COOL TIP: Home Energy Audits in San Diego
You are beginning to get tired of sending SDG&E your hard-earned dollars and want to do something. Our suggestion: stop using so much of the stuff that SDG&E sells you by getting a home energy …
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COOL TIP: How To Resolve a Consumer Complaint
OK, so some business just pissed you off and wasted your time. You want to get this company’s attention and resolve the problem. However, you’ve found that this company sees you are just a $ …
Carbon-Copy Burgers: Impossibly Vegan Burgers Go Beyond Burgers
French fries are freaking. Cows are quaking. And kiss those sad TVP soy burgers goodbye. An entirely new generation of vegan hamburgers are making their way into the market and, impossibly, they may taste even …
A Glimpse of Our Lives 31 Years From Now
The future is now. No kidding. Based upon technologies that are being perfected now and forces that are measurable now, futurists have a pretty good idea of the kind of world we’ll be occupying in …
COOL TIP: Where Is Your Google Data Backed Up?
You’ve accumulated years and terabytes of Gmail correspondence, calendared events, contacts and photos. So where are they backed up? “Google’s servers,” you answer. Think about it — all of this data relies upon Google having …
COOL TIP: Perfecting the Elusive Poached Egg
Why is cooking nature’s most perfect food so perfectly puzzling? It’s not you, it’s the egg. Alas, the healthiest way to prepare an egg turns out to be the most challenging. We’ve spent the better …
U.S. Post Office’s Best New Secret Service
It’s a great new USPS service that remains one of maildom’s biggest secrets. It’s USPS’ Informed Delivery and it is great! (Just think about how many times you see the words USPS and great used in …
How is China Hurting America?
There have been numerous efforts to persuade U.S. consumers to “Buy American” and some even to boycott all products produced in China. The boycott proponents often cite unsafe foods, melamine-tainted plates, toxic toothpaste and other …
Yes, You’ve Gotta Shop….even for a cremation!
Who would believe it, but you and your family can be gouged if you don’t shop around for cremation services. You’d think a cremation would be pretty straightforward; the funeral home picks up the body, …
Why Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ is a Statement that Must Be Seen
In December 2017, director Steven Spielberg released a powerful statement about power. However, it can’t be read; only viewed. It is called ‘The Post’ and it is a must-see for every American. Some will describe …