Category Archives: Environment

Water, air, land quality; preservation and protection of natural resources

My Can Runneth Over

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Sheila Moss

Today I have recycling on my mind. It seems that we do way too little of it. If you have some good suggestions for things lazy people might do to create less trash and save the environment — other than quit … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Humor | Tagged Aluminum cans, Circulars, Curbside pickup, Do not contact, Garbage, Junk Mail, Pollution, Product packaging, Recycling, Solid waste, Trash, Water bottles | 1 Comment

Solar Flares

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Sheila Moss

The other day my phone stopped working. “Solar flares could have caused a computer glitch,” the phone company told me. “We’ve had hundreds of people with this problem.” Solar flares? I Googled it and sure enough a solar flare had … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Humor, Technology, Weather | Tagged Computer Crash, Computer malfunction, Hardware failure, internet, Metorite showers, Solar flares, Sun, technical difficulties | 4 Comments

Invisible Dust

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Sheila Moss

You may find this hard to believe, but it is absolutely true. I have invisible dust at my house. I know it is invisible because no one can see it except me. The furniture can have enough of the stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Humor | Tagged Clean house, cleaning, dirt, Dirty house, dust, fingerprints, Footprints, housework, Smudges, Sweeper, Vacuum | 1 Comment

Progress Comes to Town

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Sheila Moss

My one-horse hometown finally got too big for its britches and started to grow. They’ve been working on the new shopping center over by the Interstate for some time. I didn’t really pay much attention. After all, there seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Humor, Shopping | Tagged Building, Businesses, Construction, Merchandise, New vs. Old, Shopping center, Shops, Stock | Leave a comment

Beetle Mania

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Sheila Moss

“We are infested with ladybugs, thousands, all over the house outside, coming in through every crack!” It was a text message from my daughter. Naturally, it was at a time when I was so busy at the office I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Creatures, Environment, Humor | Tagged Aphids, Bugs, Exterminator, Halloween beetles, Insects, Japanese beetles, Ladybugs, Luck, Orange ladybugs, Swarms | Leave a comment

Bringing In Fall

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Are you in the mood for fall yet? I begin to start thinking autumn when the leaves need to be raked, and the days get a little nippy. It is “sweater weather.” Soon it will be time for cleaning out … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Autumn, Brightly colored leaves, Changing leaves, Changing seasons, Dry leaves, Falling leaves, Nature, October, Pumpkin patch, Seasons, Sweater Weather | 2 Comments

Old Sol Interview

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Sheila Moss

With the recent heat wave and all the concern about beating the heat, we decided to go to the source and interview the deity in charge of heat – Old Sol himself. 1. What sort of job do you have, … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Humor | Tagged Center of universe, Eternity, Global warming, Heat, Light, Solar, Solar energy, Sun, Sunburn, Sunny, Sunshine, Suntan | 2 Comments

Plight of the Firefly

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Sheila Moss

The Analytical Luminescent Lab in Baltimore put out a bounty on fireflies. Yes, it’s true. They are buying bug scalps. Well, okay, it isn’t the scalp they are interested in. It’s the opposite part – the flasher. While entomologists (big … Continue reading →

Posted in Creatures, Environment, Humor | Tagged Bugs, Creatures, Entomologists, Fireflies, Flying insects, Genetic Research, Habitat, Insects, Lightening Bugs, Luminescence, Science, Twinkle | 2 Comments

Tree Hugging

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Probably most people remember a tree that was important to them in some way, either in childhood, or because of some special event in life. My special tree was a walnut tree in the yard of the house I … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Humor | Tagged Angel Oak, Dutch Elm Disease, Firs of Smoky Mountains, General Sherman, Hanging Trees, Historic Trees, Liberty Tree, Methuselah, National Registry for Historic Trees., National Registry of Big Trees, Survivor Tree, Tulip Trees Mt. Vernon | 1 Comment

It’s a Dirty Business

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Sheila Moss

It seemed like a good idea when we bought our home in a distant suburb. Plenty of space, no rubbing elbows with neighbors, peace and quiet, fresh country air. That was before I found out about septic tanks. I’ve been … Continue reading →