Dual Flush Toilets

Dual flush toilets and things to look for when shopping for a toilet. (toilet buying guide)

classic kids books

Classic Kids Books These books are mostly from the 70s and earlier. As I do not have children and I no longer read children's books myself, I will not be discussing the latest greatest.....but these are classics, not to be forgotten.

The best thing in Detroit

Whenever I go to Detroit I try to pay a visit to the Detroit Insitute of Arts. This is a great old museum and it has recently been renovated and expanded. My two favorite things in this museum are the armor...

high volume flyash concrete

Concrete with flyash replacing most of the portland cement is a no-brainer green building material.

Tatiana Restaurant - Brighton Beach

We were pleasantly surprised by this restaurant on the boardwalk at Brighton Beach, Brooklyn NY. (Look closely at the picture because there is another restaurant, Tatiana Grill, that is next door. I don't know anything about that place.) From the...

Iris Cafe - avocado toast!

My Brooklyn friend recommended this place for breakfast when we were staying at her apartment in Carroll Gardens. Walking down Columbia Place you might easily miss this hole in the wall. There is nothing remarkable about the decor of the Iris...

sailing

Sailing I learned how to sail a long time ago, but there is still so much to learn. Here in this hub I will reveal some of the little things that I recently learned...or still consider interesting in the sport of sailing. Wylie Wabbit:...

Lighting Technology

How much light do you get for the power used? This is an important concept when selecting types of lamps (lightbulbs.) A high efficacy lamp produces a lot of light per watt of power consumed. Example:...

great light fixtures

Seattle Central Library

Principal Designers: Rem Koolhas & Josh Ramus Completed May 23, 2004 Bid Cost: $111.9 Million ($272/SF including "demolition of existing building, site improvements, contractor general conditions, overhead,...