Photo Credit Author’s Note: This story, written in the month of March, is about a band of hardy librarians, mostly women, who made it possible for folks in far eastern rural corners of the Appalachian Mountains, to have access to books during the Great Depression years. But the month of March also honors America’s National […]
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Category: environment
The Secret of “Soylent Green?”
What’s The Secret of Soylent Green? New York City, 2022 “Soylent Green ” is a science fiction movie about OUR world, New York City in particular, in the year 2022. There are 40,000,000 (that’s forty-million!) people living there, in stairways, sidewalks, anywhere they can find room to sit or lie down. In addition, the “greenhouse […]
Giraffes
Photo Credit Giraffes Are Gorgeous Animals But They Need Our Help Giraffes need our help. Their numbers in the wild are decreasing throughout the world each year. African Giraffes alone, are already listed as an endangered species because their habitat is being encroached upon by civilization cutting down trees to clear the land. Come with […]
Man Cave Gifts
Best Man Cave Gifts For Him Photo Credit Courtesy of Jeffrey M Dean (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ] My son-in-law is a fortunate man, with a large man cave, located separately from the main house. It used to be very difficult to buy gifts for him, but his male sanctuary has given […]
Solar Lighting For Safety At Home
Solar Patio Lighting – Glowing In The Night When the sun goes down and there’s not much moonlight, be prepared with solar patio lighting. Your gathering or party need not come to a halt because it’s dark. Solar light systems are easy to install and easy on the budget. This applies to both when […]
Hidden Danger To Pets and People
All Photos Courtesy of Lisa Hardin Mauldin Hiding In Plain Sight A widely used herbicide known as 2,4-D is an ingredient in over 1,500 types of weed killer sold in the United States. To be more specific it is 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. It’s a hidden danger to pets and people. It hides in plain sight, listed […]
Patio Wall Decor
Live Laugh Love Modern Abstract Metal Wall Art Home Decor Decoration 28″h, 21″w Metalworking: An Ancient Art Metalworking has been known since ancient times. Examples of the craft have been found by archaeologists as they dig back through centuries in our earth. It’s still a popular art form today with metal art and jewelry making […]
Lake Mead’s Bath Tub Ring
In the photo above you see Lake Mead’s “bathtub ring,” so-called because of a severe loss of water due to draught and overuse. This photo is from an earlier year, the ring is wider and more pronounced now in 2015. For the lake, created by the construction of Hoover Dam, there’s a prolonged life […]