Slower Sunday: All down here now
All of them. Nothing up there. At all. Doesn't matter that the weather's crazy warm for this time of year. Press Play. I think you'll get a kick out of this.
Slower Sunday: For You
Take a minute to take a break from ... you. It's refreshing. Relaxing. Rejuvenating. Really. Just a minute. Just Press Play.
The Gift of the Future
Totally free, totally clean, totally cool energy. The Little LED Lantern That Could. And the D.Light: a tiny, bright emergency backup system that charges your phone. Both spend the day sunbathing, converting and storing sunlight.
Resources: Thought For Food
Eating's better than reading about eating. But you'll always eat good stuff - and never eat bad stuff - if you read and think about what these folks have been writing. My holiday guide to Michael Pollan, M.F.K. Fisher and Wendell Berry.
Slower Sunday: Got a light?
If you don't already do this, give it a try. Or borrow mine. Anytime. Yeah, just Press Play. Don't need a match that way.
Things You Don’t Know … You Need The Gift of: Phew – Glad I Got That!
The Gift of: Phew - Sure Glad I Got That! Great gifts for the people who think they have everything. Low-cost, high-value, amazingly handy things. Everyone you know could use these. Including you.
Better Cheaper Warmer Gifts
Here's a little yarn about a real breakthrough in ... yarn. Merino wool garments that are just Better than the stuff I've always been happy to wear in cold weather. Cheaper, too. Thin, fine, stretchy and light. Unusually smooth and supple. Really comfy. Amazingly warm.
Sounds Good To Me: The Gifts The Best Wireless Audio Products
Sometimes I want my music and I want it wireless. I want it to be easy wherever I am. Especially when I'm on my treadmill. Here are this year's big but tiny winners: earbuds, headphones, speakers. Better Cheaper breakthroughs in quality and value.
Parmigiano Stock: Free and Easy
Really, really tasty, too. If you like cheese you have to try this. Don't throw away those cheese rinds! Simmer them in water for a couple of hours. Then use your stock to prepare anything that goes with grated parmigiano.Double your pleasure.
Bonus Edition
Wearable technology that's very cool. Very useful. Very good looking, comfortable and weather-protective, too. And it might save your life. Or the life of someone you love who’s getting this as a Christmas gift from you. This is NOT a wristband.