October 2010
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Reality: Tips to get past preschooler obsession
We’d all like to claim we’re parents of the year, but most of us suffer constant guilt and anxiety over the job we’re doing. One year ago the only thing my son had ever seen on a moving screen where a few episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba, (who can resist Jack Black in an orange leotard). In Seattle it was easy to stay unplugged, it was part of the culture. Then came Los Angeles -...
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Are you flushing drinking water down the toilet?
The problem of the bathroom sink wasn’t resolving itself; we decided to seize the opportunity and make some changes that had been on our minds for some time: why was greywater going to waste, while perfectly clean water was used to flush our dirty matter?
What a sign of our affluence and perceived abundance (even in times of drought), that using clean water to flush our toilets is a...
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Costume Idea #1: A Simple Hatter
While pre-packaged disposable pieces of garish polyester do run cheap; isn’t it more fun to challenge your creative senses and support individual artists and shop keepers at Etsy. This plaid 3 piece vintage suit (right) was a mere $35 dollars.