While I really should have been cleaning my house today, I perused suggested movies in Netflix and came across The Cove. I decided to start it while I swept, if only to have something in the background. The documentary is about dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. The movie’s website offers a great synopsis: Academy Award® [...]
MyFolia, a Website for Gardeners
August 11, 2010 – 4:30 pm
A few months ago, a friend introduced me to a gardening website that has become indispensable to me, and I don’t say this lightly! The website is myfolia.com, and it is a great way to keep a garden journal for those of us who are not inclined to write things down or who are looking [...]
Cellphones Cause Cancer?
September 16, 2009 – 10:25 am
One of my favorite organizations, Environmental Working Group, recently released the results of their 10 month study into radiation emitted from cellphones. They report studies have found higher incidences of brain and salivary gland tumors in people who have used cell phones for ten or more years. This caught my attention since I have just [...]
Keep Your Dog Happy!
September 12, 2009 – 2:02 pm
Recently I decided my dogs needed to get out more without driving miles and wasting gas and time. I was sure I could find them something new right in our backyard. I used a search engine to look for local parks and paths that allowed dogs. During my search I came across a group called [...]
Need $25 Million?
September 2, 2009 – 9:30 am
Two years ago today, the Virgin Earth Challenge was launched. With a prize of $25 million to any person or team that can design something feasible commercially to remove man-made greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere. The competion was thought up and finaced by the founder of Virgin Records and over 350 other companies under the [...]