All that glitters... (Advice and dissent: letters from our readers).I was pleased to see "Diamonds Aren't Forever" (Consumer News, September/October 2001) on the problems and alternatives to traditional mining and trading of jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. . My original wedding ring was lost, and I have struggled with how or whether to replace it ever since. I was surprised that even many of my "green" friends looked confused when I described my ambivalence ambivalence (ămbĭv`ələns), coexistence of two opposing drives, desires, feelings, or emotions toward the same person, object, or goal. The ambivalent person may be unaware of either of the opposing wishes. in environmental and financial terms. I am intrigued by many of the alternatives you profiled, but I think it is unlikely most of us are ready to substitute for the traditions of important life events like marriage. Then I remembered a maxim often cited by my husband, a recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. coordinator: reduce, reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. , recycle. Used jewelry, also known as estate jewelry  Estate jewelry, also known as vintage jewelry, is a fashion trend for the new millennium. , may offer an affordable and responsible option. It is widely
available and can be bought as is or reset/recast. Metals and gems--even
refined in jewelry--still tie us to nature's beauty in ways that
human-made circuit boards and even glass do not. And they represent and
withstand lifelong endeavors, like marriage, which natural alternatives
like wood and clay cannot.
B. May New Haven, CT |
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