Comments on: Post Migrations This Weekend http://zaskoda.com/2009/10/18/post-migrations-this-weekend/ Don't follow me, you won't make it. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amy http://zaskoda.com/2009/10/18/post-migrations-this-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Amy Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:29:50 +0000 http://zaskoda.com/?p=723#comment-551 It's overwhelming when you think about how far beyond survival humans have journeyed. Is there such a truth as natural living anymore? Our "needs" have evolved it seems. We have been brainwashed by the corporate machines to believe that enough is never enough. We buy into the notion that our lives will be easier or justified if we join the ranks whom are willing to supplement their commodities. It's no secret that businesses familiarize themselves with human psychology to boost their success for profit through marketing. Having a daughter, I can attest to buying into the amusement numerous times. Diapers, for example, have claims that suggest anything from leak-protection, to comfort-stretch fit, to color changing indicators when dirty. After trying several brands, I decided that no matter how many I sampled in the end the gimmick was solely fantasy. Game over. Sometimes a diaper is just a bag for housing poop. Looking back, now with rational clarity, I realize I could have used cloth diapers and avoided all the marketing chagrin. Not to mention the landfills would be a lot less pregnant with neatly packaged fecal bombs. Sure my workload would have increased to some degree... but a natural, money-saving solution would have resulted. The older and wiser I become the more I long for simple living, but unquestionably not without technology or the acceptance of new ideas. I would welcome a less cluttered, more natural lifestyle (especially with how often we move from place to place). Kudos to you for taking the right steps, Scott! It’s overwhelming when you think about how far beyond survival humans have journeyed. Is there such a truth as natural living anymore? Our “needs” have evolved it seems. We have been brainwashed by the corporate machines to believe that enough is never enough. We buy into the notion that our lives will be easier or justified if we join the ranks whom are willing to supplement their commodities. It’s no secret that businesses familiarize themselves with human psychology to boost their success for profit through marketing. Having a daughter, I can attest to buying into the amusement numerous times. Diapers, for example, have claims that suggest anything from leak-protection, to comfort-stretch fit, to color changing indicators when dirty. After trying several brands, I decided that no matter how many I sampled in the end the gimmick was solely fantasy. Game over. Sometimes a diaper is just a bag for housing poop. Looking back, now with rational clarity, I realize I could have used cloth diapers and avoided all the marketing chagrin. Not to mention the landfills would be a lot less pregnant with neatly packaged fecal bombs. Sure my workload would have increased to some degree… but a natural, money-saving solution would have resulted. The older and wiser I become the more I long for simple living, but unquestionably not without technology or the acceptance of new ideas. I would welcome a less cluttered, more natural lifestyle (especially with how often we move from place to place). Kudos to you for taking the right steps, Scott!

]]> By: Kevin http://zaskoda.com/2009/10/18/post-migrations-this-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Kevin Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:30:47 +0000 http://zaskoda.com/?p=723#comment-539 Trying to move items to blogger without a proper redirect is a pain. You can do a redirect on their site that will basically say the blog is shut down and it is now here. Not the optimal way and you lose all the links but if you just want to lock it up and move on you can do that. I've moved four times in 16 months, all for good reasons. I found that just consolidating and simplifying just made life in general easier. Be it online accounts, equipment, what have you... I totally know what you are going through right now. Trying to move items to blogger without a proper redirect is a pain. You can do a redirect on their site that will basically say the blog is shut down and it is now here. Not the optimal way and you lose all the links but if you just want to lock it up and move on you can do that.

I’ve moved four times in 16 months, all for good reasons. I found that just consolidating and simplifying just made life in general easier. Be it online accounts, equipment, what have you… I totally know what you are going through right now.

]]> By: Zaskoda http://zaskoda.com/2009/10/18/post-migrations-this-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Zaskoda Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:22:40 +0000 http://zaskoda.com/?p=723#comment-532 I did... seemed like it became a fad briefly. While I heard a lot of people talk about it, I don't know of anyone who actually did it. I did… seemed like it became a fad briefly. While I heard a lot of people talk about it, I don’t know of anyone who actually did it.

]]> By: Steve Love http://zaskoda.com/2009/10/18/post-migrations-this-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Steve Love Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:07:36 +0000 http://zaskoda.com/?p=723#comment-531 Did you ever read about the guy who decided to reduce his number of possessions to only 100 things? <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1812048,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1812048,00.html</a> Did you ever read about the guy who decided to reduce his number of possessions to only 100 things?

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1812048,00.html

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