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TechnoEarthMama

TechnoEarthMama

http://www.technoearthmama.com

A new kind of woman for the 21st century -- she cooks, cleans, gardens, bikes, and keeps up with Web 2.0.

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  • Demerits For Walmart’s Sick Leave Policy

    Posted on Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 17:51 in Economy, health care, labor, walmart, sick leave

    I’ve written before about Why I Really Don’t Do Walmart (and many people commented). Here’s another reason: poor sick leave policy. Walmart’s come under fire from the National Labor Committee (a nonprofit organization supporti...

  • Five Ways to Beat the Cold Without Turning Up the Heat

    Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 16:57 in how to, sustainability, weather, cold, heating, saving energy

    It’s 33 degrees (Fahrenheit) in Portland, Oregon as I write this, and we’re actually on the warm end of a week-long, record-setting, face-freezing cold spell. It’s been a great opportunity to develop our skills in keeping warm witho...

  • Low-Temperature Cycling

    Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 23:02 in family, kids, weather, winter, clothing, bike, cycling, oregon, bicycle, portland

    I checked the temperature on weather.com before leaving work today, and it said 27 degrees…plus “feels like 14″. Brrrr! I suppose that’s normal in some parts of the country, but in Portland, Oregon these are probably some of t...

  • Chilly

    Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 23:06 in life, energy, sustainability, winter, heating

    I’m wearing long underwear and wool socks, and I’m sitting under a red and blue fleecy blanket I’ve had since college, but I’m still shivering.  It’s 37 degrees Fahrenheit here (feels like 31 because of the wind), and t...

  • Got My Mojo Back

    Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 23:33 in life, writing, cycling

    Mojo, biking legs, whatever. I’ve been struggling for weeks, but this afternoon, I was once again riding without feeling exhausted. I don’t know whether my body’s stronger or it just needed the long weekend, but I’m glad of it...

  • Sustainability and Socks

    Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 03:12 in life, shopping, sustainability, socks, black friday

    I’ve been announcing ad nauseum recently that I would be attending the annual Fred Meyer sock sale. It’s held on Black Friday, for six hours, and all socks and tights are half price.  Many people stock up for the year during this sale. I...

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A good blog about a woman making her way though life!

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