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What To Do With An Autumn Equinox?

September 20th, 2011 · 4 Comments · home & garden, nature

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Radio Shack Comes Through With Integrity

May 19th, 2011 · No Comments · simplicity

I know. You never thought you’d hear me yodel with joy about a visit to Radio Shack here at Diamond-Cut Life.  I’m not a fan of chain retail shores, nor of  buying any more technology than I absolutely need. Which is the exact reason I loved my latest encounter with

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The Pleasures Of Pedicabs

June 19th, 2009 · No Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, transportation, work

Yesterday afternoon I alit at the Amtrak station here in Portland, heavily laden with my laptop, book-bag and purse. It would be quite a trudge to where I needed to go. What should conveniently appear at the curb but a pedicab, pedaled by a lovely young woman named Margaret? Margaret, who leases her pedicab from [...]

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Ten Things You WON’T Find On This Site

June 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · lifestyle, work

1.) Ads. Don’t want ‘em. I’m jonesing for readership, not dollars. 2.) Hatchet jobs on anyone or anything. I’m here to be constructive, not tear things down. I’ve angered some people with some measured criticism, but at the same time I’ve suggested a positive path they might consider taking. I’ve even rewarded someone who took [...]

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Getting Paid For Home-Grown Renewable Energy

June 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · energy, lifestyle, sustainability, work

Vermont has beat out Oregon in becoming the first state to allow people creating their own renewable energy to be paid competitive rates for the energy they are putting into the grid. Vermont’s  feed-in tariff legislation passed May 27, 2009, and is a breakthrough in the energy world, which has been dominated by large utilities [...]

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