When i was growing up, the TV was in a separate room upstairs and the living room was set up for conversation, and I really prefer it that way. It just seems easier to have a conversation with peo...
Re-nest, as someone who has done a fair amount of painting in my life, I can assure you that "don't buy too much paint" is bad advice. If you make a mistake and buy *less* than you need, and have ...
I would say (and have said, in fact) that "little things" can actually have a negative impact. Frequently, people who do "little things" let themselves feel better about their environmentalism, an...
thaddius hit the nail on the head. It's not worth setting up to squeeze juice fro one or two pieces. It's kind of handy if you are juicing a large qty, but the hassle of cleaning that strainer ou...
As a lifelong Kentuckian and (for a period of time) a bartender, I feel qualified to clue you in on a little secret. Hardly anyone in Kentucky drinks mint juleps, even at Derby time. In fact, it ...
Oh yeah. THINKING about it. That'll do the trick. Tell you what. I'm going to THINK about paying my cable bill and then we'll see if I'm watching Burn Notice next month. Sorry, Rolen. I appla...
No, Earth Day and the more recent (*shudder*) Earth Hour are not good ideas. I've been saying this for years and I said it on a thread a few weeks ago about Earth Hour. Took a lot of flak for it ...
All I'm saying is this. Leaving the lights off for an hour does not make up for leaving them on in an empty room for the other 8,759 in a year.
If you are living simply and conservatively ...
And Patrick, I couldn't disagree more with this:
"We, collectively, will get NOWHERE with the issue if what we do feels like a sacrifice. It has to be solutions of cumulative small ste...
It wasn't my intention to make anyone feel bad about participating in Earth Hour. If it reminds everyone to do more, then great. Too many people will think it's an antidote for wasteful living, t...
OK, maybe "just a gesture" is a harsh way of saying it, but the facts hold. Any positive emotional effect of turning the Empire State Building lights off for an hour would be totally transitory. ...
SoSue, my point (and I do have one) is that the only real "measurable" effect of Earth Hour is to make people feel good about themselves. "Well, I don't know what to say. I did MY part. I turned...
I would have, but I was busy standing in front of the house with my head hung and my fist raised in the air. I figured one hollow, meaningless gesture was as good as another.
It was a pepperoni pizza, but it probably should have been bacon. I think it's safe to say that bacon weakened me, and an inconveniently placed pizza did me in.
Just a word of warning. There are times that this would be a horrible idea. Like, if the recipient is someone you live with and whose cooking you have been eating for years. In that case, it woul...
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Cracks and pops make it good! Vinyl FTW!
When i was growing up, the TV was in a separate room upstairs and the living room was set up for conversation, and I really prefer it that way. It just seems easier to have a conversation with peo...
Re-nest, as someone who has done a fair amount of painting in my life, I can assure you that "don't buy too much paint" is bad advice. If you make a mistake and buy *less* than you need, and have ...
I would say (and have said, in fact) that "little things" can actually have a negative impact. Frequently, people who do "little things" let themselves feel better about their environmentalism, an...
thaddius hit the nail on the head. It's not worth setting up to squeeze juice fro one or two pieces. It's kind of handy if you are juicing a large qty, but the hassle of cleaning that strainer ou...
Great. Now I'm not going to be able to get into my apartment tonight without getting the skeevies. Thanks, Apartment Therapy.
As a lifelong Kentuckian and (for a period of time) a bartender, I feel qualified to clue you in on a little secret. Hardly anyone in Kentucky drinks mint juleps, even at Derby time. In fact, it ...
Would some (much cheaper) colored rope lights not work just as well?
Oh yeah. THINKING about it. That'll do the trick. Tell you what. I'm going to THINK about paying my cable bill and then we'll see if I'm watching Burn Notice next month. Sorry, Rolen. I appla...
No, Earth Day and the more recent (*shudder*) Earth Hour are not good ideas. I've been saying this for years and I said it on a thread a few weeks ago about Earth Hour. Took a lot of flak for it ...
Unworkable.
All I'm saying is this. Leaving the lights off for an hour does not make up for leaving them on in an empty room for the other 8,759 in a year. If you are living simply and conservatively ...
And Patrick, I couldn't disagree more with this: "We, collectively, will get NOWHERE with the issue if what we do feels like a sacrifice. It has to be solutions of cumulative small ste...
It wasn't my intention to make anyone feel bad about participating in Earth Hour. If it reminds everyone to do more, then great. Too many people will think it's an antidote for wasteful living, t...
OK, maybe "just a gesture" is a harsh way of saying it, but the facts hold. Any positive emotional effect of turning the Empire State Building lights off for an hour would be totally transitory. ...
SoSue, my point (and I do have one) is that the only real "measurable" effect of Earth Hour is to make people feel good about themselves. "Well, I don't know what to say. I did MY part. I turned...
I would have, but I was busy standing in front of the house with my head hung and my fist raised in the air. I figured one hollow, meaningless gesture was as good as another.
It was a pepperoni pizza, but it probably should have been bacon. I think it's safe to say that bacon weakened me, and an inconveniently placed pizza did me in.
Just a word of warning. There are times that this would be a horrible idea. Like, if the recipient is someone you live with and whose cooking you have been eating for years. In that case, it woul...
You could cut down the tree. (By the way, this tactic also works with baby's bathwater.)