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Category Archives: Home and Garden
Give Living Plants on Mother’s Day
Buying flowers for your Mother on Mother’s Day is pretty much a default behavior for many North Americans. I grew up in a rural area and I used to go out into the forest and find some mayflowers. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Home and Garden, Shopping
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Tool Libraries Reduce Plastic Waste
When I lived in Canada, I had the basic power tools required by the unwritten laws that men live by. There were already big box stores in my neck of the woods when I moved out on my own, so … Continue reading
Can Washboards Make a Comeback?
The Columbus Washboard Company has an awesome website. It makes me happy. There is only one aspect of their business that makes me sad. They are the ONLY washboard manufacturing company left in the USA. Clothes washing is a chore … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Energy, Entertainment, Home and Garden, Inspiration, cleaning
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Safe Baby Transportation
I have made the case against making babies from a few different angles on this blog and elsewhere. It’s always a good way to stimulate discussion. I am personally responsible for one pregnancy. If and when you create a human, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Business, Food, Garbage, Health, Home and Garden, Inspiration, Internet, News, Pets, Plastic on the Beach, Sex, Shopping, Society, Water
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When A Problem Comes Along…
I was going to create a post that was addressed to DEVO and asked that they stop wearing their silly plastic hats. Then I realized that they are irrelevant. At about the same instant, my horribly song-tagged head underwent a … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Home and Garden, Inspiration, Plastic, Society, cleaning
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An Open Letter to Joe Six-Pack
Dear Joe Six-Pack, Please do not carelessly discard those plastic six-pack rings that hold your beer cans together. The story about ducks getting tangled up and dying is not an urban (or rural) legend. I saw a carcass with my … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Beverages, Environment, Food, Garbage, Home and Garden, Inspiration, Plastic, Recreation, Society
Tagged beer, beer cans, fishing, football, hunting, NASCAR, not talking about your feelings, Obama, Plastic, republican, six-pack
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Maintain Your Drain
They say that no good deed goes unpunished. I don’t have any scientific data, but I am of the opinion that using fewer chemicals for household chores results in more clogged drains. I could very well be wrong. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Environment, Food, Home and Garden, Inspiration, Plastic, Society, cleaning
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Papier-mâché is Awesome
Papier-mâché is one of a handful of useful materials that have been almost completely usurped by plastic. I was surprised to find out that the panels for observatory domes used to be made from papier-mâché. This material is very strong … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Environment, Home and Garden, Inspiration, Plastic
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If You Can Only Change One Thing
It is going to take a lot of changes from a lot of people to create long term sustainability for life on this planet. If you feel like you can only do one thing right now, consider bringing your own … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Garbage, Home and Garden, News, Plastic, PlasticLess Tips, Society
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Natural Packages: Oranges
An orange is a pretty good example of a healthy snack that travels well without any packaging. Everything is relative, you don’t want to toss one of these juicy fruits straight into your kids canvas backpack and send him into … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food, Home and Garden, Inspiration
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