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Erica in DC
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April 16, 2007
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I just went down to Jones Point Park this past weekend. I'm on a kick to see as many of the boundary stones as I can before I move in a couple of years,...
I don't buy paper towels mostly because I don't have any place to store them where I can get to them but where they won't get covered in loose fur. I am a vegetarian, so I don't have the grease is...
My mom grew up canning and doesn't do it now partly out of dislike but also because her current stovetop can't take the high heat needed to can. I have no idea about the veracity of this claim, bu...
I agree that DEET can be worth the risk if you are in a place with a risk of malaria. I used it when I was in the Philippines. However, I don't need it when I'm just going to be playing soccer ou...
One of my hotels in the Philippines had that same kind of system. I found it inconvenient for charging the laptop at first, but I adapted quickly and that is when I first started thinking about un...
I've been car-less in DC for 3 years, and I get a bit freaked out by the suburbs too. I am planning a move to a rural area in 2 years though, so I will be getting a car again before the move. I a...
This seems unnecessary and a waste of energy. I use small garbage bins (the kind meant for grocery garbage bags as bin liners). I don't seem to accumulate any of the grocery bags for bin liners s...
Gexx, I put my cat food bowls on a plate that is covered in cinnamon. The ants won't cross the cinnamon to get to the food.
I don't use borax in my house because of my cats and bunn...
I like the concept, but I'm still suspicious of EVA. I wonder if scientists are going to find something in it years from now that was just as toxic as what it was replacing.
If some...
I wouldn't participate, but that is because I don't drink milk and wish that others would stop as well. However, if one is going to drink milk, I think it would be better for everyone involved to ...
My 60 year old father works in a GM dealership, so I'm already in a bad frame of mine about these closings. But I would caution that between gasoline runoff , oil leaks, etc. that dealerships woul...
My mom always recommends just drying off the shower with a towel (using the same one all week) and says that she doesn't need to wash hers nearly as often as she did in the past.
I hav...
I'm always curious when people say that a car is necessary for groceries or other trips. I don't own a car and transport my groceries by carrying a reusable bag. I probably stop and buy groceries...
I always do this at home and work, and I go a little mad whenever I visit my parents and my mom is always grabbing up my glasses and putting them into the dishwasher. I think that she is just used...
I already don't eat meat, but I checked "Less expensive ingredients" because I'm trying to be careful about buying new spices (I already have plenty) or buying expensive packaged items. I'm trying...
I always like to remind people that vegetarian meals are often quite cheap. Lentils and beans cost a lot less than meat and go quite far, especially if you buy from bulk bins and soak them at home...
Living in different parts of the US, I think that there are regional differences due to weather.
Growing up in Ohio, shoes came off for everyone. It was snowy, rainy, muddy, etc. fo...
I participated. I realize that it is symbolic, but I agree that it is silly to presume that those of us who participated don't do anything else for the environment. I don't own a car, I take publ...
I use bar soap for hands and for shampoo (although I'm trying out just using baking soda to wash and vinegar to condition for a while). I am using honey to wash my face, but when I use up what I g...
Latest Comments...
I just went down to Jones Point Park this past weekend. I'm on a kick to see as many of the boundary stones as I can before I move in a couple of years,...
I don't buy paper towels mostly because I don't have any place to store them where I can get to them but where they won't get covered in loose fur. I am a vegetarian, so I don't have the grease is...
My mom grew up canning and doesn't do it now partly out of dislike but also because her current stovetop can't take the high heat needed to can. I have no idea about the veracity of this claim, bu...
I agree that DEET can be worth the risk if you are in a place with a risk of malaria. I used it when I was in the Philippines. However, I don't need it when I'm just going to be playing soccer ou...
One of my hotels in the Philippines had that same kind of system. I found it inconvenient for charging the laptop at first, but I adapted quickly and that is when I first started thinking about un...
I've been car-less in DC for 3 years, and I get a bit freaked out by the suburbs too. I am planning a move to a rural area in 2 years though, so I will be getting a car again before the move. I a...
This seems unnecessary and a waste of energy. I use small garbage bins (the kind meant for grocery garbage bags as bin liners). I don't seem to accumulate any of the grocery bags for bin liners s...
Gexx, I put my cat food bowls on a plate that is covered in cinnamon. The ants won't cross the cinnamon to get to the food. I don't use borax in my house because of my cats and bunn...
I like the concept, but I'm still suspicious of EVA. I wonder if scientists are going to find something in it years from now that was just as toxic as what it was replacing. If some...
I wouldn't participate, but that is because I don't drink milk and wish that others would stop as well. However, if one is going to drink milk, I think it would be better for everyone involved to ...
My 60 year old father works in a GM dealership, so I'm already in a bad frame of mine about these closings. But I would caution that between gasoline runoff , oil leaks, etc. that dealerships woul...
My mom always recommends just drying off the shower with a towel (using the same one all week) and says that she doesn't need to wash hers nearly as often as she did in the past. I hav...
"When you have a choice green is better than not green, but nothing is better than green." @Rolen the Great - perfectly put!
I'm always curious when people say that a car is necessary for groceries or other trips. I don't own a car and transport my groceries by carrying a reusable bag. I probably stop and buy groceries...
I always do this at home and work, and I go a little mad whenever I visit my parents and my mom is always grabbing up my glasses and putting them into the dishwasher. I think that she is just used...
I already don't eat meat, but I checked "Less expensive ingredients" because I'm trying to be careful about buying new spices (I already have plenty) or buying expensive packaged items. I'm trying...
I always like to remind people that vegetarian meals are often quite cheap. Lentils and beans cost a lot less than meat and go quite far, especially if you buy from bulk bins and soak them at home...
Living in different parts of the US, I think that there are regional differences due to weather. Growing up in Ohio, shoes came off for everyone. It was snowy, rainy, muddy, etc. fo...
I participated. I realize that it is symbolic, but I agree that it is silly to presume that those of us who participated don't do anything else for the environment. I don't own a car, I take publ...
I use bar soap for hands and for shampoo (although I'm trying out just using baking soda to wash and vinegar to condition for a while). I am using honey to wash my face, but when I use up what I g...