I was born in L.A. in the 80s, during a bad drought. My parents drilled it into my brothers and me to conserve, conserve, conserve our water. I took baths with my brothers, my mom let her lawns go yellow and dry, and I got yelled at by my dad whenever I washed my hands [...]
water usage rates
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
save the gray wolves?
Sunday, March 8th, 2009
I’m a member of Care2 and The Petition Site, which enable people who care that much about the environment, animals, and other political issues to bring politicians to note what we care about. I’ve got it set up so I don’t regularly visit Care2′s site (another community site? I don’t need that. And the layout [...]
Bush letter
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
All right, here it is. The long-awaited (ha ha) entry on the letter I got from Bush/the White House. I came home from work one day last August and found this manila folder in my place at the dining room table—the usual way my mom sorts and doles out our mail—addressed to me, from the [...]
mileage speed-wise
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
I thought this was a pretty good reason to drive 65 mph instead of 75 or even 70, going from home (L.A.) to school (SLO) and back (about 400 miles roundtrip). “Peak Performance: A U.S. Department of Transportation study averaged the fuel-efficiency curve for eight cars and light trucks.” It’s one thing for my brother [...]
heard you say
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
I feel like writing here. I’m not really saying anything, but this is stuff I have on my mind. (A brain dump, I suppose.) The Fanlistings.org has a listing for “Tommy February6 / Tommy Heavenly6 (Kawase, Tomoko)” but when I go to that site the website says it’s a fanlisting for Tommy February6 only. (Okay [...]