I just read this lovely post by Cars for Girls: How to Hand Wash Your. Allow me to say that I love this blog, and they host some really nice giveaways. (Hmm... I wonder how I found out about them?!?)
Anywho, I was quite disappointed when I read the post about washing your car, and it mentioned NOTHING ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION! Now, being in California, where all things are shiny, beautiful, and no less, splashy, I strongly believe in a clean car. And what better way to get a little sun yerself (and save some $$$) than to wash your own car? Well, that's fine and all, if you don't live in an HOA. Our HOA now has a $500 fine (yes, five hundred dollars) for anyone who washes their own car.
Here's the reasoning: Soap is actually not all that clean, at least, not once it's in water. Do you want to drink a half palmolive/water cocktail? No. Okay... The soap gets rinsed off of your car and goes straight into the storm drain, which goes straight into the Ocean. Now, I'm quite certain that if I don't like the dish soap cocktail, most of the swimmers and marine life at the beach won't like it either.
So, what's a girl to do? Not wash her car? Be doomed to spend $20 every month @ Wash 'N Detail R Us? Nope, there is salvation for homeowners: wash your car on or next to your lawn so that the water will get soaked up by the ground before running off into the gutters. The grass seems to tolerate the soapy muck. Up to a point.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Golden, Sew Golden
I love babylegs. Yes, I have a baby that I can use them on, but I also put them on my arms at work because the a/c likes to run full blast over my computer. Brrr....
So, BabyLegs Leg Warmers is having a contest. Buy a package, potential win a trip to Seattle. Sounds good to me. You can buy some babylegs here, at A.B. Baby Boutique.
Or, to enter without purchase send your name and contact information to babylegs headquarters. See the rules.
Good luck!
So, BabyLegs Leg Warmers is having a contest. Buy a package, potential win a trip to Seattle. Sounds good to me. You can buy some babylegs here, at A.B. Baby Boutique.
Or, to enter without purchase send your name and contact information to babylegs headquarters. See the rules.
Good luck!
The leg bone's connected to...
Ah, it's been a while since my last post, but I suppose if you were really observant, you would have already figured that out.
I really wanted to touch on water today. Most people know of FEMA (federal emergency management agency), but do you know where it comes from or what it does? How about water quality? Who's in charge of that?
Allow me to break it down:
The president picks out all of the heads of the beauricratic agencies like FEMA, the EPA and even the USDA. These agencies then might have state agencies associated with them. In the case of FEMA, the president is the head of the agency, and the whole group of FEMA works as the body. As an engineer, I do a lot of FEMA mapping requests. FEMA doesn't have the resources to be everywhere all the time, so it relies on citizens to make requests as necessary.
The EPA is a different entity all together. The president still acts as the head, and the EPA still acts as the body, but it has "arms and legs" in every state. Here in California, there is the State Water Resources Control Board. It has 12 regional districts around the state which dictate how business can discharge water and which construction measures need to be in place in order to minimize mud and pollutants being washed downstream if it rains.
The system has a lot of room to be what I call "politicized". It's a beaurcratic process, for sure, but I assure you that it works most of the time, and water quality around the US is getting better than it was in the 70's.
But, there is also room for improvement in the political area. It's our duty as citizens to be aware how this process works so that if something goes wrong with our water, we know who to call. (Just to clarify - it's not a doctor!)
I really wanted to touch on water today. Most people know of FEMA (federal emergency management agency), but do you know where it comes from or what it does? How about water quality? Who's in charge of that?
Allow me to break it down:
The president picks out all of the heads of the beauricratic agencies like FEMA, the EPA and even the USDA. These agencies then might have state agencies associated with them. In the case of FEMA, the president is the head of the agency, and the whole group of FEMA works as the body. As an engineer, I do a lot of FEMA mapping requests. FEMA doesn't have the resources to be everywhere all the time, so it relies on citizens to make requests as necessary.
The EPA is a different entity all together. The president still acts as the head, and the EPA still acts as the body, but it has "arms and legs" in every state. Here in California, there is the State Water Resources Control Board. It has 12 regional districts around the state which dictate how business can discharge water and which construction measures need to be in place in order to minimize mud and pollutants being washed downstream if it rains.
The system has a lot of room to be what I call "politicized". It's a beaurcratic process, for sure, but I assure you that it works most of the time, and water quality around the US is getting better than it was in the 70's.
But, there is also room for improvement in the political area. It's our duty as citizens to be aware how this process works so that if something goes wrong with our water, we know who to call. (Just to clarify - it's not a doctor!)
