"Fairplay" in the Sack
(.)(.) Must be 18 years or older (or the equivalent to AA’s Dov Charney) to read this blog entry. (Caption: Meet Dov) According to the Kinsey Institute’s FAQ, 54% of men think about sex every day or several times a day, whereas only 20% of us women, on the other hand,…
OBEN is OPEN (in Barcelona)
The 100% recyclable placemat at my table read: “El primer restaurant amb tots els plats 100% ecologics de Barcelona.” For those that don’t speak Catalan, that means: “First 100% organic restaurant in town” Continuing with my series exposing every organic resource available to eco-chicks passing through Barcelona, today I…
Organic in BCN
Spain is the world’s #2 tourist destination following France. In 2003, 51.8 million vacationers descended upon Sunny Spain to bask in the Mediterranean rays and bathe their brains in the best sangria the world has to offer. Not to mention the food — Paella, Jamon Iberico (Iberian Ham), tantalizing tapas,…
Crazy Capitalist and Enviro in the Same Sentence?
Today’s NYTimes has an interesting article in a section I usually ignore. The front of the Business section has “Saving the Environment, One Quarterly Earnings Report at a Time.” Wal-Mart uses a wind turbine to help provide electricity at a store in Aurora, Colo., as an experiment. If necessary, a…
Ask Chicky: Vermicomposting
Dear Chicky, I went to a dinner party last week and the host had a tiny composter in her apartment’s kitchen; she said there were bugs inside that eat the food she deposits. It sounds gross, but I feel bad tossing all my leftovers in the garbage—how do these things…