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Wooden Soccer & Climate Friendly AC Units

Here are three articles I have come across in the past few weeks that I thought were of interest. Wooden Stadium (California News Times) The Forest Green Rovers, a club that plays in EFL League Two, plan to build the world’s first modern football stadium almost entirely using timber. The Gloucestershire stadium is expected toContinue reading “Wooden Soccer & Climate Friendly AC Units”

Seattle vs. Denver

So the original plan was to spend the week of Thanksgiving in San Antonio, Texas. My wife had a conference scheduled for the weekend and we were going to turn the rest of the week into a nice little vacation. As a bonus, I have a friend who lives in San Antonio and some familyContinue reading “Seattle vs. Denver”

Favorite Things To Do in San Diego

So last week I recounted my favorite places to eat in San Diego, and now that I have all of the drool cleaned out of my keyboard I am ready for my second installment about San Diego. Having covered food, I want to focus on some of my favorite things to do when you visitContinue reading “Favorite Things To Do in San Diego”

Eco Living Tidbits of the Week

As usual, here are three interesting articles I found that I wanted to share in regards to news and information on ecoliving. Road Signs for the 21st Century (Fast Company) Fast Company asked design firm NewDealDesign to imagine how those blue gas station signs might change as electric vehicles begin to take over the highways. Continue reading “Eco Living Tidbits of the Week”

Best Places to Eat in San Diego

My first full trip post-lockdown was a great week in San Diego back in July. Now, San Diego may be my favorite place in the U.S., (or at least in the continental US as my heart definitely lives on Maui), and I have been lucky to have visited the city a number of times inContinue reading “Best Places to Eat in San Diego”

Sustainable Homes, Outdoor Oases and Artificial Photosynthesis

It’s that time of the week again, time to share a handful of articles dedicated to some aspect of eco-living that have come across my desk lately. Hopefully, you find these as insightful as I do, as I find reading them does lend some more optimism to my outlook. Turning CO2 into a Replacement forContinue reading “Sustainable Homes, Outdoor Oases and Artificial Photosynthesis”

Exploring Charlotte – Part Two

I had the opportunity to explore a pair of new areas around Charlotte a couple of weekends ago before the heat wave had truly settled in. It was a beautiful, sunny and warm day, but thankfully it wasn’t yet hitting the high 90’s with massive humidity that we have been living with lately. Both areasContinue reading “Exploring Charlotte – Part Two”

Micro Farms, Wooden Neighborhoods and Cargo Bikes – New Ideas in Eco Living

Faelledby – A Car Free Danish Neighborhood Just outside of the city center in Copenhagen a development is planned that will create 2,000 homes in a new environmentally friendly neighborhood made entirely of timber. With an expected 7,000 residents it has been designed to show how people can live alongside nature, even in a city,Continue reading “Micro Farms, Wooden Neighborhoods and Cargo Bikes – New Ideas in Eco Living”

Exploring Savannah

I had the opportunity to visit Savannah a couple of weeks ago, as we begin to roam around again. (Thank you vaccine). Ostensibly the reason for the trip was to take my daughter on a tour of SCAD as she begins to prepare to make decisions on which college to attend next year. Whatever, theContinue reading “Exploring Savannah”

Re-Exploring Charlotte – Weekend #1

Now that we are feeling confident about getting back out into the world, we are going to be re-exploring Charlotte on various weekends throughout the summer. Just a chance to get reacquainted with some favorite spots, and hopefully find some new and interesting things. We decided to start with the South End area, as it’sContinue reading “Re-Exploring Charlotte – Weekend #1”