Written By Nate. In Personal Stories
As we fully head into the new year, you might be thinking about some spring cleaning activities to get you into high gear. We’re now officially close to four weeks post-Christmas but if you’re like me, there’s probably still a few reminders of the holidays lingering around the house. If you received a lot of
Written By Nate. In Daily Life, Energy, Gas & Oil, Household, Reducing Bills, Sustainable living
It’s warmed up to a balmy 17-degrees outside today but with the wind chill it feels more like 4-degrees. It was bitter cold last night and the car wasn’t too excited about starting up for the drive home from work. This morning the house felt more like a meat locker inside…making us realize just how
Written By Nate. In Books, Cleaning, Corporate America, Daily Life, Homemade, Household, Nature, Pets, Sustainable living
There’s been a lot of talk about how harsh our everyday, household cleaners really are. Not only to ourselves but also to our environment. We’re beginning to see some, commercially produced cleaners that are more natural and biodegradable. It’s a small niche market right now but as the green movement picks up, more and more
Written By Nate. In Daily Life, Education, Random, Self-sufficiency
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to take a college class or learn something new this year? How about taking more online classes if you’re already a student, saving you the money spent on gas to get to campus? Well, another fun blurb in this week’s edition of U.S. News & World
Written By Nate. In Corporate America, Daily Life, Food
U.S. News and World Report had some interesting facts about the amount of corn being grown and used in food products these days. According to the magazine, U.S. farmers harvested about 13-billion bushels of corn this year which is the largest harvest on record. That’s great for the farmers and the government subsidies that were
Written By Nate. In Books, Daily Life, Energy, Gas & Oil, Politics, Renewable Energy, Self-sufficiency, Sustainable living, Transportation
Is anyone else even a little dismayed by the current administration in The White House? In case you missed it yesterday, oil prices hit the long-awaited $100 per barrel mark. It’s the highest dollar value the commodity has ever traded at. Granted, if you compare it to the oil crisis of the
Written By Nate. In Pets, Random, Wordless Wednesday
It’s Not Easy Being Beautiful
If you liked that post, then try these…Alice Waters: the mother of slow food by Nate on March 16th, 2009If you’re not an avid .Modern architecture meets alternative energy – Part 2 by Nate on September 2nd, 2009If you haven’t already read my brief review on a new book profiling modern
