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The cost of caring for the homeless is actually very high when you factor in all the healthcare they need because of the exposure to the elements. It costs the state quite a lot, upwards of a milli...

"Rip off" is semantics. Art, music, decorating, it's all just uniquely derivative of something someone else already did. Unless you're copying exactly and trying to make money from it, I have no pr...

Someone else can figure out the math, but even if it does take a few years for the turbine to pay for itself, isn't it still beneficial to use it to reduce the consumption of energy from 'tradition...

As fun as it is to create a fort from your own imagination, I think there is also value in having a well-made, interesting object in the house that teaches children about multi-use design and think...

I live in a studio and have a bookshelf separating my bed from the rest of the living space. I use the back half of the bookshelf as my 'nightstand' and put my clock, glasses, water, etc. there.

It's, um, smaller. Yup.

Remember not to simply toss your expired medications...they should be disposed of properly to keep them out of the environment.

Amazing. It's going to be hard to work with my fingers crossed...

Wow, LittleRock. I'm impressed with the way you were able to say that while still being petty and rude. Kudos.

I purchased the small recycled plastic cutting board with the lip, and I use it all the time. I had no idea how useful that lip would be, but it's great. The knife leaves marks in it, but it's no...

Wigglyville, on Broadway in Lakeview, is great! The owner works in the shop and obviously loves animals. They have tons of pet beds, collars, costumes (love!), toys, and gave me a lot of good adv...

Just had a couple of friends tell me about the flood in their basements (in Chicago). They'll never put fancy stuff down there again...it's just too expensive to replace.

I live (until the end of the month) in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, and don't have a lake view. My windows look out onto the ivy-covered wall across the way. Still, I'm next to an elemen...

I'm going to this...can't wait!

Cat owners should know that most essential oils are TOXIC to their cats. Even when diffused or heated. "The liver is most often the organ which is affected by essential oils. Cats' ...

A friend of mine has one of these, except the warmth from the light also activates some essential oils, and those help her wake up as well. She was always cranky in the mornings until she bought it.

In the right environment, it's fantastic

My cat scoops his food out of the bowl so he can eat it off the floor, which attracts ants. So I grabbed a rubbermaid storage bin and throw his food in there. No more ants. :)

Ok that photo of the white cat on the rug is AWESOME. That is all.

When I came to Chicago I stayed with a friend for a month while I found a job and an apartment. I lived out of my suitcase and a couple of boxes she let me keep in the dining room, and I slept on ...