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...Which brings us back to New York, where GOP Gov. (and former Bush veep hopeful) George Pataki wants us all to "work together" to beat the heat - with suspiciously economy-stimulating activities. "Go to a movie, go to the mall," Pataki urged (leaving "hit the beach for free" for last). "Just don?t go home and turn on the air conditioner." If you must use an air conditioner, he said, at least buy a Brand New One from your local appliance store - the state?ll give you $75 if it?s energy-efficient...
...expected to approach $300 billion this year. According to the Maryland-based Center for a New American Dream, which dispenses antidotes for raging consumerism, two-thirds of parents say their kids define their self-worth in terms of possessions; half say their kids prefer to go to a shopping mall than to go hiking or on a family outing; and a majority admit to buying their children products they disapprove of--products that may even be bad for them--because the kids said they "needed" the items to fit in with their friends...
...spring day, I was walking with EUDORA WELTY through a little shopping mall. It was her birthday, April 13. There was a surprise party waiting at a bookstore down the way. She was 86. As we walked rather slowly along the glass storefronts, we came to where a wide, smiling, pink-faced man was inflating colorful balloons. As each balloon filled and fattened, the cylinder emitted quite a loud whoosh of air. Eudora looked about to find the sound. "Balloons," I said. I had her hand. "Someone's apparently having a do." "Oh," she said. Those luminous, pale blue eyes...
Seeds of Simplicity's other core recommendations include making only planned trips to the mall--so kids view shopping as a more scheduled, less impulsive exercise--and consulting kids about any simplification decisions. Otherwise, says Seeds director Carol Holst, "you'll just have more screaming tantrums in the Toys 'R' Us cash-register line...
...spring day I was walking with EUDORA WELTY through a little shopping mall. She was 86. As we walked rather slowly along the glass storefronts, we came to where a wide, smiling, pink-faced man was inflating colorful balloons. As each balloon filled and fattened, the cylinder emitted a quite loud whoosh of air. Eudora looked about to find the sound. "Balloons," I said. "Oh," she said, those luminous pale blue eyes igniting. "I just thought it was someone who saw me, sighing...