tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283569725589938503.post48263307898493073..comments2023-10-23T04:19:36.057-07:00Comments on Tracey Friley's OneBrownGirl.com® - Culture. Diversity. Humanity. Travel.: Confessions of One Brown GirlAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865793549214184916noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283569725589938503.post-44309138904157697542011-09-10T17:00:47.531-07:002011-09-10T17:00:47.531-07:00I guess being a child of the 50's I was always...I guess being a child of the 50's I was always a little skeptical of microwaves in the first place. I have one but I seldom use it. I can truly understand your point. I came up in a world of black and white tv and no cell phones so I don't really miss it.Aqueelahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800883472014360224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283569725589938503.post-45326891230139171762011-05-09T12:09:28.782-07:002011-05-09T12:09:28.782-07:00I do learn something new every day even when I am ...I do learn something new every day even when I am not trying to.....SOMETIMES when I am trying not to! <br /><br />Sigh.....I read something like this and I wonder how much of an impact I could make by changing small things and how much of an impact it would be on me. In this hurry up world I try to use that as an excuse "I have 2 kids......I have to get to such and such practice....." And then you kindly point out that heating water in your tea kettle doesn't take any longer. Certainly makes one stop and think.<br /><br />I am all for more efficient, cleaner burning stoves but wish there was a way to put them out at a reasonable rate.<br /><br />I have a friend who was microwave conscientious to a fault and still got cancer! I am a believer in what will be will be. I honestly never even considered the dangers of cooking over an open fire! I respect those that do...whether it be out of necessity or due to beliefs.Edienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283569725589938503.post-49819675625929252232011-05-09T11:36:18.185-07:002011-05-09T11:36:18.185-07:00Yeah, it's easy for us first-worlders to find ...Yeah, it's easy for us first-worlders to find cooking over an open fire "quaint," isn't it. I believe there are many non-profits working to design, produce and deliver stoves which are more efficient (reducing deforestation, requiring less time to find and carry fuel--which is usually done by brown women and girls, natch) and which are healthier for the users by burning cleaner, not to mention safer for not having open fires. I'll look for some links.Nicole Magnusonnoreply@blogger.com