Ban the Back-Up Beeper!
A city is no place for piece and quiet. There are always everywhere. This is especially true in the daytime. Whenever I have a few days off from work, I’ve found that the noises...
Tagged: environment
The Problem with Rivers
Rivers make terrible borders. They’re fine in the short term, but the problem with rivers is that, over the centuries, they move and change. If you’re an 18th century explorer surveying the wilderness, it’s...
Sprinkler Systems and the West Nile Virus
This summer has had one of the worst droughts on record, yet here in Dallas, we’re dealing with a mosquito-borne epidemic called West Nile Virus. Now mosquitoes thrive in wet areas, laying their eggs...
The Supermarket Casino
Walking into a supermarket nowadays is like walking into a Las Vegas casino. In both cases, the environment is designed to overwhelm your senses and distract you from how much money you’re spending. And...
Workplace Adventures: Door-to-Door
One summer, just before I started college, I got a job for an environmental lobbying firm. I’ve always had a bit of an activist streak, from grade school to college. So if I could...
I Killed the McDLT: My 4th Grade Petition
As a kid back in the 1980s, I loved McDonald’s, like most of my peers. This was back when McDonald’s was a treat, and not just a lazy way out of making dinner. And...
