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Articles by Dan Raucci
Dan tries to practice what he preaches. And he preaches a lot. He is an educator and enthusiast of many noble things. He loves the world, the people in it, and the heights he knows it and they have the potential to reach. He lives in the middle of things and wouldn’t have it any other way.
I am convinced that the greatest machine ever created by all of mankind’s stubborn effort is the bicycle. It’s simple, elegant, efficient. It at once recaptures the excitement of youth and highlights the independence of …
In the spirit of decycling, we decided to compost our yard and food waste. It will hopefully cut down on the cost of soil additives and theoretically reduce our outgoing trash by 25 to 35%.
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Last year I bought a house. I burned less than fully seasoned wood in smoky fires. I sprayed my front walk with Round-Up. I fertilized the grass and killed grubs with god-knows-what kind of chemicals. …
Recycling is great- do it. With that said- recycling fails. Decycle.
de-cy-cle (dē-sī’kəl): tr.v. -cled, -cling, -cles. 1. to take stuff that you have out of circulation. 2. to stop putting things into circulation.
Stop buying shit.
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Activities, are important. They define us. They are integral to our identities. They echo our hopes. They reflect our values. Where we don’t, strictly speaking, need many of these activities, pastimes, or pursuits to survive, …
