June 2010

  • How to Reuse Coffee Grounds

    By sarajean on 6/30/10 6:11pm
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    As our family gets deeper and deeper into environmental alternatives and a greener lifestyle, I’m learning so many super cool things. One thing I recently learned about was how to reuse coffee grounds. We don’t make coffee very often in our home—usually when I have to be up for a long time, or if we have company—but when we do, we have plenty of grounds leftover to use in these projects…

    Fertilizing Plants: Apparently the makeup of coffee grounds makes them an excellent fertilizer! As a bonus, they’re not as stinky as many other fertilizers, either (though I will argue with you to the death over the beautiful aroma of our earthy compost!).

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  • The Physics of Cold Spots: Part 2 of 2

    By erika on 6/30/10 1:28pm
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    Last time we discussed some of the broader issues around the phenomena of cold spots.  This time I wanted to dig down into a more narrow discussion of the physics involved.  Temperature - heat - is energy, and there are several ways to "harvest" heat in order to use it for energy.  But could ghosts be harvesting heat literally out of thin air in order to power their appearances?


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  • Tidying Up The Yard

    By erika on 6/28/10 1:30pm
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    I have to admit to being an indifferent gardener at best.  I have this problem, probably because I was raised in a series of apartments and condos, where I mentally categorize everything outside my front door as an undifferentiated mass of "outside."  I have to really struggle to see messes and problems, and I guess I'm just lucky that my yard can't be seen from the road!


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  • How To Clean Windows The Right Way!

    By erika on 6/2/10 11:35am
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    Once the sun comes out, you can't help but notice those dirty windows!  Since I work from home, I'm staring out my window all day long.  Also, I'm always looking for some dumb excuse to leave my desk and go do something else.


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