I was recently contacted by Sara Wilson of FreshAir.org I was unaware of this great program until she asked for help spreading the word about it.  The Fresh Air Fund is a program that works with underprivileged children and focuses on giving them a chance to experience new things by having them stay with host families for a short time.

I just checked out their website   www.Freshaire.org   and they are still looking for people to host this summer.  They also have had a very generous member who is willing to match any donations made to the Fresh Air Fund which helps to fund the travel for the children to their host homes.   Consider becoming a volunteer host or making a donation.   Even something small can make a big difference for these children.

We just moved and we love our new house. I was breaking down all the boxes and taking out all of the trash when I noticed a bird had already started making it’s nest on top of one of the columns on my front porch.  I stood there and looked at the small bird dragging sticks, pieces of cardboard, and other things that we generally consider trash to build it’s home.

I looked at the pile of stuff that I had just carried out to the curb and it made me feel sick that we waste so much.  Since we have been in our new home we have bought a bunch of stuff and all of it comes in some sort of packaging that has to be thrown out.  While we recycle most of the glass, plastic, and cardboard  there are still a lot of companies using Styrofoam to package things.  Styrofoam can’t be recycled to my knowledge so it just goes straight to the dump to sit there and never biodegrade or break down.

I was looking around the attic on a project a few days later. I found that instead of the usual roll out “Pink Panther” style insulation  my home has about 1′ of loose fiberglass insulation that was blown on top of all the studs.   I started thinking about what I could do with the clean Styrofoam that came as packing in many of the items we had been buying and I had a stroke of genius.

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Check out what could be the future of clean energy, A boat using wind turbines to convert saltwater into hydrogen and then storing and using the hydrogen as fuel. Continue Reading

I found this great article from Richard Wiseman detailing a study he did on luck and how people’s perceptions affect the kind of luck they have.  More importantly, he details how to improve your luck with a few easy steps that anyone can do!

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The world seems like it spins faster every year. With all of the advances in technology we still seem to have more to do. The reality of the world today is that America is more concerned with our iPod playlists than we are with our neighbors and having real conversations.  I have noticed this is the growing trend in the past few years, we are growing ever more self absorbed in our own worlds.  Let’s take a moment to stop and really think about what the world needs  and how we can help. Continue Reading

Could it be that solar panels can be made of human hair?  Recently a teenager in India has invented one, it works  well and may change how solar panels are made. Check it out…

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