TechnoEarthMama

We officially started planting the vegetable garden this weekend.  I’ve been wanting to put in peas ever since a sunny Saturday in mid-January. I weeded the beds and stirred up the soil in short sleeves, reveling in the scent of rosemary, lavender, and good clean dirt.  I was tempted to sow a few seeds while [...]

If you don’t live in Portland, you probably don’t know that a Portland man, Aaron Campbell, was shot and killed by police at the end of January. This happened in an apartment complex fairly close to where we live, and many people believe the police acted improperly (although a grand jury cleared the officer of [...]

I complained only yesterday that I have a drawer full of old cords and power adapters at work, which I can’t really use for anything. So of course today, I read on Mother Jones that I can re-use those cords — as coasters!
Blogger Kiera Butler posted complete instructions for coiling an old power cord into [...]

I was intrigued when I read about Earthtechling on the Silicon Florist blog.
If there’s one thing we like in Portland, it’s the whole sustainable and green movement. If there’s another thing we like, it’s the whole shiny technology object thing. So why hasn’t anyone around here had the gumption to marry those two oh so [...]

I read on SeattlePI.com last month that Seattle’s sewers are getting clogged with grease.
You know how doctors warn about too much cholesterol in your diet and how it can plug your arteries? That same phenomenon is wreaking havoc on Seattle’s underground sewer pipes. If some of those pipes were your arteries, you’d be having chest [...]

In my last post, I wrote about different kinds of cyclists I see in my neighborhood, lamenting that there’s no one quite like me.  That same day, Honking in Traffic posted Who’s biking? Choice or necessity, which tells about the writer’s encounter with a Latino cyclist who is bicycle commuting out of necessity.  The writer [...]

Yes, I do mean the Christmas tree. Our tradition is to leave it up through January 6, which is both the twelfth day of Christmas and our eldest daughter’s birthday.  And it didn’t come down today because we were working and I went to the dentist and life simply didn’t permit it. It will probably [...]

I’ve known about the concept of peak oil for several years now. I’ve known that it’s likely we’ve already passed the peak of oil discovery and production for this planet.  It’s one of the reasons I began exploring sustainability and making lifestyle changes.
Peak oil’s possible effects may be even scarier than those of global warming.  [...]