Plastic Rap
byOne of this year’s goals was to minimize disposable plastic — or as Brad calls it, my War of Plastic Aggression. Knowing plastic is…
home remedies
Sun’s Cream (Part 2)
byResearching mineral sunblocks like zinc oxide, two words jumped out over and over: “micronized” and “nano”. Every source of zinc oxide I came upon…
Sun’s Cream (Part 1)
byHormone disruptors or skin cancer? This is the decision I make everyday when choosing whether or not to apply sunscreen. And for someone who…
Quickies
bySometimes I have trouble keeping my pants on. And sometimes I can’t get my shirt off fast enough. I should explain, before the good…
Crestfallen
byCommercial toothpaste is a hot mess — thanks to questionable chemical contents, an unrecyclable tube, a useless cardboard box and a whole lot of…
Old Cone Medicine Show
byFood is medicine. There’s no doubt in my mind that what we eat affects every aspect of our mental and physical well being. But…
No picnic
byI’m not sure what inspired them to violate our detente, but the damn sugar ants have tried to establish a beachhead in our bathroom….
Kick-acid
byIn the South, the air is as thick as the barbecue sauce isn’t. It’s a case where the combination of hot and wet doesn’t…
Toothpastefail
byI dearly love my wife. Among her best qualities — and it’s a long list — are things like boundless energy and a Pollyanna-like…