The kids and I recently checked out the Green Science Windmill Generator toy from KoboldToys.com. We like educational, sciency-type toys, and I like the kids to learn how to make mechanical things. This was an OK toy. It’s receommended for children ages 8 and up. My 12-year old found the instructions just a little complex. [...]
Tag Archives: energy
Water-Powered Cars
July 11, 2008
I am so SICK of high gasoline prices that I could explode! I’m almost ready to break out my equestrian clothing unless things change fast. Wow. The really lousy thing about it all is that it’s all the government’s fault! They could have prevented this, but they’ve been encouraging it. The jerks. I have been [...]
The Wave Dragon
May 17, 2008
Europeans are much more advanced that North America, when it comes to innovation in energy and home building. This is due to their scarcity of natural resources and geographic space. They just have to think smarter, and not bigger, as is the norm here in the U.S. Bigger does not necessarily mean better. In fact, [...]

I’m a married mom with 4 kids. We live in Upstate New York in an old 1855 house with our five pets (yes, five, *sigh*). Life is never dull, and exciting things just seem to always happen to me... why me... when I'm not running around the house fixing things, I do freelance writing and blogging. My work and opinions have appeared in Salon.com, USAToday, eHow.com, iMedia.com, the Associated Press and I've even been interviewed by TIME and The Wall Street Journal about blogging. Can you believe it?! Here is where I express my zany, creative, motherly side. 










November 9, 2008
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