This year’s Blog Action Day topic is Climate Change. Here are some of my thoughts on how you can live a more sustainable life and help protect the environment. I made this speech a couple of years ago at my Toastmasters club:

I’ve been trying to get more green lately. I have been good about buying [...]

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It seems like everyone these days is talking about gardening and growing their own produce. After living in Brooklyn for a few years, we’ve finally started up an edible terrace garden that will give us patio tomatoes, arugula, peppers, leeks, and herbs.
If you’re not quite ready to start your own garden but want some inspiration, [...]

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Ever since I did some spring cleaning in my home office I’ve had a stack of personal documents waiting in a milk crate to be disposed of somehow. Since I don’t have my own shredder, they just sit and wait.
Happily, I’ll be able to ditch them and protect my identity at Shred Fest this Sunday. [...]

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Ever since we’ve moved to Brooklyn 3 years ago, there’s been a cardboard box living on our bedroom floor. It remained unpacked and filled with stuff to go to the Salvation Army someday. Yesterday, it finally happened.
On Sunday, we dropped off about 40 lbs of our old stuff – used clothes, jackets, hats, ski pants [...]

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Today is Earth Day!
How have you taken care of mother today?
There are many ways you can care for your environment and get a more delicious life at the same time. Here are a few things that I do to reduce my impact on our planet.
Small steps you can take to green your kitchen:

Use glass jars [...]

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Happy first day of Spring! You wouldn’t know it was spring in New York, though, where we woke up to flurries and dark skies. But at least the forecast is good for the rest of the weekend.
I’m excited because spring is the beginning of new growth and warmer weather. It’s also the perfect time to [...]

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There’s lots of stories out in the ol’ www. Here’s a short round up of a few that interested me so far this week:
Are bagels healthy? – Short answer: No

Living paycheck to paycheck – Want to break out of this cycle? Read this article and see if you start thinking differently.
Are you a binge eater? [...]

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Though he has only been President for 44 days, Obama’s hair is already starting to gray. According to Real Age’s Dr. Roizen, Presidents age two years for each year in office.
I have to imagine that with everything Obama is dealing with – two wars, the tanking economy, and everything else that’s happening – that he’s [...]

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