Friday, May 2, 2008
Another JuJu Beane Tout
So, I must irriterate what I first wrote about JuJuBean:
I love Ju Ju Beane for 3 reasons:
1. The name of course reminds me of Jojo Bean.
2. I got an email from them when they opened up e-shop, and wow. Let's just say, they know sales.
3. Cuter than a Ducks Butt. Nuff said.
So go, check it out now. Ju Ju Beane Boutique
But they are sponsoring another contest on pink lemonade contests!
Oh I do love Jojo Bean, I mean of course, Juju Bean!
I love Ju Ju Beane for 3 reasons:
1. The name of course reminds me of Jojo Bean.
2. I got an email from them when they opened up e-shop, and wow. Let's just say, they know sales.
3. Cuter than a Ducks Butt. Nuff said.
So go, check it out now. Ju Ju Beane Boutique
But they are sponsoring another contest on pink lemonade contests!
Oh I do love Jojo Bean, I mean of course, Juju Bean!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
More Giveaways!
So, I haven't been sweeping in a while, but I am in bed tonight, so it's on like Donkey Kong. (I needed a comfort cliche.)
Here's a couple of great contests to check out:
1. http://mytrendytykes.blogspot.com/2008/04/look-mama-made-it-giveaway.html
This is for a Etsy store, I adore: Look, Mama made it. So Cute!
2.
Good luck to All!
Here's a couple of great contests to check out:
1. http://mytrendytykes.blogspot.com/2008/04/look-mama-made-it-giveaway.html
This is for a Etsy store, I adore: Look, Mama made it. So Cute!
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Good luck to All!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
I forgot!
Forgive me, Amanda. I forgot to remind everyone about your awesome givaway, so here it is:
Ju Ju Beane Boutique Giveaway
I love Ju Ju Beane for 3 reasons:
1. The name of course reminds me of Jojo Bean.
2. I got an email from them when they opened up e-shop, and wow. Let's just say, they know sales.
3. Cuter than a Ducks Butt. Nuff said.
So go, check it out now. Ju Ju Beane Boutique
Ju Ju Beane Boutique Giveaway
I love Ju Ju Beane for 3 reasons:
1. The name of course reminds me of Jojo Bean.
2. I got an email from them when they opened up e-shop, and wow. Let's just say, they know sales.
3. Cuter than a Ducks Butt. Nuff said.
So go, check it out now. Ju Ju Beane Boutique
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
The Deep Underside of Rain
Sticking with my theme, I thought I would share the not-so-bright side of rain events.
Allow me to introduce you to my situation: I love the rain. It's what brings me work. It's what fuels the oceans, and it usually washes all the crud that has been accumalating on my car since the last rain event.
However, whenever it rains, I lose my husband. He's also an engineer, but because he's male or big and burly or whatever, he is choosen to go out to the side of the interstate and monitor BMPs (Best Management Practices - I'm sure I'll blog on this later, but if you're really curious, just look it up.) It drives me nuts! I know we need to sample for data purposes, and while most places do have automated monitoring stations, there's no replacement for human judgement. Ah, let me type that again: THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR HUMAN JUDGEMENT. So, he is out there, usually 10 hours at a time, calling the shots, seeing whether or not the water on the side of the road is filthy or realitively clean.
It just amazes me that in just a few hours, I'll be sitting here in my dry house looking out the window, grateful for the water that is falling; yet, at the same time, I'll be worrying about my poor husband who will be drenched somewhere on the side of the road, picking up what comes down.
Allow me to introduce you to my situation: I love the rain. It's what brings me work. It's what fuels the oceans, and it usually washes all the crud that has been accumalating on my car since the last rain event.
However, whenever it rains, I lose my husband. He's also an engineer, but because he's male or big and burly or whatever, he is choosen to go out to the side of the interstate and monitor BMPs (Best Management Practices - I'm sure I'll blog on this later, but if you're really curious, just look it up.) It drives me nuts! I know we need to sample for data purposes, and while most places do have automated monitoring stations, there's no replacement for human judgement. Ah, let me type that again: THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR HUMAN JUDGEMENT. So, he is out there, usually 10 hours at a time, calling the shots, seeing whether or not the water on the side of the road is filthy or realitively clean.
It just amazes me that in just a few hours, I'll be sitting here in my dry house looking out the window, grateful for the water that is falling; yet, at the same time, I'll be worrying about my poor husband who will be drenched somewhere on the side of the road, picking up what comes down.
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