September 11, 2018 This fall foliage map will tell you when fall will be in full swing in your area It's early September which, for me, means it's Halloween. Yep, full-on Halloween month number one has begun! I kid (kinda), but really, now is the time for apple picking, pumpkin patches, costume making, cider drinking, bouquets of freshly sharpened pencils, and above all, enjoying the leaves change color — FALL. Don't know when and where to head to capture the best photo ops for Instagram? This fall foliage map will help. Read More 1.0k August 11, 2017 Find out how much of the eclipse you'll see from your ZIP code You know about the big upcoming solar eclipse happening on Monday, August 21 (dubbed "the Great American Eclipse") that will span the US? Everyone across the United States will be able to see the sun disappear behind the moon in some form. This time around, only those within the epically-named "path of totality," from Oregon to South Carolina, will be able to witness the eclipse in full. But most of us will be able to see some part of it. That's where this tool comes in… Read More 4.2k 17 Comments May 9, 2016 No gnomes or buddhas: Garden art for atheist adults It's a bit difficult to find garden statues that don't sway religious or kitschy-as-hell! One my first try, I found that dinosaur-eating-gnomes garden statue. I worked hard, tried to stay away from all things "zen" and "gnome," and rounded up some garden art that adult atheists might actually like… Read More 3.7k 32 Comments December 30, 2015 Why I send my kid outside to a kindergarten in the forest It's winter in Georgia. The children waddle into the woods in layers of warm and waterproof clothes, awkward and round. The teachers' hats are pulled down over their ears and when they stomp their feet and clap their hands along with the songs and poems at morning circle time, they do so with extra motivation. This is the hardest time of year to send our children outside to kindergarten for the day, and the most important… Read More 123…16
1.0k August 11, 2017 Find out how much of the eclipse you'll see from your ZIP code You know about the big upcoming solar eclipse happening on Monday, August 21 (dubbed "the Great American Eclipse") that will span the US? Everyone across the United States will be able to see the sun disappear behind the moon in some form. This time around, only those within the epically-named "path of totality," from Oregon to South Carolina, will be able to witness the eclipse in full. But most of us will be able to see some part of it. That's where this tool comes in… Read More 4.2k 17 Comments May 9, 2016 No gnomes or buddhas: Garden art for atheist adults It's a bit difficult to find garden statues that don't sway religious or kitschy-as-hell! One my first try, I found that dinosaur-eating-gnomes garden statue. I worked hard, tried to stay away from all things "zen" and "gnome," and rounded up some garden art that adult atheists might actually like… Read More 3.7k 32 Comments December 30, 2015 Why I send my kid outside to a kindergarten in the forest It's winter in Georgia. The children waddle into the woods in layers of warm and waterproof clothes, awkward and round. The teachers' hats are pulled down over their ears and when they stomp their feet and clap their hands along with the songs and poems at morning circle time, they do so with extra motivation. This is the hardest time of year to send our children outside to kindergarten for the day, and the most important… Read More 123…16
4.2k 17 Comments May 9, 2016 No gnomes or buddhas: Garden art for atheist adults It's a bit difficult to find garden statues that don't sway religious or kitschy-as-hell! One my first try, I found that dinosaur-eating-gnomes garden statue. I worked hard, tried to stay away from all things "zen" and "gnome," and rounded up some garden art that adult atheists might actually like… Read More 3.7k 32 Comments December 30, 2015 Why I send my kid outside to a kindergarten in the forest It's winter in Georgia. The children waddle into the woods in layers of warm and waterproof clothes, awkward and round. The teachers' hats are pulled down over their ears and when they stomp their feet and clap their hands along with the songs and poems at morning circle time, they do so with extra motivation. This is the hardest time of year to send our children outside to kindergarten for the day, and the most important… Read More 123…16
3.7k 32 Comments December 30, 2015 Why I send my kid outside to a kindergarten in the forest It's winter in Georgia. The children waddle into the woods in layers of warm and waterproof clothes, awkward and round. The teachers' hats are pulled down over their ears and when they stomp their feet and clap their hands along with the songs and poems at morning circle time, they do so with extra motivation. This is the hardest time of year to send our children outside to kindergarten for the day, and the most important… Read More 123…16