Are there good reasons to rent a car when you own a car already? In short, it depends. 1. Being somewhere your car isn’t (travel) – Yes 2. Car in the shop (or know something is wrong with your car) – Yes 3. Car isn’t big enough for hauling people or stuff – Yes […]
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BioLite stove for camping or outdoor ...
BioLite stove is a modern solution to an old problem; cooking over fire. In short, the BioLite burner was developed to efficiently burn almost anything for use in rural areas. The innovation is that the fire creates electricity using a thermoelectric generator that in turn drives a small fan. The fan increases […]
Pearl Street painting
A day of volunteering for the Philadelphia Mural arts program resulted in a painted 1200 block of Pearl Street. 21-September 2013 1200 Block of Pearl Street, Philadelphia This is in support of the Pearl Street Block party hosted by the Asian Arts Initiative. Sweep, 3 coats of pavement paint, bollard painting, and painting a […]
DIY Passport and VISA photos
Most in-store photo processors (CVS, Walmart, etc.) will take a photo of you and give you 2 passport photos. If you don’t need extra photos, this way is the safest way of getting photos that meet government requirements. When traveling internationally, it is always a good idea to have extra passport photos. […]