January 2011
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Cataract Falls at Mt Tam
In our effort to get sunshine and exercise for the dog and us we ventured up to Mt. Tamalpais this weekend, for obvious reasons people call it Mt. Tam. I first started with a weather search cross referencing hiking options with the warmest weather (high of 57 was best I could do) and low precipitation, 20%. Mt Tam. appeared to be the warmest of the nearby hiking options. I first reviewed this...
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Phoenix
We had a great hike today, first hike in a long time and it was to a new place. We almost got lost and had to do an out and back, I really dislike out and backs, I much prefer a loop so the entire trek is new ground. We have a Bay Area Hikes book that makes following the trails sound so easy and we never manage to follow the trails they suggest. However today we lucked out and found our own...
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The Dirt
I have been dreaming about composting for awhile now. We used to collect some of our food waste at work and our coworker took it home for the curbside pick up that is available in many areas near us. Since we have always lived in an apartment out here though we haven’t been able to dispose of our food waste in the food waste bins because they don’t offer that service for multi-unit...
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Why Shiloh likes to lick my face
Ever since our mom had breast cancer I have gotten crazier and crazier about beauty products. First it was deodorant, no more aluminum and that led to some pretty stinky experiments. I think I finally have a deodorant which works well and doesn’t appear to be too toxic by my estimation. Then it was shampoo and conditioners, then soap, and then face lotion. Most recently I stumbled on a...