Just in case any of you were wondering.

I have a strange name. Stonetalker is part of it. Stonetalker was the third name that my Medicine Elders gave me. I have four; one from every elder that taught me. String them together, and it is more of a job description than a name.

In the language of those Medicine Elders, it goes something like this:
Tsis'detsi tsigoti dakanogis'gi nvdasvnoyiehi gigau nvyagawoniha dayanisgv yansi.

The pronunciation? Just sneeze a couple of times, and you'll be close.

Of course, I have no idea if that is grammatically correct, and since the death of my Medicine Elder I have no way of checking.

Of this I am certain, though.

Tsis'detsi  (TZEE SHTAY TZEE, rainbow)
Gigau (GIG OW, beloved)
Nvyagawoniha (NUH YAH GAH WOE KNEE HA, stonetalker).

I'll take that...

I saw a bit of a documentary about TerraCycle on the television last week. This company is awesome. They go garbage diving for what they can use, and make it into something usable, and market it. Tote bags made from empty 'Caprisun' pouches. Perpetual totes made from discarded single use plastic bags. Bird feeders made from water bottles. And much more.

I was amazed at what they were doing. It is both 'green' and very inventive.

My first thought was, "What a great idea!"

My second thought was, "Why didn't I think of that?"

Visit TerraCycle here.