Tag Archives: green

CIE’s Big Announcement

Posted on July 12, 2011 by admin

You may have been wondering where in the world I’ve been lately.  Your finger may have even been hovering over the ‘unsubscribe’ button in the assumption that I’ve abandoned my blog. Hold the phone!  There is a reason that does … Continue reading →

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Cultural WTF: “It’s Just a Flesh Wound….”

Posted on June 7, 2011 by admin

We’ve had a virus-y, virus-y winter here in the CIE household.  By the time spring finally rolled around, I was just hoping and praying for a virus-free week; the four of us just seemed in such an endless cycle.  So … Continue reading →

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Cultural WTF: Hope for us all?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by admin

On a canister of complimentary plastic combs at a local spa: “Lasts Forever! (and that’s a long long time) Take One!  It’s Unbreakable — it says so right on the comb Token of our appreciation” Couldn’t everything just be labeled … Continue reading →

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From Happy Meals to Sarah Palin; The Fast Food of Politics

Posted on November 23, 2010 by admin

And somehow, somehow, we are actually being made to fight for the right of multinational corporations to peddle crappy food to our children by offering them a toy. Continue reading →

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Stop drinking that! A Thirsty Nation’s Dilemma

Posted on May 19, 2010 by admin

Several weeks ago, when I voiced my misgivings about what a pregnant woman with a voracious thirst should drink, it paved the way for much larger questions that touches all of our lives, preggo or no: “Wait, what ARE we … Continue reading →

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Are Moms Really That Busy?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by admin

Yesterday, for the first time ever, I watched the Dr. Phil show.  No, I haven’t been living in a cave; it seems I’ve always known about Dr. Phil, it’s just that the TV here is, 99% of the time, switched … Continue reading →

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Absence of process

Posted on March 24, 2010 by admin

In so very many ways, we are living far different lives than our ancestors did. The division is even palpable going back only 100 years; in terms of human history, this is only a flash in the pan, but one … Continue reading →

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CIE Holiday Shopping Guide

Posted on December 8, 2009 by admin

News recently broke (and unbroke) about the unsafe levels of the toxic compound antimony on this Holiday season’s hottest new toy, Zhu Zhu Pets.  Until then, it seemed like a great gift for the times: inexpensive, simple, and oh so … Continue reading →

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One Small Step to a Sustainable Holiday

Posted on November 30, 2009 by admin

Amid all of the pre-Thanksgiving buzz last week about Black Friday, a TV news reporter stood in the middle of a well known Big Box store, holding up some of the great deals to be had.  Among her selected items, … Continue reading →

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Diapers: Cloth or Disposable?

Posted on November 24, 2009 by admin

When I was expecting the Little One, I dreaded this question.  For me, it was like the “paper or plastic” question that you feel like you never really have all of the information necessary to make an informed decision (and … Continue reading →

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