The Story of Stuff

Serendipity:
1. Yesterday I posted "What happens to your discarded computer?".
2. Yesterday “Anonymous” posted a comment to my March 7th post, "After 9/11, Bush urged us to go shopping," and included a link to The Story of Stuff.
3. This morning I received an e-mail from an old kayaking friend who sent me a link to The Story of Stuff.

Shopping: I don’t like to shop. I either shop locally or online. I shudder thinking about walking into Macy’s and being confronted by a thousand purses. This afternoon I walked three blocks to downtown Healdsburg, population 11,000, and bought a few Christmas presents, mostly books.

When I got back home, I watched the 20 minute video, The Story of Stuff. It was well worth every minute. I highly recommend that everyone take one-third of an hour from the frenzy of holiday shopping to watch this video.

You’ll also find a link to resources that will provide you with more information and an opportunity to get involved in stopping stuff from taking over your life.