Sisters

Office Depot to recycle old PCs for free — other vendors are following a good business and PR move.

Nigerian email scammers — in your face!

“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty… We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men – not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes that were, for the moment, unpopular… We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”

Edward R. Murrow, excerpted from Reason by Robert B. Reich

The Lynne Cheney torrid sexual coming-of-age novel: sadly, out of print.

Too much of the Truth

Confusion over the gay marriage issue has led to one Oregon county banning all marriages until the issue has been resolved.

Big tobacco is set to pull its funding for Truth, the organization formed to effectively highlight the ills of smoking — their problem with the organization is that it’s working too well.

“Every (environmental) win is temporary, every loss is permanent.”
“There is no such thing as an environmental victory – only a stay of execution.”
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Notshoring

Finally, a break from the offshoring trend. Washtech reports that Washington and some other states may pass laws to ban offshoring, although this ban would apply only to state agencies. Still, it’s a start.

Fun at the Green MBA barn with a fellow student — a wacky night in Santa Rosa:

The Mint

Thank you so much to my fellow students in the Green MBA program for a kickass night of karaoke at San Francisco’s favorite karaoke bar, The Mint. Pictures soon as soon as I get them from the camera person.

Hey, this is neat. An Olympia man returned to his apartment to find it completely foiled… in aluminum foil.

LOVE! Over 9,000 Chileans broke the world record for the largest simultaneous kiss. Yum.

Turkey and Gravy soda

Fun with Mr. Picassohead, a nice twist on an old game. Seattle’s own Jones soda makes headlines as it sells out of Turkey and Gravy Soda as a Thanksgiving promotion, now selling for as much as $99 a 4-pack on ebay.

A safe environmental online shopping catalog can be found at GreenHome.com. A limited selection of clothing, though. Why isn’t anyone making organic italian suits?