The Three-way Switch
The Three-way Switch This week I am kicking it down a notch. My topic is not about global warming or our healthcare system or the upside and downside of AI. It is about the simple three-way switch of a table lamp. We have two beautiful, but old, table lamps on which neither has a properly […]
The Case for Nukes
The Case for Nukes There have been many stories and books about climate change. I decided it was time to update my view on the subject. In the nineties and early 2000s, I was not so sure about climate change or where I stood. In 2008, I read Tom Friedman’s Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why […]
Biodiesel from FOG
Biodiesel from FOG In May of this year, I wrote a post called “Recycling Renaissance”. The post described how Flagler Beach, Florida, seven miles from our Florida home, had developed innovative approaches to dealing with a difficult problem, recycling. This week I learned Danbury, Connecticut, where I live part of the year, has also done […]
Is Range Anxiety for Real? by John R. Patrick
Is Range Anxiety for Real? by John R. Patrick Some people forgo the temptation to buy an electric vehicle (EV) because of range anxiety, the fear his or her EV will not have enough battery charge to reach their intended destination, leaving its occupants stranded. The anxiety is particularly prominent when considering long-distance travel, along […]
Can We Cope With Packaging? (Redux) by John R. Patrick
I wrote this story originally in July, 1999. Blogging was not yet ubiquitous. I edited the story in May, 2008, in July, 2021, and now in August, 2023. Packaging is one of those things that most of us may not think about a lot. Packaging can be plastic, glass, paper, Styrofoam, cardboard, or poly-whatever, and […]
