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Garrett

I'm Garrett and I approved this profile.

About Me

Country boy gone city. Serious, but seriously aspire to be silly. Attracted to simple pleasure often found in food, drink, and good company. Hopeful but aware.

My Interests

I am very interested in ecological matters and spend a great deal of time focused on lifestyle changes to reduce my personal impact on our environment.

I'd like to meet:

Of the deceased: Eleanor Roosevelt, Nellie Tayloe Ross, Gilda Radner, Mark Twain, and Julia Child.Of the living: Jimmy Carter, Dean Kamen, Dolly Parton, and Ellen Degeneres.Oh, and the person who invented the PEZ dispenser. UPDATE: The inventor of PEZ was Eduard Haas (1927). The word comes from the German word for peppermint (its debut flavor). It was sold as a cigarette substitute (Haas was an anti-smoking advocate). He imported the candy into the United States in 1952 at which time he packaged it in toy dispensers.View All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment

Music:

I have rather broad interests in music. XMRadio helps in that regard!

Movies:

Harold and Maude and Best in Show both come to mind. Only go to the theater once or twice each year.

Television:

If it has been cancelled...I liked/loved it...and that included the Family Guy, but Stewie is back! Oh, and the short-lived series Wonderfalls (now available on DVD)! You'll love "Wax Lion"! In process of watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the BBC series Planet Earth.

Books:

I fall into the "information trap". There is so much information available to us as consumers. I am compelled to consume as much of it as possible. Consequently, a book is only half read when I want to start the next one. Recent reads include "Blessed Unrest" by Paul Hawken and "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver. Reading the Golden Compass...and have "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini in the waiting.

Heroes:

Who doesn't love a good sandwich?!

My Blog

Happy Holidays from Garrett & Dean

The holiday season and 2008 are on our doorsteps.  Add in the back-to-back winter storms that just hit New England and our holiday greeting card should already be in the ...
Posted by Garrett on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:30:00 PST

Looking for the perfect gift? BUY GREEN!

Mothers' Day is just around the corner and Fathers' Day not long after. I don't know about you, but I'm often left uninspired in my pursuit for the perfect gift -- as well as racking my brain in an at...
Posted by Garrett on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:54:00 PST

Kicking the Kilowatt Habit

Our electricity bill for the month of March arrived this week.We were thrilled to find our lowest Kilowatt Hour (KWH) usage since we moved into our home in July 2003.The energy improvements that we h...
Posted by Garrett on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:40:00 PST

Mega BUZZ KILL!

"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man." -- Albert Einst...
Posted by Garrett on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 06:07:00 PST

How I Lost 41 Pounds

The average American will receive 41 pounds of junk mail this year. Over the course of this next year, you will open your mailbox and find 560 pieces of junk mail. Each week only 1.5 letters will be p...
Posted by Garrett on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:15:00 PST

How Many Planets Would It Take?

The global population is 6.5 billion persons.The North American population is 334 million.So what would happen if everyone on the earth lived like the average North American? It would take 5 planets t...
Posted by Garrett on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:37:00 PST

It Ain't Easy

Being an agent of change is never easy.Yesterday I wrote about Al Gore's efforts to promote U.S. policy changes concerning climate protection. I encouraged you to send a message to your member of Cong...
Posted by Garrett on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:01:00 PST

March 21: Be an Agent of Change

On March 21, 2007 the United States Congress will convene a hearing on matters of global warming and climate change. Former Vice President Al Gore -- along with numerous scientists -- will provide tes...
Posted by Garrett on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:20:00 PST

http://g-force1.blogspot.com

To visit my real blog (although still in progress) go to: http://g-force1.blogspot.com.
Posted by Garrett on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:29:00 PST

On going HYBRID

I have never considered myself to be the sort of person who would develop a relationship with their automobile.I do not have personalized license plates.I have never pimped my ride.With that said, I h...
Posted by Garrett on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:30:00 PST