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getting the detergent reek out of thrift store clothing

It’s been years since I’ve shopped at thrift stores for myself; since October I have become addicted to thrifting for clothes for the baby. I keep saying I’m going to stop; what happens instead is that I just become more selective. Now that I’ve covered the basics, I look for better quality brands and focus [...]

new camera

Test photo: our dining room Buddha. By hoarding my personal money like one of my young cousins and pooling all of my birthday and Christmas cash, I was able to buy the new camera that I’ve been lusting after! (At least no one had to drive me to the mall to do so.) I’ve wanted [...]

vacation : we arrive in Maine

On the Tuesday after Labor Day we drove up to Maine from Rhode Island. It was a beautiful day for a drive, and we weren’t expected at the house until the evening, so we stopped at several places along the way. At the Kittery Visitors’ Center, we picked up a number of leaflets about regional [...]

Roomba bites the dust 6 months post-warranty

One of the many ways in which last week did not go exactly as planned involved the robot giving up the ghost and refusing to drive forward when I set it up to clean the living room. The robot was a gift from my parents, on which we’ve become quite dependent over the past 18 [...]

would you like paternalism with that produce?

Dear Whole Foods, You bust your unions. You stock Coca-Cola products. You refuse to submit your coffee suppliers for third-party fair-trade certification. Your CEO conceals his identity online in order to pimp his own stores. Do not presume to tell me which ingredients are acceptable in my bath products. Thank you, Me