The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: garbage

  • An Appeal to Restaurant Staff

    Please fight the battle of the straw!

  • How We Can Stop Drowning in Plastic

    There really are some simple things you can do to reduce your plastic usage

  • Ghost Fishing

    Hundreds of miles of nets and lines are lost at sea every year.

  • Stupid Stats

    There’s a commercial that drives me up a wall. It’s for Glad garbage bags and it says, “Bargain bag users go through 60 more bags a year than Glad users.” And it includes a dire image of a bag bursting and scattering disgusting garbage all over the floor. Seriously? Where did they get that particular…

  • Nifty Websites that Junk Mailers Do NOT Want You to Know About

    It seems these days that the US Postal Service is mainly a purveyor of junk mail. When’s the last time you got an actual letter from Aunt Mabel? I miss those. What I won’t miss are the catalogs, flyers, credit card offers and magazines that I never asked for and do not want. With the…

  • Our Compact World

    I was looking at my new camera case just now. It practically fits in the palm of my hand. When I think of the 7 pound photographic albatross with its 6 inch telephoto lens that I used to lug around on every vacation, I get a sympathy neck ache. When I think of the hundreds…

  • The Futility of Accumulation

    I long to have one of those minimalist homes with wide expanses of floor space and no tchotchkes to dust or arrange. No clutter. No collections. I want to be able to move all my stuff from one house to the next in just one or two carloads. I often look around at the mess…

  • Climate Change: Points to Ponder

    I think the worst thing that could have happened to those of us who hope to educate others about the dangers of climate change is one word. Warming. If it weren’t for the term “Global Warming”, people would be more able to focus on the facts rather than the terminology. Climate change deniers cling to…

  • Chain Mail: It’s Not Just Body Armor Anymore

    Several years ago, my best friend at the time sent me an e-mail. Your basic chain mail. You know the type. “Pass this on within 10 minutes to 10 friends and you’ll receive untold riches.” Except this one had a sickening twist. “If you do NOT pass this on, great harm could befall you. A…