I used to have a large library of books.  Probably thousands.  But then I realized that I don’t need all this stuff.  Almost every book I had was available from the public library if I needed it again.  So I got rid of my books.  The only books we have in our house now, are library books, or ones that my wife uses as…

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Remember that the waste, also had to be produced. It is manufactured for the landfill.  Think about that.  It is stuff whose sole purpose completed before the gift is actually used.  All the mining, or cutting, or drilling.  All the factory work, and shipping.  So it isn’t just about the landfill filling up, that is…