Dtek Industries

stumbled onto this post on mediacology.com today (a media literacy-related blog i follow a bit), and it hit me hard.

The Story of Stuff
by Annie Leonard

in addition to the a basic look at stuff buying and trashing, she's given me a better name for the "non-dollar costs" i've been mulling over so much lately: externalized costs.

i plan to create my own anti-Bush T-Shirt using cafepress or some similar service, based on our BushCo Rap Sheet. here's the wording i currently have in mind...

Front:
Bush
Behind
Bars

i'm having fun with JAG and Shakespeare, and i'm not done there yet, but i'm also reading The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan -- a narrative, well-documented look at the simple question of what to eat in modern, industrial society.

i'm through section 1 of 3 and "i'm lovin it" (is that copyrighted?). i expect to be evangelizing for the book after i finish, and holding it up as a recipe for one of the common sense actions we're always seeking...

among the nuggets he's already hit on:

a theme in many discussions on this site over the years is how to translate the "dreams and talk" about big, elusive, intimidating issues into action. i want to start posting some of that content here, whether it's lists that we compile or just links to other resources. (let's tag this stuff... 'action'.)