Finding Your Happy Medium

Posted by ePrim on December 29, 2008

I support a lot of liberal causes, such as environmental concerns and animal rights, but I also believe in flexibility and finding a happy medium.

For instance, I strongly believe that animals in the meat industry are mistreated, and for the most part I don’t eat meat.  Some of it is health concerns and some of it is from personal preference, but quite a bit of it stems from my dislike of the meat industry.  However, I am not a full time vegetarian — on the contrary, I am a flexitarian, which means that I do eat meat sometimes, when it’s more practical or when I get a craving.

As another example, I am not willing to completely give up driving, but I am content to take the bus or walk on occasion, and I am proud to say I live in an area where almost everything I need is within walking distance of my house.  I also think there are many more efficient alternatives these days, such as hybrid cars, that make driving not such a big deal.

I also think there is a lot to be said for the green building movement — not just for new developments and redevelopments, but also for renovating existing homes.  For instance, residential solar energy enables you to still enjoy all of the modern comforts and conveniences, without feeling quite so bad about the energy pollution you are causing.  Green commercial real estate is also catching on, with qualifications such as LEED certification to help motivate commercial property owners.

Making a difference doesn’t mean you have to refuse to eat all animal products whatsoever, walk everywhere, or live in the dark.  Your happy medium is whatever allows you to do your part without giving up everything you need or love!

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Starting A Business After Graduation

Posted by pattya on December 14, 2008

Our business is barely a year old but I can say we are doing well.  I and my business partner are both civil engineers and immediately after graduation, we put up our own construction business.

Well, I should say that part of our success may have stemmed from the fact that our parents are also civil engineers who are working in other areas.  It was not difficult for us to buy second hand equipment like a portable screening plant.  Our projects are still focused on small housing projects and we move from there to bigger buildings.

But as early as now, we have done our research on market trends.  We also did our research on purchasing necessary equipment like gravel screening machines and we actually realized that we could buy a machine that could screen multiple fragment sizes.  We found a good machine from EZ Screen and our next savings will be for buying from this company.

I know it is still a long way to go to make a niche in the construction industry.  We are fully aware about the economic problems today but for us, having our business is better than getting stuck working for somebody else.  At least if we have our business, there will be limitless room for growth and income generation.

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