Next up, showers. The amount and length of showers I have.
I do, however, need to smell acceptable for work. So I always, always shower before work. Once I’m working five days a week (summertime – I hope, anyway) I won’t have much say on how often I shower (um, 5 times a week). However, for [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Water Conservation Part 2
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Voting with your Dollars
Posted in Environment, Peak Oil, The Haze on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, so by this time everyone and their dog knows about the economic crisis. There’s still some debate as to whether or not it’s just a short slump or a long term depression to rival the Great one in the thirties (can I call it the great one?).
And yes, I am writing about this because, [...]
Water Conservation Part 1
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Okay, so maybe I’m just really lazy, but this whole “figure out exactly how much water you’re causing to come out of the taps” thing is just too hard. Or, at least, too hard to remember. I have kept a half-hearted track of how much I’ve been drinking and filling the kettle with… and nothing [...]
A Womanly Observation
Posted in Environment, The Haze on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gentlemen, you are excused from today’s post. Instead I want a three page essay on why you love the women in your life. I expect it on my desk by 3pm on Thursday.
Now, I’m not going to bother beating a dead horse. Everyone knows that cloth pads are economically and environmentally sound. Not to mention [...]
Riot for Austerity
Posted in Uncategorized on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My numbers (to start)
1. Gasoline: 1 gallon; or about 2.4% of the average American.
Calculations: Using google maps and a business card to compare the legend to the distance I travel, to work by train… about 7-8km/day (5 miles) round trip. I worked a lot in December, let’s say an average of 4 days a week. [...]
