Tweet Energy and Eco-bloggers are taking advantage of the Halloweekend to talk about energy vampires – the always-on parasites like phone chargers and dvd players that slowly, silently leech electricity from the outlet and money from your wallet. I was going to avoid the whole discussion until Christmas when it would take on a proper [...]
TweetI’m reading a historical mystery novel based in ancient Rome, and I’m surprised by the parallels between that society and ours. Aside from the madness of power hungry politicians (some things truly never change) I was intrigued by the description of Roman Augurs, a class of priests who interpreted the the will of the gods [...]
TweetI can’t hide it anymore – I’m in love, and it’s likely to get me kicked out of my house. The object of my affection? TED! Okay, so this love affair is probably less “Jerry Springer” and more “Star Trek” because TED stands for The Energy Detective, a home energy monitoring device that has recently [...]
