It’s Christmas Eve, so GreenGoPost is in Northern California visiting family. As I mentioned on December 1, I had heaps of old post cards that were never sent. Well, they have been doctored up: enjoy! I visited Monticello a few times. I think TJ’s house looks better spruced up for the holidays. [...]
One of the most beautiful cities in the world is Washington, DC. It feels like a national capital with all the huge buildings and monuments, and you can focus on them during your visit, because the city is not littered with billboards (LA, take note). If you happen to be there in winter when it [...]
Holidays are a wonderful time, especially if children are in the mix. You’d have to be a complete curmudgeon if you’re not moved when a child gets that gift he or she always wanted. The 1983 classic, A Christmas Story, sums it up best when Ralphie blurts out his desire for an “Official Red Ryder [...]
We’ll have some holiday fun this month as we countdown to that ultimate holiday celebration . . . it’s great to celebrate the season, while over-spending, over-eating, and over-stressing. You have plenty of sites telling you how unsustainable Christmas and the holidays are, so I won’t pester you by lecturing how bad all those holiday [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s the start of a month of holiday merriment and madness, so enjoy! I offer no lecturing about that antibiotic ridden turkey, the BPA hiding in the lacquer that makes the gourds in your table centerpiece shimmer, nor the evils of excess packaging. Today I encourage you to watch the following classic holiday [...]
It’s that time of year again: the season for excess and debauchery, and hopefully, quality time with friends and family. I am not going to preach any holiday tips, nor have I looked at any “green” web sites, because I can only imagine the wrist slapping over all these not-so-sustainable practices. What I will do [...]
Halloween holds a special place in my heart—my birthday is close to the holiday, so growing up, my mother often had very creative ideas for my Halloween-themed birthday parties . . . I remember one birthday party where we made individual caramel apples, using licorice, of course, for those 70s moustaches. Years later, in my [...]