Day: December 25, 2019

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Merry Christmas! 🎄

It looks like we still have some snow on the ground this morning and the sun is coming out ☀ I’m this cold winter morning. I am enjoying a cup of coffee ☕ before I head out for a walk. One week until January 1, 2020!

Life Kit : NPR

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12 Tips For Fighting Food Waste: Life Kit : NPR

Food waste is a big problem in the United States, where a typical household of four tosses out about $1,600 worth of food annually. So, Life Kit did a deep dive on how how to reduce food waste.

I like a lot of frozen fruits and vegetables that don't come in a lot of packaging and rarely step foot in a store more than once a week. Frozen things rarely spoil and I have some weeks where I don't shop at all or buy minimally and cook from what I have. Plus having to haul any waste I don't compost to the transfer station is another incentive to reduce waste. 

NPR

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How White Liberals Became Woke, Changing Their Outlook On Race : NPR

One possible explanation for the dramatic shift in racial attitudes in the last decade is that white Democrats who disagreed with the party's embrace of diversity have just abandoned the party altogether. But even though the makeup of the parties has fluctuated, that's not the only explanation; Researchers point to a genuine shift among the white liberals who have remained in the party.