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06 February 2007

Powering Down

I feel like I'm in a rush to get everything electric done before the next 15 minutes are up! Tonight will be a relief, but right now it feels frantic.

In the 28 January 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, there was an op/ed piece on powering down. It's an idea that I've had for awhile, but never really put into practice.

The idea is no electricity after a certain time. La and I have decided 6pm, on Tuesdays. It has political, ecological and psychological implications that I won't get into. It was simply stated:

Shutting off the power once a week is my way of addressing this concern while nudging myself to conserve a little more. I asked myself what I could sacrifice, what I could afford, and this was an easy answer. Sometimes I tell myself it's not enough. But if we all really did the easiest things to do -- beyond thinking about what we could do or should do -- what resources we would save.


So, as I grasp to my last minutes on being connected to the grid, I wish you well and will see you in the morning.

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