CHRISTMAS ISN'T THAT CLOSE!!!!
Go Green??
My daughter came home from college and was telling how all the stores had Christmas decorations up the day after Halloween; I don’t mean to one-up her but I noticed the holiday shopping season in many stores got under way before the pumpkins were ready to pick. By the way, why was she in the stores and not in class???
Americans will spend about $4-5 billion this year; wow that is a lot of lead painted, or should I say tainted, toys. How about some Eco-friendly ideas? There are some local stores as well as some “green” web sites that you can consider this year. Try www.newdream.org/holiday/ which is a group that helps consumers choose “responsible” giving instead of just loading up on stuff. There are some pretty creative and inspirational gift ideas and a holiday help book.
I pick on tree huggers sometimes but there is a neat site at http://www.treehugger.com/ that you can find anything from shoes to compost toilets to lighting to creating renewable energy and pretty good discussions on food…my favorite sport.
If you need a dose of social justice, and we can all use some, try http://www.coopamerica.org/.
No happy holidays from me yet…..but do have a good time shopping!
Come up and see us but drive with caution; our own national holiday season, “The Great Deer Hunt”, has begun.
Life is Good, Enjoy!
Gary A. Nathan and Amanda Mavis
