The anonymity of the internet just makes people who know nothing feel more comfortable mouthing off. What happened to empathy and human compassion? Or reserving judgment until you know you have accurate information ( Read more... )

Like most Californians, from an early age I was taught to conserve water and electricity through catchy campaigns aimed at kids. And hey, it worked. I later took a sociology class in the 90s where one of the required books was something like "Two Minutes a Day to Save the Planet." I revisited this book recently because I've been on a ( Read more... )

Yeah, if you told me five years ago this is where I'd be now, I would not have believed you ( Read more... )

Not only is the humidity at 97% today, but the basement is currently a wading pool. It's really no fun to watch the rinse cycle of your wash come up out of the toilet. And, part of the water problem seems to be external, leaking under the basement walls from the rain. I am SO glad we don't own this house ( Read more... )

http://www.amazon.com/Rumors-Progress-Greatly-Exaggerated-Easier/dp/product-description/159486327X

Interesting book coming out. I now have an easy gift idea for my feminist moms.

I would feel remiss if I didn't finish off my trip log, before I get on the plane heading back home. Brief again, since I have a house full of stuff here that isn't unpacking itself ( Read more... )

Just stopping to say that fireflies are amazing. I can't imagine ever finding them commonplace ( Read more... )

We're more than halfway to our destination. Here are how the last few days went ( Read more... )

Well, that sort of leaves out days 1-3, but I'll do a quick re-cap. The main point of the post is to say hello, we're alive and having a grand time. B and I are packed up in the little convertible and winding our way from coast to coast to drop him of in CT for the next 5 months. Each day has been a lot of driving (A LOT), and today was no ( Read more... )

Dear Mr. Financial Advisor ( Read more... )