Need vs. Think You Need

I recently went to The Container Store with a friend who was moving. She needed organization stuff for the closets of the new apartment.
I noticed while there they have many products that do the same thing but just shaped differently. How many ways can you dust something? I mean how many things do you need to dust something.
Okay, we all know marketing a product is important and that the more products you have the more money you make. The question is how many things do we really need to do the same task? I'm not going into it right now but I think about this all the time. If we are simultaneously trying to reduce landfill contributions and be "green" AND trying desperately to market goods that are really not needed how do we not come off as hypocritical or at least confusing?

Choice is good.

Hording can be good

My cousin Dave has a building full of our family's old crap form the business we had many years ago. It's like walking into a museum of old car parts and office supplies. When I was there a few weeks ago it was like a walk down memory lane. For Dave it is a huge burden because he has the job of sifting through all of it and disposing of the crap.

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Umbrella Abuse

Another example of our throw-away society. These umbrellas are from 1st avenue and 34th st. The week before I counted 54 dead umbrellas at the four corners of just this block. I'm not sure if there is an umbrella out there that could take the abuse of 1st ave and 34th st. I wish there was a better way. Maybe try a coat with a hood or try to use motor skills to rotate the umbrella into the wind? I know it's not always possible.

Some Things Are Worth Saving

I love this clock and it would go great with my stapler I have from around the same time period.
These are the things that make me happy.

My Favorite Buildings

Every time I go to Madison Square Park I take a picture of the Flatiron Building or Fuller building as it was originally called. I have a lot of pictures of it since I love Eataly and I'm near there often. I have many favorite buildings but the Flatiron ranks very high on my list.

Lost My Way

It's been a few years since I was last here. I have come to realize I'm an angry person and need to express that somehow without paying a lot of money to a doctor. Most of my anger is related to the built environment and how bad somethings are.
I also have many good examples of things well. These are my opinion.
Here is a picture from Long Island City that I took in April. I love the street lamps but I find it sad that they were on the way to the landfill.