The Idea Blog

I was excited to find that Sunday’s New York Times Magazine was dubbed their “Green Issue,” full of great journalistic nuggets on sustainability. It was divided into seven individual meaty sections: Act, Eat, Invent, Learn, Live, Move, Build. I haven’t made my way through the entire issue yet, but there’s plenty of good information and [...]

I’m a sucker for interesting recycling solutions, especially in the face of industrial and electronic waste that is reaching epidemic proportions, so this story appearing on the front page of this morning’s New York Times really caught my eye!
It seems that for several years now, Delaware has been taking retired New York City subway cars, [...]

We live in a culture of certainty. In my moments of deeper self-loathing, I grow increasingly weary with what I see as my personal struggle against a desire to “be certain.” A friend of mine likes to say about herself: “I suffer from being frequently wrong, but never in doubt.” I can relate. I am [...]

I’ve been working on a research assignment this past week for one of our clients who wishes to embrace more “green” practices in their furniture manufacturing business. This was an assignment I was excited to accept since, like many people, I’ve become concerned about global warming over the past several years.
Even though I’ve been focused [...]

I journeyed to Prague in early August with my mother — AND half of vacationing Europe — and I can tell you that it was well worth fighting the tourists to spend time in this lovely, old city!
I found Prague lived up to all I’ve ever heard, and then some. It is not only the [...]

For those who know me well, this has been somewhat of a mantra for me these past 6 months. The more tangible evidence or outcome of this intention has probably been reflected in my travels this summer — which have taken me to Northern California for a week on a Buddhist-Christian Silent Meditation Retreat and [...]