Yankee 2.0

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• De-tech, detox

  I realize the irony of writing a blog post about using less technology. But with that acknowledgement out of the way.... I think I've reached a tipping point with electronics. Everywhere I turn, people of all sorts are in physical contact with some... Posted Jun 15 2009, 06:02 AM by Anne Cross with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: society, simplify, minimizing waste

• What I'm doing differently

  There have been so many stories in the news, on blogs -- everyhwere -- about what people are doing differently in the midst of this "economic downturn," and lots of speculation about what habits will last and what will disappear once the economy... Posted May 19 2009, 07:11 AM by Anne Cross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: consumption, society, budgeting, simplify, minimizing waste, saving

• "Status Anxiety" book highlights

  I've just finished reading "Status Anxiety," by Alain de Botton . In it, he discusses how societies construct status and why (and how) members of those societies can come to feel anxious about their place in the group. De Botton is one of... Posted Apr 19 2009, 06:42 AM by Anne Cross with | with no comments Filed under: society, simplify

• Waste not, want not?

  As I was doing some baking for my annual New Year's Day brunch, I managed to finish up a jar of ground nutmeg. I have a tin of whole nutmegs, and I was glad to finish off the ground stuff so I could switch over to the less-processed variety. A friend... Posted Jan 02 2009, 06:28 AM by Anne Cross with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: consumption, consumerism, society, simplify, minimizing waste