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Losing Weight During the Holidays, Diet vs Exercise and Walkstation – Multitask – Fight Obesity, Exercise while Working

Norman F — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:39 +0000

The holidays are here! The media has reported that the average person gains 7 to 10 pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ouch. Big dinners, more alcohol, more snacks, more finger foods, tempting desserts, and appetizers. How can we work to combat those pounds? Small Packages of Food Food manufacturers understand that smaller portions of food […]

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Non Green Costco Effect – Rewards Card Fallacy

Norman F — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 08:00:07 +0000

Did you know that shopping at Costco can cause you to buy a lot more than you initially wanted to? Don’t get my wrong, I love Costco, especially the $1.50 hot dogs! They also will cause you to buy larger quantities of items. You may want to re-evaluate whether you are saving money by shopping […]

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How to have a Green Thanksgiving

Norman F — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 08:00:41 +0000

Having an Eco Friendly Green Thanksgiving is more and more desirable these days. How can you green your Thanksgiving? Buy your pumpkins, squash, and other vegetables from a local farmers market or from local sources. Some even carry special Heritage turkeys Buy organic when possible, except for product on the Clean 15 list Buy a […]

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Pollution and Wood Burning Fireplaces

Norman F — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 08:00:33 +0000

It was another Spare the air night in the San Francisco area, where it is illegal to burn wood, pellets, or manufactured fire logs. The Spare the Air winter season runs from November 1, through the end of February. An article showing how bad wood smoke pollutes during bad air days in the San Francisco […]

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Artificial Grass – Artificial Turf Synthetic Grass – Save Water and Money

Norman F — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:00:32 +0000

Many of us spend a lot of water, mowing, and hence money, keeping their grass green. We decided to see if moving to artificial grass would be a cheaper proposition. Some of the newer ones look pretty good. Costco even sells artificial turf. 15′ x 25′ costs $1399. Not exactly cheap but a lot […]

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Low Power Consuming Computer Video Card – ATI Radeon HD 4350 and Radeon 5450 – Green External Hard Drive

Norman F — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:00:26 +0000

We were looking for a PC low power consumption PCI Express video card for Windows 7. No need for the latest super fast gaming video card, just one that has good performance for Windows 7 and its fancy new user interface. If you are buying or building a new PC, consider a machine utilizing the […]

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