Posted in *Food & Drink, Reduce | Reuse | Recycle, tagged bottled water, collapsible, Evernew, hydration, PlatyBottle, Platypus, reusable, water bottle on 2009, February 15 | Leave a Comment »
Waste Not, Want Not
As you are already most likely aware, the water sold in water bottles is basically tap water and costs more than gas. If that isn’t enough to wean you from relying on water bottles, consider the negative environmental impacts bottled water generates including:
bottle production energy and waste,
energy for transportation of bottles,
post-consumer waste [...]
Posted in *Food & Drink, tagged Bircher, muesli, recipe, Swiss on 2009, February 13 | Leave a Comment »
This year I resolved to eat breakfast every morning. Often, my problem with eating breakfast was deciding what to eat. In order to simplify the daily choice, I decided to eat the same healthy breakfast every morning (with the exception of a hot American style breakfast on the weekends). I chose to make myself Swiss [...]
Posted in Random, Reduce | Reuse | Recycle on 2009, February 10 | Leave a Comment »
I have a tendency make the objects I use last as long as they can and use them for the life of the object. After all, if it works, why bother getting a new one? One extreme example of this is my beach towel.
I still have the beach towel I acquired (20+ years ago) as [...]
Posted in Local (Somerville, MA), Reduce | Reuse | Recycle, tagged Cambridge, electronics, recycling on 2009, February 9 | Leave a Comment »
Electronics Recycling Event for Cambridge Residents
Saturday, February 28
9am-2pm
450 Concord Avenue (National Guard Armory)
Residents only, no businesses. This one-time event will be paid for, courtesy of Samsung Corporation.
YES
Computer Monitors (flat panels OK)
Television Sets (all sizes)
Personal Computers
Printers / Scanners / Fax machines
Calculators
Cell phones
Electronic Scales
Keyboards & Mice
Microwaves
Radios
Stereos
Telephones
Toasters
Vacuums
NO
No White Goods (ex. Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers, Refrigerators)
No Batteries
No Car Parts
No Chemicals
No [...]
Posted in *Food & Drink, Product Reviews, tagged clam chowder, Pilgrim Joe's on 2009, February 7 | Leave a Comment »
During the winter season, nothing is as good as clam chowder, specifically New England clam chowder. And, the winters are long up here in New England. Although, nothing beats freshly made homemade clam chowder, sometimes the convenience of canned soups can’t be avoided.
I recently tried Pilgrim Joe’s Clam Chowder. This brand is only available at [...]
