Peggy’s great list post the other day got me thinking about this small step. In the comments Peggy noted that her coffee shop trips are often unplanned and thus she doesn’t always take a reusable coffee cup. I keep extra cups in the car. It’s a habit left over from my traveling days. Before the boy arrived I used to travel a lot, using my car as a tent. I even spent one summer and some other random seasons living out of the back of a truck (a futon fit nicely). Because of this I kept a few dishes in …read more

We had a sneaky little April Fool’s Day poll in the sidebar:
What’s the best birthday gift?
With only seven responses, the joke’s really on us, but here goes:
The winner is “Three six-packs of bottled water delivered to your home each week.” That’s not a winner, but it did receive the most votes — three!
Why wouldn’t you want bottled water for your birthday?
Even if that bottled water really was delivered straight to your door (and you didn’t have to lug the stuff from the store), it still had to travel from the manufacturer. And if you could buy it straight …read more