A Wednesday Hodgepodge
- My book club has selected You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe as its January selection. Seriously, book club? Seriously? The thing is 700+ pages! I think this should count double toward my 2009 Reading Challenge, don't you think? Just kidding. (Sort of.)
- I joined a gym. I just can't get my butt outside in the cold (and I'm in California! It's not even cold by most people's standards) to run, so I found a pretty good deal at my local gym. It's month-to-month with no contracts, no sign-up fee, and it's $15 less a month than normal. Thought I'd give it a shot at least until it warms up and I can get back outside, running and playing tennis.
- The guy who signed me up for the gym (at the Sacramento Home and Garden Show of all places) lives in my condo community. I don't know my neighbors. That makes me sad. Part of me wants to organize a neighborhood potluck. But I'm scared.
- I just cleaned out my purse and found nine post-its with various cryptic notes, such as:
- Bryan Young UP278 IZ - Alone in IZ world
- 4210 1/3 VIO 4152 1/5 RED
- Get wet densities Mike F&F
- Karrie #08434463 IVRII330846 TY/RJ 36" --> 19"
- Call Georgia re: cabs ask Hoge?
- Same height finish pulls latteral width? 45"
- Press check 9:30 1099 forms w/ envels, ask Nash re: lights
- In an effort to be more socially aware and to focus less on myself and more on those who suffer, I'd like to find a list of companies that ignore human rights violations (I know that Coca-Cola, Nestle, and others have overlooked sweatshop conditions and other violations) so I can make sure I am spending my money responsibly with other non-offending companies. Does anyone know of such a list? I can't seem to find one.
- I'm going to Texas at the end of the month to visit Jen. Jealous, aren't you?
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And get a life! Its too cold to run in California?!!!!!!!! Ya outta be ashamed 'o yourself ;o)
And yes, very jealous!
Ironic how Coca-Cola overlooks sweatshops and yet this past year they were rated the most family-friendly company in advertising.
I'm TOTALLY jealous that you get to go visit Jen.
So, after cleaning out your purse and finding those notes, did you still remember what you were trying to tell yourself? If it was me, I'd forget.
responsibleshopper.org
Not a list, but you can look up particular companies and find their business practices.
It might make you want to move onto a commune and farm your own food and make your own clothes, though.
Nah nah nah nah nah nah -- I get to see Jen!
Crap...I just lost *all* my awesome points...
We really are isolated from our neighbors out here, aren't we? I'd like to know that if my house was on fire that someone would actually give me a call!
Ha! I wondered if you'd look at my tags. :)
Thank you! I appreciate the link.
*off to churn my own butter*
"You Can't Go Home Again" was a great book, but I'd never recommend it to anyone. Thomas Wolfe was more personal for me, like watching Bergman films. "Look Homeward, Angel" was a true classic. The sequel is worth the read, but it does take some work. Good luck. (And check out Bergman's "Fanny och Alexander" too, while you're at it. ;-) )
My bookclub members whine and sob if a book has more than a couple hundred pages. And they often don't finish that. Will the people in your club actually read it? In time?
Of course...I didn't get the book until I had only one month yet. Go me!