Remember those old floppies?

You can't buy a computer WITH a floppy disk drive anymore. Some companies will provide one in a new box - for a price - and you can buy external floppy drives (but they are getting harder to get). But I bet everyone who had had a computer either at work or at home not too long ago, has some floppy disks lying around somewhere. Heck, I bet some people still have boxes of them!

Well, there's an artist in New Jersey (so sorry) who has created some uber cool artwork from those old floppies. Her images are protected so I can't show any of them here so you'll have to surf on over to her site ... but I tell you, it's worth the trek.

Next time you get the urge to toss those disks in the trash (you know you will), don't do it! Send them to her.(Contact info is on the page with a picture of a really cute dog.) She says she will send you something special for helping keep these indestructible little critters (the disks, not the dogs, silly folks) out of the landfills.

Great Trash to Treasure Stuff

I haven't figured out how to insert an image from another website and it's not something I would do often but, there's a group over on facebook, called Trash to Treasure Creative Reuse Center and those folks really know how to recycle. (You've got to see what one of these crafty people did with those nasty flip tops from pop cans!)

I'd like to showcase some of their stuff but I'm not sure I wouldn't be messing with the etiquette of blogging if I do that. I can, however, show the link to the site.

Check it out ... you will be surprised! I promise.

Recycle your old CDs and related items

Did you ever think about how much junk you add to the landfill when you toss that damaged or no-longer-needed disk? Maybe not,(say it isn't so) but if you care about the planet and the legacy you're leaving for future generations, you might want to take one small step away from the trash can and one giant step toward the recycling box when you're ready to dispose of your disks.

Okay, so maybe you have just one disk and you figure it's not going to make the teeniest difference if you toss it. But remember, you are not alone. You have lots of friends, relatives and/or co-workers in your life circle and when you add them to your efforts, well, that's pretty much all there is to say.

I've set up a recycle box at home and told all my friends to hand over their used and damaged disks. When the box is filled, I'm sending its contents off to the CD Recycling Center of America. (Check it out, pleeeeeeezzzzz.)

Before I send the box of CDs packing (oooohhh bad pun, I know), I'll snap a picture so you can see how one little person and one little disk can make one big difference.

Oh, and no, I don't make any money from this suggestion and maybe it sounds a tad pretentious or preachy, or sappy, or serious or whatever negative vibes the post elicits, but get over it, dude and dudette.

Recycling, to pinch a Martha Stewart phrase, "It's a good thing."

Yet another progress report

Work on the table top made of recycled and second-hand stuff came to a standstill, first because of vacation and then because I ran of of stuff! I've been haunting thrift shops and garage sales trying to find colored glass or pottery to fill in the background but nothing's turned up. Then I realized I had these porous stone tiles that, if I recall, I bought on a closeout price at Michaels. I discovered that these tiles took paint really well, so I've been applying color in the evenings, giving them some different shades. I think they are just what I need. I was planning to add them to the project this weekend, but it's inventory time at work so yet again, fun takes a back seat to work. However, I think things will move more quickly now that I have more stuff!