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About the wooden mouse pad - guys, using "200 year old fallen" trees is bad for the environment. Much better to just cut the tree as part of a managed harvested crop. Fallen trees are a more valuable part of a healthy forest ecosystem than a standing one. We don't need "green hype" that isn't green, just links to cool products. ;->

Keith: That's a very good point. Your comment about fallen trees benefiting an ecosystem makes a lot of sense, considering the positive effects of decomposing matter for both flora and fauna in a forest.

It just shows how labels like "farm grown", "harvested", "green", "natural", "organic", etc. can be confusing terms for even those with good intentions. My bad...I thought using already fallen timber would be a good thing initially, but I stand corrected.

Oh, mama! That mousepad is one sexy piece. Love it, regardless of its green/non-green pedigree.

Enrique - yeah, me too. I like it. I just couldn't resist the pedigree comment since it was mentioned.

Gregory - green, not green, doesn't bother me too much, just that marketing people are going too far with the green thing and thinking consumers won't know the difference. That said, more truly green products would be nice.

I liked the cardboard casket posting on the main AT site, I'd seriously consider using one when "the" time comes (or rather leaving instructions to that effect).

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/slinks/slinksn-slingks-surreptitious-web-links-to-other-good-sites-019416

I hope to cremated and used to fertilize the soil in a few of my favourite locations around the globe. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust appeals to me.

Why is everything I want in Japan? I would buy that woodland table set in a heartbeat, maybe less! Ditto for those fabulous CD shelves on the other post.
I think it's time to start saving (a lot) up for a trip...