University of Chicago anthropologist Sarah Newman writes about waste from the Mayas to Modern America in her book Unmasking Waste. New Histories of Old Things.
She discusses several large systemic changes that have to take place to deal with waste in the following interview transcript:.
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-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games
Zine Making Workshop on July 16, 2026 at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
This free workshop by library school student Liz Mason looks very interesting. Liz Mason’s biography provides a good background on her work in this field.
Workshop details follow:
https://events.uchicago.edu/event/269522-zine-making-workshop
Note: This sounds like a fun activity for tourists in other workshops. They could do souvenir zines with photos, ticket stubs, receipts, menus, postcards and so on. This could be a gig business.
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-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France + 6 Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games
The University of Chicago is selling Done in a Day::Telex from the Fall of Saigon by Elisa Tamarkin of the Chicago Daily News about the exit from Saigon on the last day of the Vietnam War for 30%off its regular price.
Information about the book and purchase details with 30% off promotional code follow:
https://mail.google.com/mail/mu/mp/465/#cv/priority/%5Esmartlabel_promo/19f5b778e33035cc
I am always interested in the Chicago viewpoint on national and international affairs.
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-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France + 6 Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games
Lamb Markets in Salinas, California by Ruth Paget
I did a Google Search for lamb markets in Salinas, California, which gave me results which include the following:
-Salinas Meat
-La Vina Market
-La Esperanza Market
-Cardenas Market
-Magana’s Meat Market
-Ron’s Market
-Star Market
-El Rey Market
-Lucky
Happy Marketing!
By Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games and Classical Western Civilization War Games (8)
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Museum
-creator of French Travel and Culture Games
-writer of 1800+ Central Coast Californian lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist - researched Pennington ancestors back to 1393, found Mayflower ancestors in my mother’s (Beatrice Pennington) family tree, and edited 250 of my grandmother’s (Rose Pennington) and father’s (Clarence Pennington) recipes and posted them on my website - Ruthpaget.blogspot.com
Quarter 4 (Q4) Sales Drivers by Ruth Paget
October:
Halloween
November:
Day of the Dead
Thanksgiving
Winter Holiday Sales
December:
Christmas
Hanukkah
Kwanza
By Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games
The 2027 U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach, California will be held from June 14 - June 20, 2027.
Ticket purchase information follows:
https://www.pebblebeach.com/events/us-open-championship/
Come for the golf and great food and wine!
Reposted by Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games