Comments on: Eco Lent: An Inconvenient Diet

By: Sara Ost

Sara Ost — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:32:00 +0000

Thanks for the calculator link, Donna. Have a great weekend.

By: Donna Z.

Donna Z. — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:54:52 +0000

You go Mike! We all have a long way to go in modelling Francis of Assisi. This carbon footprint measurement tool (http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx) may help you assess the progress you laudably make!!!

a budding ecotheologian,

By: Sara Ost

Sara Ost — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:25:06 +0000

P.S. You seem pretty green to me, Mike.

– the meat-eating editor

By: Sara Ost

Sara Ost — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:24:14 +0000

It must be Friday late afternoon, because I’m dying to use the word “emoticonned” and, more worryingly, I actually feel like it’s clever.

Time to go home.

By: Mike Sowden

Mike Sowden — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:09:05 +0000

I think I should also give up putting smiley-faces in my comments for Lent. Hmmm.

By: Mike Sowden

Mike Sowden — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:07:58 +0000

You have indeed, Caitlin. And it fits nicely with the itch I’ve had recently to get back into some adventurous cooking. So thanks for the excuse. 🙂

As for sins – well, that’s the whole point of trying to be green, in my opinion. Nobody can be perfectly green – it’s always something to work at, to reassess and to negotiate and renegotiate with yourself. And that’s the power of individual action: no single person can solve all our environmental problems, but if everyone does just a little bit towards helping them, then it adds up to something literally worldchanging.

I’m happy being imperfect, as long as I can do my little bit, and work hard at it. 🙂

*****

Tonight, Sara, it was chicken, beansprouts and water chestnuts tossed in a wok. Just using up the final remainder of my prepackaged food before I start on my 40-day New Me. 🙂

And this weekend, I will be hunting high and low for the choicest ingredients – and then I’ll get cooking. (Too much fun).

By: Sara Ost

Sara Ost — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:12:36 +0000

Well, I gave up alcohol and coffee, which isn’t really green but is healthy. 😉 I’m all for doing something new and green. Just can’t decide what. What’s cooking for tonight, Sowden?

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:49:31 +0000

Yay! I've inspired someone. That's EXACTLY why I wanted to write for EcoSalon. Grinning from ear to ear. Don't worry Mike, we all have our eco-sins. I'm pretty good when I'm at home but I do quite a lot of international air travel for my job and to see my family in Australia. I'm working on changing that. Caitlin's last blog post..Best job in the world