For those of you that know me, you know my wife is a teacher. One that wakes up every day and heads into work to take care of other people’s kids. She loves it and gets so much out of it. And as much as I think she has some days that she would like [...]
There are only a few things I dislike more than sitting in traffic. Which does not bode well for my life living in Los Angeles. Anyways, one of these things I dislike is cellphones. Yes, I have one and yes I use it. But that doesn’t mean I like it. I remember a time when [...]
This is just such a fantastic story, you have to read it to believe it. I wish everyone could stand up for what they believe like this: “In the Pittsburgh area, a man went to jail rather than let the local power company run an electric line through his property. He’s also in some hot [...]
Here it is…the 2006 list of cities, ranked on Air Quality, Economy, Affordability, Solid Waste, Green Building, etc. No surprise here: Portland, OR is number 1 on the list. Go ahead, look up your own city, I dare you. I did it..and now I KNOW I have to move. Source: SustainLane
These $100 hand-cranked computers are meant for children in third world countries to use…I dont know how well they work or who exactly is getting them but seems like a good idea. Something to look a little more at, as long as they arent going to replace FOOD and MEDICINE aid with LAPTOP aid. From [...]
So, today I spent most of the afternoon around town, running errands, having lunch with a friend and then people watching downtown. All on foot. No car, no gasoline, no traffic. Greatness. Lunch – organic caprese sandwich, $10 Cup of coffee for desert, $2.90 Not giving the oil companies a dime, not putting miles on [...]
We all know WORKING ASSETS does some great work supporting nonprofit organizations, but there are other OPTIONS out there that might work better for you, or support the organizations you like. If you have to use plastic, you should make them one of these, so it helps some important causes while you rack up the [...]
