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I planned to write another “simplify your holidays” post but I loved this news story from last week. A couple in New York City have found the ultimate way to simplify their lives. They live in an apartment that’s only 175 square feet. Sheez, my first apartment was at least 500 square feet. And that [...]
I hate to wash my car by hand. I would rather spend the $6 to drive to my local car wash, put it in neutral and be magically guided through the soaping, rinsing, waxing, and drying cycles, ending with a clean car. It’s my idea of a Disneyland ride. Plus, washing your car at home means having [...]
Scenario: The year 2209. (Perhaps a Tuesday?) An intrepid archeologist digging in an American garbage landfill comes upon thousands of preserved plastic baggies of……doggie do? “Boy,” he says, “people in those days saved the damnest things.” Anybody with a dog has probably considered the question of what to do with all of their pet’s “output.” [...]
Let me say upfront that I believe in recycling. I also think that it’s a pain in the #@!. Our HOA voted to end curbside recycling and now have a big rollaway dumpster for recyclables near the clubhouse. Is it still environmentally conscious to have to drive your recyclables over to be recycled? So, we [...]
I can’t wait for the big conversion to digital TV in February. Not because I love digital TV. I just can’t wait to see the end of all of the commercials reminding me of the conversion. The latest ones I saw tonight were a feed under the Muppets Christmas Special. “If you can see this [...]
I spent part of the weekend pulling out all the cheesy Christmas decorations and putting them around the house. We don’t do a big Christmas tree due to our intelligent and highly destructive dog. I am so looking forward to her old age… But I degress. Is it greener to reuse all of the old [...]
“I don’t want to have it all. Because, where would you put it?” –Steven Wright The more I think about it, the more I think Steve Wright is, well, right. I went on my first clutter-busting binge a few years ago after reading a book called Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui. The author made [...]
