I have eaten...

...enough ham.

I'm not sure that's ever happened before. I love ham, and it's always been beyond my reach to satiate my insatiability for it. My father had to have an extremely low-sodium diet; and so, when I was a kid, ham was a rare, quasi-forbidden treat. As a grown-up with consistently low sodium levels, I can direct my own diet; but ham tends to be expensive. Even when it's available in discounted bulk at the holidays- and when the people around me don't sub in turkey for some nefarious reason- they tend to frown on my hogging more than three-quarters of the pig.

I've been on my own for the last few holidays, which has its low points; but one of the advantages is getting to buy a half, or even a whole, ham at a reasonable price & having it all to myself. I've eaten plenty of those hams, of course; but have always been limited by trivia like digestive capacity or common sense.

But this time, this year, this ham, I feel replete in a way I don't remember having felt before. And it is marvelous.

#thanksgiving
#NonTurkeyDay
#AmericanExcess
#Overconsumption
#Food
#Meat
#Ham
#JoinIn

I don't need any Christmas gifts! I have too much stuff! I'm drowning!

The greatest gift I could get would be a holiday where family and friends come to your home and each unburdens you of one item that's just gathering dust. Just take it away from me! Donate it to charity without me having to make the decision. What a load off my shoulders!

I think this is what we all need.

An antichristmas, if you will.

#christmas #consumerism #OverConsumption #burden #MountainsOfThings

For years, I have been criticizing over-consumption.
Have you heard about "Buy Nothing Day"? In North America, the United Kingdom, Finland and Sweden, Buy Nothing Day is held the day after U.S. Thanksgiving, concurrent with Black Friday. Elsewhere, it is held the following day, which is also the last Saturday of November. So in Germany, it's on Saturday, November 29.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day

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#overconsumption #consumerism #BuyNothingDay #BlackFriday

"Venice in Italy, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, and the Seine River in Paris were among the locations used to explore to potential impacts of the climate crisis by the end of the century. The results are on display at an exhibition in London.

Mark Maslin, a professor of earth system science at University College London, used climate modelling to examine the low-end and top-end damage at each location. His findings were interpreted by a group of artists for the show at the Last Shot Gallery by Back Market. The artistic works are not intended to be taken as literal predictions of what will happen in these locations, but to raise awareness of the threat posed by climate breakdown.

Maslin said the environmental impact of tech consumption was estimated to account for 6% of the human-driven climate crisis; double that of the aviation industry."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/17/overconsumption-before-after-images-tech-harm-planet

#Environment #OverConsumption #ClimateChange #PlannedObsolescence

Visualizing the Environmental Toll of Tech: How Overconsumption Could Harm Iconic Locations

A new exhibition in London explores the environmental impact of technology on some of the world’s most recognizable landscapes. Through before-and-after visualizations, artists highlight how tech overconsumption is driving the climate crisis. The locations featured include Venice, Iguazu Falls, and ... [More info]

Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet | Climate crisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/17/overconsumption-before-after-images-tech-harm-planet

#technology #overconsumption #climate #pollution #technocentrism

#Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images predict how #tech could harm our planet.
From Venice in Italy to the Seine in Paris, an #exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices: Artists have created visualisations of the impact of the climate crisis on some of the world’s most recognisable landscapes using scientific modelling to highlight the environmental effects of tech consumption" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/17/overconsumption-before-after-images-tech-harm-planet

#waste #smartphones #climateCrisis #techGadgets

Cheap, versatile #plastics made throwaway culture explode, fueling #overconsumption and turbocharging corporate profits…

The social costs of our addiction to #disposable plastics are… subtle but significant. #Cooking skills have declined. Sit-down #family meals are less common. Fast #fashion, enabled by synthetic plastic fibers, is encouraging compulsive #consumption and #waste.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/opinion/plastic-trash-disposable.html