Archives for November, 2008
Make Something Day
There is only 26 more days until Make Something Day.
From the site.
In response to the over-consumptive habits of western culture, Adbusters magazine has been promoting Buy Nothing Day for years now. The Friday after Thanksgiving in the U.S. is typically marked as the busiest shopping day for Americans. But we live in a world that can no longer handle our consumptive habits here in the west. And while we pile up on things we don’t need a large portion of the world exists without basic human needs being met every day. We applaud Buy Nothing Day… but it isn’t enough for us. We believe that giving is a central part of being human. So, we replaced the negative with something positive: Make Something Day. Go ahead and give gifts this holiday season. As they say, giving is better than receiving. But that doesn’t mean buying something is. So, we encourage folks to avoid shopping on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Instead, stay home, put a log on the fire and try making something for someone. Don’t feel creative? Check out the different pages on our site, get inspired and share your stories with us!
As a Canadian I can’t imagine the horror which is the day after Thanksgiving but I can relate to the idea of Make Something Day and I assume you can as well. I am not sure what I am going to make but I’ll post some photos of whatever we do that day.
Recently on Twitter
- If ever Saskatchewan deserved to be mocked, it is on this day where we celebrate our collective inability to change by not changing time. in reply to bromaynard #
- Daunte Cullpepper signs two year contract with minor league football team, the Detroit Lions. #
- Yeah ND lost again but how good are you going to be when your really have no talented seniors on your team? #
- As long as Alabama doesn’t win the national championship, I am happy with whoever does. #
- Wow, what a way to end a game. Congrats to Texas Tech. #
- Working all night, doing paperwork, listening to ESPN radio. #
Our Cabin Weblog- Recently listened to music
- David Gray – Be Mine October 19, 2008
- David Gray – December October 19, 2008
- David Gray – Knowhere October 19, 2008
- David Gray – Real Love October 19, 2008
- David Gray – Last Boat To America October 19, 2008
- Recently additions to my library
- Messy Faith: Daring to Live by Grace by A. J. Gregory October 28, 2008
- Rediscovering Church: The Story and Vision of Willow Creek Community Church by Lynne Hybels October 26, 2008
- The Teeth of the Tiger, A Novel by Tom Clancy October 26, 2008
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John C. Maxwell October 26, 2008
- The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy October 26, 2008
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