Plastic Rap
One 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)
Researching 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)
Hormone disruptors or skin cancer? This is the decision I make everyday when choosing whether or not to apply sunscreen. And for someone who…
Quickies
Sometimes 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
Commercial 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
Food 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
I’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
In 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
I dearly love my wife. Among her best qualities — and it’s a long list — are things like boundless energy and a Pollyanna-like…
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