<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Boy, I’m with you on all fronts…consuming less, using the old stuff happily, admonishing my kids to make do (what a bore). My stereo was 45 years old so finally gave it away to a teacher who wanted to use it in his classroom. I still have all the records though in hopes of buying a turntable someday since the grandkids love to play them.<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">I’m a luddite of sorts so haven’t ever gotten into the electronics scene-the kids forced a hand me down iPhone on me at 70 and I love it-it’s a 5 and almost on it’s last leg.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have a big rural spread here and am reluctant to leave it-the kids still come and love it but it’s a lot of work with the gardens and house maintenance so eventually I’ll find something more manageable…it is serene and peaceful here though…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">God! Plastic! What a scourge it’s become, or always was really- we just denied it. Homo sapiens, the invasive species to beat all invasive species! I haven’t read The Story of Stuff but may now that you’ve mentioned it. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I think the planet will survive and evolve over the eons as it always has…the grands and great grands I’m not so sure…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On that note, Cheers,</div><div class="">Nanny-Co</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 6, 2019, at 11:28 PM, Jane M. Hill via oxford63 <<a href="mailto:oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com" class="">oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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W-a-y too rich for my blood! I down-sized seven years ago, and the
thought of all that stuff and responsibility conjures up
nightmares. Still, it was a beautiful sight, left to younger and
more affluent folks. <br class="">
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I confess that when I was younger, I lusted after the latest and
greatest, particularly on the electronics front. Given global
warming and my evolution to senior status on the humanity front
(and happy for the privilege), I find myself less inclined to buy
anything. I even patch jeans to wear on the weekends when walking
the arroyo with my dog. I'm repairing a 20 year-old bookshelf
stereo that suits me just fine for listening to the radio while in
the kitchen area. I somehow took the <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM" class="">Story of
Stuff</a> to heart. Wish we could find a way to recycle plastic
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class=""> <font class="" face="Arial">Dimitri and I went to a brunch
for "Mayor Pete" at a pretty fancy house on Old Pecos
Trail. As it turns out, many moons ago the house
belonged to Bill Mauldin, and Otis and I went there a
few times. The current owners are a gay couple (lawyer
plus doctor) with three kids. They have expanded the
house and the gardens beyond recognition - but it's
gorgeous. You can view the house on Zillow:<br class="">
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There were about 150 guests for the brunch this
morning. I don't think I knew any of them, but we
chatted with a few. The weather was perfect. Brunch
was served as hors d'ouevres, but they were very tasty
breakfast fare. Dimitri was the youngest attendee at
the ripe old age or 12. Someone had a small baby, but
I don't think that counts. One guy asked Dimitri if he
was Mayor Pete. I pointed out that Dimitri was at
least young enough! Another old gal we chatted with
said that she had never felt this way about a
candidate since JFK.<br class="">
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