It’s far enough after Thanksgiving to put up a Christmas tree, or “Christmas tree.” Yes, pictured is a corn plant, which I actually got at the biannual plant sale here in Greensboro a few months back. If you didn’t know, our neighboring city of High Point is the furniture capital of America/the world, and twice …
To answer the question posed in this blog title: I have no idea. Leah and I saw liquid aminos—or “Liquid Aminos,” as it seems this is a brand name—about a year ago. It was Whole Foods, when we stopped in to buy some nutritional yeast (which by the way is good stuff; read about putting …
For the last few weekends Leah and I have gone to the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market. That’s the exact name of it, and I’m not sure why there isn’t an apostrophe in “Farmers,” and I’m not sure why it’s called a “curb” market since it’s in a building. But, it is the best farmer’s market …
Leah and I have matching toothbrushes. She found a package of these neat bamboo toothbrushes at the store and I like them. First and foremost, they are really soft. Dental hygiene is important to me, and dentists always say to use the softest-bristled toothbrush you can find. Also, it’s really satisfying to go to the …
A few weeks ago we bought some olive oil soap. This stuff amazes me, because it is made with oil, yet it removes the same from my skin. Soap is a surfactant. It is composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts, and without getting too technical, it works because some of the lather sticks to the …
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