Weekend Update and Link Love 9.7.08

We're thrifters.

We buy thrift store clothes and cruise garage sales for kids clothes. It's rare that we spend money on new clothes. Why pay full price when Goodwill has it for 3 bucks?

My 10 year old daughter recently got some cash as a gift, with the understanding that she could get some new clothes for a wedding that's coming up. She said that because the clothes she liked best came from the Limited and Old Navy, she wanted me to take her shopping at both places.

Here's this green kid, raised by crunchy parents, asking to go shopping at the mall.

Whoah.

She's making her own choices, and we have to be good with that. We can't make every choice for her. We trust that the parenting we've done is good guidance for her, and we trust the morals and principles we taught to her.

It's still hard to let go, even on a small scale.

Weekend Update and Link Love

• I like the Environmental Working Group. Lots of good information.
• Worldmapper has almost 600 world maps with territories re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. You might get stuck there for some time.
• The White House lawn is for sale
• Got some time? Grow a chair.
• Where are you on the Global Rich List? You'd be surprised.
• Rain barrel set-up.
• DIY bike repair stands
• SourceWatch is a collaborative project to produce a directory of the people, organizations and issues shaping the public agenda. Lots of background info on trade groups and thinktanks.
  

I've posted articles elsewhere on the interweb:

• Green in Fort Collins: Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Fair
  
• New Study Finds High Levels of Toxic Fire Retardants in Children’s Blood
  
• New Pharmacy Research: Holy Basil has Anti-Aging Properties
• Why We Choose Organic Every Time
• All-Star Veggie Kabob Recipe
• Back to School with EcoBrain: Green Up Your Bookshelf
• Grilling Corn on the Cob This Weekend?
• Fathers and Homeschooling: 21 Online Resources for Woodworking Projects
  
• Green Gear for Dads: Stylish Recycled and Repurposed Diaper Bags
• Natural Remedies for Wasp, Yellowjacket, and Honeybee Stings

Today I felt slow and old and sluggish, so I got out my speed rope and spun for awhile. That jazzed me so much that I worked out, and now I feel great. Yet another reminder to keep moving.

No, it's not flesh. It's a slice of plum left on the table outside for several days. Weird.