...
Amy Lindsey-Bates
alindsey79
Apr 20, 2005 9:13
am
28066
results of energy audit
I had a home energy audit today. It was performed by a friend who I know from...
Sharon Flesher
sflesher_tc
Apr 20, 2005 9:27
am
28067
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
Amy and Diane, Thanks. My friend is in midcoast Maine, although she is thinking...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 20, 2005 9:33
am
28068
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
... I"m living on $5500 per year (house is paid for) so no its not impossible. ...
tully
jethro_tully2
Apr 20, 2005 9:35
am
28069
minimal resource consumption /Trailer living observations
"[Don's] consumption is based on observations from almost two months of camping...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 9:39
am
28070
What's your dirty little environmental secret
Thought LIMers could appreciate this light-hearted look at the profligate in...
Fitzsimmons, Diane
dianehust
Apr 20, 2005 9:47
am
28071
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
Bruce Elkin4/19/05 12:47 PMmwm@suscom-maine.net ... Hi Molly, ONe thing you...
Bruce Elkin
belkin@saltspring.com
Apr 20, 2005 9:48
am
28072
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
"I'm living on $5,500 per year (house is paid for) ... I'm terribly radical ...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 9:59
am
28073
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
... There is that. It could give you QUITE a nest egg to put towards something...
Zen Sojourner
zen_sojourner
Apr 20, 2005 10:09
am
28074
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
... Yeah, and your property tax could double in a matter of a few years. ...
tully
jethro_tully2
Apr 20, 2005 10:21
am
28075
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
... How about living on less than $5k per YEAR? With NO health benefits? I...
Zen Sojourner
zen_sojourner
Apr 20, 2005 10:27
am
28076
Re: results of energy audit
· I didn't think the way your family has gotten through the winters was ...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 10:37
am
28077
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
Thanks, Bruce. I have suggested she do just this (I did it for about 3 yrs,...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 20, 2005 10:46
am
28078
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
I'm impressed that both tully and Sojourner are living on so little. ... I...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 20, 2005 10:52
am
28079
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
· Wow! That's hard! "I actually wouldn't be doing all that badly on the $400...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 10:55
am
28080
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
... No its not. It's a LOUSY idea, trust me! I've tried it! Never again! One...
Zen Sojourner
zen_sojourner
Apr 20, 2005 10:57
am
28081
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
... My 3 cylinder manual Metro died at 225k miles after I hit a truck. A few ...
Zen Sojourner
zen_sojourner
Apr 20, 2005 11:04
am
28082
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
... Missouri Ozarks, very very rural, 20 miles to the nearest town. I...
Zen Sojourner
zen_sojourner
Apr 20, 2005 11:14
am
28083
Re: What's your dirty little environmental secret
Thanks, Diane. I've listed my sins here numerous times and they are not so...
Molly Williams
mmwm
Apr 20, 2005 11:16
am
28084
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
· Thanks, Sojourner. “winters ... It has gotten cold enough that the...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 11:40
am
28085
Re: results of energy audit
David, Are you wondering how we sleep at night in the winters with the...
Sharon Flesher
sflesher_tc
Apr 20, 2005 12:29
pm
28086
living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?/Molly
Hello, It sounds like your friend is still hasn't reach the point where she is...
Eccentric Terri
eccentricterri
Apr 20, 2005 12:48
pm
28087
Re: New to the group and the lifestyle
Hi Lori Welcome to the group. Nora in Chicago [Non-text portions of this...
Yoda84@aol.com
norahandler2001
Apr 20, 2005 12:54
pm
28088
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
· Living on $100 a week or less isn't easy. — About: "get a washing...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 12:58
pm
28089
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?/Mo
"I know we are more frugal than most but we don't deprive ourselves either." ...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 1:14
pm
28090
walking two-&-a-half hours: taking the consequences.
· In under an hour (this sunny autumn Thursday afternoon), I'm walking from:...
David MacClement
davd.geo
Apr 20, 2005 1:44
pm
28091
Re: minimal resource consumption /Trailer living observations
... I am thinking of life after the trailer all the time. This is a short term...
Don Bowen
donb_cts_com
Apr 20, 2005 2:40
pm
28092
Books and house building
... My trailer has about 5 shelves of books and I am leaving a bunch with my ...
Don Bowen
donb_cts_com
Apr 20, 2005 2:40
pm
28093
Re: walking two-&-a-half hours: taking the consequences.
David, I love the statement about the car being in the garage. Up until a ...
Eccentric Terri
eccentricterri
Apr 20, 2005 3:17
pm
28094
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
... I think it started when I fell in love with a tiny cabin in the mountains...
tully
jethro_tully2
Apr 20, 2005 3:21
pm
28095
Re: April 19, 1995
I like that line about knowing the impact of violence. Nice site, thanks ...
Yoda84@aol.com
norahandler2001
Apr 20, 2005 3:46
pm
28096
Re: walking two-&-a-half hours: taking the consequences.
Our brother, Patrick, regularly walks to town (six miles) and back when the ...
Nubian51@aol.com
margfh2000
Apr 20, 2005 11:25
pm
28097
Re: living on $25K or less with one mandatory fixed cost of $650?
... No, but we're living on about $12K per year... our mortgage+property taxes...
Pat Meadows
patmeadows
Apr 20, 2005 11:59
pm
28098
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
... Yup. I know. Thanks. Pat -- ContainerSeeds.com - vegetable, herb, fruit,...
Pat Meadows
patmeadows
12:01
am
28099
Re: Stupid question (Chinese factories)
... This does us no good. In fact, it only does us harm as it will probably...
Pat Meadows
patmeadows
12:08
am
28100
Re: Peak oil and apartment dwellers
... You can also buy things that make your bed higher: bed risers, I think...
Pat Meadows
patmeadows
12:12
am