Gouda's Cheesewheel

Bongo and Ohio

Since Sallie's comments sparked me to update here, I will, briefly.

My cross-train for RAAP will be in Columbus, Ohio, which is a bit different from Miami, where we expected it to be. I'm still good with going wherever. I'll be leaving directly from Canvasser conference in Kentucky, which commences next Thursday (or rather, next Friday, but we have to leave on Thursday to get there.)

Brent has been working night shift now. He leaves the house a little after I do and we get done about the same time, so it's working out nicely. His schedule is a little unpredictable, but so is mine, and if they don't match up I'm fine taking the bus so it works. Since we'll both be working Valentine's Day we're making our own day on the 16th to celebrate.

The 17th, there will be a protest. One year from that day, all regular air wave TV will go to digital signal, making a lot of TV sets obsolete or in need of conversion. Since lots of folks will be upgrading to new sets, that means tons of toxic electronic waste will potentially go to the landfill, and subsequently our air and water. We're all going to dress up as dead TVs and walk around downtown to draw attention to the problem. The goal is to get TV manufacturers to offer recycling programs for the old sets. It's worked with computers, and Sony is already on board. The action was initiated by RAAP's sister organization, Texas Campaign for the Environment. Check them out for more info!

Bongo is adjusting well. He's pretty comfortable roaming around the house now, even when we're present and awake. He has several cat toys which he loves to attack and kill. Since he's out a lot more now, I finally snapped some photos of him. Isn't he a handsome devil? Or at least a cute devil?

posted by Greta @ 1:06 AM