Jan 13, 2012
While visiting my family up in Prince George for the holidays, I was treated to a guilty pleasure. No, not chocolate (although I treated myself to that as well); my treat was to enjoy the searing heat felt only when sitting by an old fashioned wood burning fireplace. In the winter, it’s my family’s primary source of heat, fueled by my dad’s internal wood-radar (he’s got a knack for tracking down people cutting down the trees in their yard). Using wood for heat is... read more
Oct 17, 2011
Can you relate with this predicament? You’ve gone to the store to pick up something you need. It doesn’t really matter what that something is, you’ve just gone to buy something. Stuff. Arriving at the aisle where your something lives, you’re faced with an impossibly stocked wall of products. Blue things, red things, new things, fat-free things, and yes, green ‘environmentally friendly’ things. When faced with purchasing decisions these days, it seems... read more