Category Archives: Philosophy | Off Subject
Happy Holidays!
December 23, 2010Happy Holidays! As I sit here winding up the week, getting ready to head over to the Methow Valley for a few days of holiday fun with friends, it occurs to me that it’s been a really good year. These …
500 Top Green Companies in US
January 3, 2010Newsweek compiled a 2009 list of 500 US companies by how ‘green’ they are. It’s an impressive list of some big companies. I always find these kinds of lists interesting, informative if not a bit sketchy in how to correlate …
Community Resources-Get Involved
December 22, 2009For so many reasons, Olympia is a great place to live! I can hardly imagine finding anywhere better. For me it’s a package deal, but the cherry on top is the people. Olympia is such a delightful mixed bag and …
FROGBOX-A Green Moving Alternative
December 13, 2009This is a notable Puget Sound resource I just read about in the Business Examiner, “FROGBOX Brings Totatable Alternatives to South Sound“. FROGBOX is a sustainable alternative to the resource-rich effort of moving. If you are are relocating your belongings …
Evaluating Luxury
December 4, 2009As with most mornings, today was no different. I woke up to hot breath on my face and eyes loaded with anticipation. That would be Eddy, she’s an 80 lb Chesapeake Bay Retriever, determined to start each day retrieving. Again, …
Holiday Food Drive
November 20, 2009HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE! Each year, the members of The Artisans Group sponsors a food drive for those in our community who could use a helping hand. We match each donation as a way to say thanks for our happy lot …
New home for plastic foam
November 14, 2009Finally a local place to recycle your plastic foam containers! I read this article in the Olympian the other day and thought it was worth passing along. Enjoy! Zeta New home for plastic foam Recycle: Tumwater site takes stuff that …
Incandescent Lights Out
November 11, 2009There are certainly differing opinions about light bulbs these days, for example rarely do we hear someone sitting on the fence about their feelings toward the relatively modern energy-efficient compact flourescents (CFL). The energy efficient part is hardly the question… …
The Electric Grid – How does the Borg work… or not…
October 7, 2009Though it’s not about design or construction or cool new interior products, if you are an information junkie like me, you may find this interesting in this age of hyper energy awareness. National Public Radio covered a provocative story earlier …