Brightly coloured houses in the floating village. Donations mean that they’re able to replace the styrofoam blocks on which the houses float with plastic barrels. The barrels don’t break apart in the same way as styrofoam and are much more environmentally-friendly. I particularly liked this ho...
I could have stayed for the fireworks, but I decided to go home. Depending on exactly where the fireworks are set off, I can see my town fireworks from my alley, from a couple of blocks away, by the golf course, and sometimes from the second floor of my house. This year I did the...
So all those jenga blocks had been pulled out, when the fires started burning after the Santa Ana winds began to blow. It matters very little if those fires were started by any deliberate or random accident, as they always will in California. Anything and everything will spark off a fire...
So before you toss that appliance box, or the bubble wrap inside, or even the styrofoam pieces that can be used as building blocks for a spaceship, have some free fun with your children. Then warn them the night before trash collection that they are heading out the door. I say, spark ...
If you’re camping or alternatively find yourself somewhere cold without a thermos flask, there are various techniques you can employ to keep your drink warm. For portability, the best thing you can do is stock up on Styrofoam cups from the nearest coffe
Not all the time. Sheila Callahan lives on West 60th Street, just a few blocks shy from the Hudson River Barge where garbage trucks deliver their goods. “It has zero impact on my life,” she says. “I don’t really see them delivering their stuff, so I don’t get troubled by diese...
They found that stars around the same temperature as our sun emitted enough light for the building blocks of life to have formed on the surfaces of their planets. Cool stars, on the other hand, do not produce enough light for these building blocks to be formed, except if they have frequen...