A New Light Bulb
November 17th, 2008
There is no question that the traditional incandescent light bulb is on its way out. As a result of its inefficiency, bans have been placed in effect for 2010 in the European Union and Australia. There have been talks of terminating their use here in California. Incandescent’s death blow, perhaps, was delivered by Leonardo DiCaprio, in his Gore-ian envirogasm, “The 11th Hour”. Well, not really, but once you’ve got celebs using their high profiles to press an issue, you’ve generally got the public’s ear.
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Filed under: Environment, Home Equipment, Safety
Pedestrians vs. Motorists
May 20th, 2008
Today I was enjoying a late afternoon walk with my baby daughter. On our way back home I reached a crosswalk and saw a good opportunity to make my way to the other side. I saw a van blocking part of the street and wanted to take advantage of the momentary pause in traffic. Since I was pushing a baby stroller I wasn’t quite as quick as I normally am, but I was positive that I would have ample time. (Apparently, our brain is calculating differential equations like crazy, but that’s a whole other topic.)
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Filed under: Safety
Train In Vain
May 7th, 2008
I have to travel from Berlin to Frankfurt and back on Wednesday. I have to arrive at around 10 am and it doesn’t matter so much when I get back; as long as I get back in one piece. Quickly scanning around online I see that I can fly from Berlin to Frankfurt with Ryanair for 15 euros. They add around 25 euros in taxes each way. The flight only takes an hour and 15 minutes. Unfortunately, Ryan Air flies to Frankfurt-Hahn which is over an hour away by bus from the city center. The bus ride is 16 euros round trip. So we’re talking around 100 euros total.
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Filed under: Environment, Travel
