https://www.bustle.com/p/10-summer-novels-you-can-start-reading-right-now-18191534 10 Summer Novels You Can Start Reading Right Now By Cristina Arreola 14 hours ago You know the feeling: You buy a new book that everyone has been raving about on the internet, you take it home, you settle in with a bowl of popcorn and a glass of something cool and refreshing, you … Continue reading 10 Summer novel excerpts you can try before buying or going to the library
Month: July 2019
Farmers can help us eat better and use our land better with less environmental costs
Altho this article discusses the UK food system, not the incredibly complicated US system, it notes an important issue that's not raised often. If we have a decreasing amount of arable land, and a need to make every drop of water count, we need to choose carefully what to grow, what to eat, and how … Continue reading Farmers can help us eat better and use our land better with less environmental costs
For better or worse, Apple’s range of MacBooks has contracted
It's suddenly become much easier to pick among Apple portable computers as many of the options have suddenly vanished. For most, this will make things simpler. For example, the old 12" MacBook? Gone. MacBook Pro's that don't have Touch Bars? They no longer exist. Essentially you can pick a MacBook Air (which is actually only … Continue reading For better or worse, Apple’s range of MacBooks has contracted
The one thing more valuable than oil — fresh, drinkable water
This article talks about the competing interests to fresh water in West Texas, but this is only one example where private ownership of water is resulting in long-term disaster. Much of the water in drought-stricken areas is contained in aquifers that, once drained, will not refill. Moreover, the water in those aquifers is sweet and … Continue reading The one thing more valuable than oil — fresh, drinkable water
Best time to weigh yourself each day
This makes so much sense to me, but perhaps only because I've paid Way too much attention to weight fluctuations over the years. I've been the same scale with its springs and dial for decades. Purchased a digital device once and just didn't see the benefit. So I weigh in every morning with a scale … Continue reading Best time to weigh yourself each day
Increasing heat gets attention (finally) but the greenhouse gas levels more critical
Have you spent enough time watching this issue to remember the "hockey puck" illustration? That's the one where things changed slowly, gradually, slowly, gradually until finally the brakes gave way and the levels of greenhouse gases went ballistic. Looks like we're very close, if not already at, that point in time. https://mashable.com/article/warmest-june-climate-change-trend-2019/ June was the … Continue reading Increasing heat gets attention (finally) but the greenhouse gas levels more critical
10 travel mugs worth considering
https://food52.com/blog/24353-best-travel-coffee-mugs for photos The 10 Best Travel Mugs, So You Never Have to Be Without Coffee Because life without coffee, well, isn't. by:Erin Alexander July 16, 2019 3 Comments Save 3 Comments To know coffee is to love her. But to drink coffee on the go—be it in the car, on the subway, or while walking down the street—is to … Continue reading 10 travel mugs worth considering
Lionfish hunters find leaving their kills behind is dangerous
Lionfish are an ongoing disaster in the Caribbean and US coastal waters because of their voracious appetites. They'll clear a reef in no time. Local divers attempt to contain the hazard by hunting them. Originally, they were put into containers before disposal on-shore. Because of the volume of lionfish kills, some kills were left for … Continue reading Lionfish hunters find leaving their kills behind is dangerous
Completed romance series for beach reading
https://bookriot.com/2019/07/09/completed-romance-series/ Jumpstart Your Romance Reading With A Completed Series Jessica Pryde 07-09-19 For someone just getting into romance, it’s hard to know where to start. Is this the first book in a series, or the seventh? Is the series done, or am I going to have to wait months for the next one? If you … Continue reading Completed romance series for beach reading
Another straightforward thing to do about the climate crisis — public energy research
One of the areas not yet receiving enough attention in combating the climate crisis is basic research and development to improve the industries that currently use a great deal of fossil fuels such as concrete- and steel-making, the production of plastic, and even making easier the adoption of electric transportation. We need to take steps … Continue reading Another straightforward thing to do about the climate crisis — public energy research
Best New Sci-Fi/Fantasy for the summer from BookBub
Some of these were on the list from Verge posted earlier. Best? Or good PR? https://www.bookbub.com/blog/new-fantasy-books-publishers-blurbs? The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Summer By Tess Fletcher|June 10, 2019 What better way to escape the heat this summer than to kick back in a tsar's palace or venture into the chilly outer reaches … Continue reading Best New Sci-Fi/Fantasy for the summer from BookBub
Seniors are going blind who could have avoided it
As noted in this article, the Shingrix 2 vaccine is 90% effective in preventing shingles and its potential complications including persistent pain and possible blindness. The supply of vaccine is limited even in countries where it's available, but it's worth chasing down particularly if you had chicken pox as a child. https://www.moneytalksnews.com/this-cause-of-blindness-is-soaring-for-seniors-but-its-preventable/ This Cause of … Continue reading Seniors are going blind who could have avoided it
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