A Rant

Okay. I suck. I know. I haven't really posted anything of sustenance in a while. I'm pooped. All I have been doing is making, thinking, eating sandwiches. I am glad I am creative with them. Sheesh! I finally did get a half day off yesterday and got to see some of "real" Florida. It was nice. It rained a bit though. Oh wells. I did get to see something besides the inside of the shop and the drive to Mom's. I am really excited though.... Hubby comes on Thursday!!! Woohoo! I get to see him for a few days. He leaves again on Sunday, but I am still so happy to see him. It has been 3 LOOONNNGGGG weeks. Even though we talk like 10 times a day, we are both still very excited. I won't get out of the shop much, but at least I get to hang out with him. Sorry this was a useless post. It's just nice to get it out of my system.

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Indoor Air Quality

I have been so NOT on my normal schedule that I didn't even get to do my 5 Minutes for Going Green post last month. Well, I did one this month and it's up to read. It's about indoor air quality. IAQ (indoor air quality) is one of the leading environmental risks. In fact, the:

Environmental Protection Agency has identified indoor air quality as one of the top five most urgent environmental risks to public health...More than 50 percent of Americans are not aware that poor indoor air quality is one of the top five most urgent environmental risks to public health. And nearly 25 percent of Americans are not concerned about the air quality in their homes and the impact it can have on their family’s health.

To get some tips on what you can do in your own home about your IAQ, check out my post or visit the EPA website.

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OK, Some Science AND Gorillas! Score!

I know, FINALLY. Give me a little break though. I have been helping my mom run a business here! lol I am pretty sure the equation for that is

h(d)+h(pcth)+h(s-5(nb4m))= pooped.

Translation: hours worked times days worked (everyday) plus hours time number of phone calls to hubs (he is still in St. Thomas) plus hours times sleep minus five times no bed for Mimi equals pooped me. Ok. Enough about that... onto SOMETHING sciencey, please!

There is a lot of noise coming from the underwater archaeologists as of late and for good reason. The world’s oldest underwater submerged town, Pavlopetri, is about to be “rediscovered” and new things uncovered. The site was first mapped in 1968 and no archaeologist had been given permission to view it since. A Dr. Henderson from the University of Nottingham has that privilege now. He hopes to accurately map the town and determine the dates of occupation and development of the town. Dr. Flemming, who located the site originally in 1967, will be on the team as well.

Now… on to some happy gorilla videos. It is Year of the Gorilla as I have mentioned before, so we get some ape madness here on Potspoon!

Filmmaker Steve Taylor is working with YoG2009.org to make a documentary called Africa’s Green Heart. A Personal Journey Through Africa’s Great Equatorial Rainforests. The documentary aims to inform many people living on the continent of Africa about how important the continent is to environmental stability and the overall wellbeing of mankind. Here is a clip of some of his footage.





WOW! That felt like the old me posting again. I hope my computer comes soon.

Oh yeah... I decided to extend the drawing. I want more people to join (no offense to my two moms). Go leave a comment!

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Happy Mothers' Day!

Hope you all have a good one. Now a silly cell phone pict of me and my mom.

P.S. don't forget to sign up for my giveaway. I will do a drawing on the 10th at 5 pm EST.

Will Post Winner Tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!! WHEE!

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Hi from Florida!

Ok. So now the secret is out. I am in Dunedin, FL. I arrived May 5th to help Mom. Mom has a deli. Blogging still being cut short due to lack of computer. It should be here soon. As will Floyd. I hope. Hugs to you all!

P.S. don't forget to sign up for my giveaway. I will do a drawing on the 10th at 5 pm EST.

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Monday blues

It's official. I really am blue. Tomorrow I leave my beloved St. Thomas for Florida. Nick and I have spent the day revisiting spots in our history. It's ok. I know we'll be back. We have 6 years of history here. We met here. We got married here. While I am always up for a good adventure, it's a bit bittersweet in the end. New adventures await!

P.S. don't forget to sign up for my giveaway. I will do a drawing on the 10th at 5 pm EST.

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Happy Bloggiversary!

Today is the day. Potspoon! is officially 1! In honor of this momentous occasion, I am having a giveaway!!!!!!! Lucky for you, it isn't something too horribly science related. Unfortunately, because of things that are going wacky in real life, I have no pictures of good quality. They are cell phone picts. Sorry. I can give a good description so here goes.

One lucky winner chosen randomly will win either one of my unique hand painted canvas totes- perfect for groceries and the like- or one of my super mini paintings! The bags are about 15" square and the mini paintings are 2"x2" to 3"x3" in size and include a mini easel. Some examples follow below.

This is an example of a mini painting on a mini easel. You can find other examples here.

These are bags I have done for various things. Again, designs vary.

Ok, now for the rules. Just leave a comment describing your favorite post of the past year and why. Only one comment is eligible. Also, sorry to many of my overseas readers, but because I am in the process of moving (yes, I finally admitted it) I can only ship to the US. Territories as well. I know what it's like since I live in the USVI and people forget we count! Next Sunday (fingers crossed) I will use a random number generator (NOT random.org since I have many of my own) to select one lucky winner. I will then post Monday with the results and give the lucky winner info on how to contact me. Feel free to leave any other comments you would like as well, just know that I will number only the comments eligible. Good luck and thanks for sticking with me this past year!

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