Our office did a bit of rearranging this afternoon.
Thanks to technology, all I had to move was some files, my purse and my laptop computer. Everything else could be networked to my new desk.
I couldn’t help but compare it to reorganizations I have lived through in the past. They took much more manpower and many more hours to complete. Also, they were more mentally stressful; in today’s move, I changed locations by a factor five feet or so.
I think I can deal.
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Tagged Business, decor, desk, environment, Humor, laptop, network, New Year's, office, reorganization, stress
The supermoon appeared tonight.
It is responsible for the flood warnings here in Kentucky, so I can’t see it for the cloud cover. But my friend Karen had more luck…
Here is the supermoon over Michigan.
Do you think it looks 5-7 percent bigger than your average moon?
Compare and see! (Then let me know. I can’t see crap here.)
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Tagged clouds, education, environment, flood warning, Humor, life, moon, supermoon, tides, weather
The butterfly pavilion at the botanical gardens in Phoenix.
Ahhh. …..
On an average day, New Yorkers like myself (non-car owners) are very earth-friendly as we run to work or do our errands around the neighborhood.
You will see us:
Or possibly:
Or, if our knees can handle it:
Even the subway is a very green choice (although there are things you need to know):
(Thanks, Nathan.)
Happy Earth Day everybody!
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Tagged bike riding, cars, dog walking, Earth Day, earth-friendly, environment, errands, green, grounded, Happy Earth Day, Holiday, Humor, life, NathanPyle.com, neighborhood, New York City, New Yorkers, non-car owners, running, subway, Upper West Side
So, Manhattan got four more inches of snow last night…on top of the eight that were already on the ground.
But the falling ice woke me up.
I don’t dwell on the weather too much — at least, not on this blog — but I have to wonder, as the local news reports power outages for thousands of residents yet again in New Jersey and other neighboring states —
Why don’t more cities bury their power lines?
Cost is probably the answer, but after a winter like this one — one that is not nearly over — I would think residents in New Jersey, for instance, might think of that cost as an investment.
Aren’t there lots of costs associated with fixing the downed lines after every storm? Trimming the trees around the downed lines? Lost productivity? Lost revenue?
Lost food in the frig and freezer?
Just wondering. I have electricity right now, and I think everyone else should, too.
Posted in Business, Commentary, Environment, Humor, Life, Politics, transportation, Weather
Tagged bury power lines, Business, commentary, downed power lines, falling ice, fly a kite, government, Humor, ice, investment, life, lost food, lost productivity, lost revenue, Manhattan, New Jersey, New York City, politics, power lines, power outages, snow, transportation, trimming trees, weather
Not too shabby.
This made me smile from ear to ear…so I simply had to share!
Special thanks to Earth Pics for spreading the joy on their Twitter feed.
Check their Instagram account for more amazing photography.
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Tagged animals, Earth Pics, environment, Instagram, Internet, life, nature, pay it forward, photography, smiles, strawberry, turtle, Twitter
What have you accomplished today?
A billboard in Lima, Peru converts air into purified water for drinking.
Let’s hear it for the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) and ad agency Mayo Publicidad. Thanks to their ingenuity, families in that desert community have access to over 25 gallons of purified water a day.
I think I can add a couple of things to my to-do list…
Posted in Advertising, Commentary, Environment, Green, Humor, Life, Nature, Travel
Tagged advertising, advertising agency, air converted into water, commentary, desert, environment, green, Humor, life, Lima Peru, Mayo Publicidad, nature, Peru, purified water, to-do list, Travel, UTEC
When I arrived home last night, light snow was falling on New York City. The street was quiet. My footprints (and luggage tracks) were the first to disturb the sidewalk snow. It was a welcome scene.
This morning’s cityscape was very different.
Building superintendents and doormen had arisen early to litter the sidewalks with salt, which burns the paws of dogs and can make them sick if they lick it. Plus, the chemicals in the melting ice can contaminate the soil and ground water.
And yet building owners continue to spread it quite liberally, every snowy morning.
I’m not saying leave sidewalks untreated — simply use a safer melting alternative.
Our good friends at Morton Salt make an ice melt that is salt free, chloride free, and organic. It doesn’t irritate dog paws or tummies and melts below 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
Does it cost a bit more? Like most green-friendly products, it is a bit more expensive. But stacked against the high price our pets and the environment pay, I’d say it’s well worth it.
I’m going to talk to my building super today.
“You say traction; I say corrosive chemicals. Let’s call the whole thing off!”
Posted in Commentary, Dogs, Environment, Green, Home, Life, Weather
Tagged building super, contaminated ground water, dog paws, Dogs, doorman, environment, friends, green, home, ice, ice melt, life, Morton Salt, New York City, pets, sidewalk salt, snow, weather
The Sticky Egg 
Art walk
Three years ago I was inspired by an online article on the Chihuly art glass installation at the Botanical Gardens in Phoenix.
I was finally lucky enough to visit during a business trip last week.
It was even more amazing in person!
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Tagged art, art glass, Business, Chihuly, desert, environment, Humor, life, nature, Phoenix, photography, Travel