Sometimes I really like stumbling onto a good article so I can throw it up on the blog and hear your responses. This article over on Treehugger was one such article. The story goes something like this: A school in Canada decided to start requiring litterless lunches, allowing only reusable containers and water bottles. Juice Read More >>
Bring Back VoTech Schools!
I just ran across an article on Treehugger about vocational education. Because my son went to a votech school part time in high school {and learned a TREMENDOUS amount}, I thought it was totally worth a post. The article made several points about how we used to offer woodworking, metal shop, etc. in school and moved away Read More >>
What’s Your Ideal Indoor Temperature?
In a perfect world, I would have the temperature set at 72 degrees, 365 days a year {and be wearing a light jacket}. The HH, not so much. He prefers it to be cooler…much, much cooler…in the summertime anyway. I’ve always known it was a male/female thing, but it wasn’t until I stumbled onto an Read More >>
Do You Drink Day Old Water? Are We Becoming Hyper Sensitive?
If you have a glass of water in the evening, will you drink the remainder in the morning? I do. All of the time. It never once occurred to me to even question the safety of day old water until I saw an article on treehugger questioning just that. I mean, who knew this was Read More >>
FDA Bans Trans Fats
Did you hear the news? The FDA announced this month that they are rolling out a 3 year initiative that will BAN trans fats in food. Which basically means no more partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, no more margarine—it’s all got to go. The FDA cited that trans fats are directly connected with heart disease, and Read More >>