A short post today.

Click HERE to see 37(!) very good reasons to take your shoes off at home.

I never thought of #13 (yuck) or #25 before but I really do like the idea of taking off your shoes to set the psychological stage for entry into your home environment.

Technically green carpet is almost an unfair play on words. Carpet, by nature, is not so green. Having worked with people who install it, tear it out, and live with it, I know that carpet tends to be a pretty icky floor choice. There are things that you drag into your home, things that live in your carpet, that no one and no high powered vacuum can get rid of.

I published a post last week about Fosh Automotive, saying that they hadn’t produced their promised electric miracle car. While skeptical of the car, I emailed them for details, and was told to wait. It turns out the whole project was a scam to lure in supporters of fuel-efficient cars (and the people who report on them), then use their email addresses to donate to John McCain.

A Harvard MBA, six-figure job as an investment banker, and TriBeCa apartment didn’t stop Torrey Reade, 56, from wanting to go back to basics, trading her city life for a 126-acre farm in southern New Jersey where she now raises beef cattle, lambs, and grows oats and vegetables. 

Drain cleaner is noted as being one of the most toxic items found in the home. Traditional drain cleaners are full of chemicals that can burn your skin and eyes, not to mention the fumes your lungs are being exposed to.

Try a better solution:

In August and September, beets, apples, raspberries, spinach, and chard are in full-harvest.

Having lost more than my share of data over the years, I always make sure to have an extra hard drive hooked up to my computer. I use it for extra storage (those digital photos take up a lot of room) and to back up my files.

By Susan Seliger

By Susan Seliger