Thomas is an environmental advocate currently residing in the Pacific Northwest. In his spare time, he enjoys experiencing the outdoors, raising chickens and ducks, and reading about current environmental issues. Despite slight colorblindness, his favorite color is green.
The idea of a sunroom would immediately seem contradictory to the whole concept of a tiny house. Space maximizing and minimalism are the base principles, so a sunroom might seem a little extra. Now imagine a tiny home with a sunroom which is actually 2 homes! That’s The Ohana. The Ohana has it all covered. […]
If you have a warm home, food in the pantry, money in the savings account, a car in the driveway, and feel pretty comfortable with your life, it can be easy to take what you have for granted. You’ve probably gone to college, landed a decent job, and made some pretty smart money moves. Or […]
Being buried in a big wooden box is slowly becoming a thing of the past. A new project called Capsula Mundi is being developed in Italy that has a unique approach to the concept of death. The idea of having your body become the seed of a tree after passing was developed by Italian designers […]
Animal crossings have been around for a while now. They are designed to allow animals to travel safely under and over busy highways and are covered in vegetation to maintain the animals’ habitat. They are popular all over Europe, with the first crossing originating from France in the 1950s. [1] Over the years, the idea […]
Among native Mongolians, eagle hunters are some of the most highly respected in any tribe. Eagle hunting is not the art of shooting down or stoning down eagles. It’s a sacred profession whereby a person uses an eagle as a companion and helper during hunting trips. Eagles are wild with a mind of their own, […]
We all have those bad days, once in a while, and if you’re not an excellent actor, you’d end up walking around with a grumpy face that screams, “Not in the mood.” Well, lucky for us it only happens once in a while. Think of these little guys who have to wear that annoyed look […]
The Volkswagen Beetle is a car with an unmistakable identity. The iconic Beetle with its retro style is a present reflection of the past. Perhaps, the most iconic product of the Volkswagen brand, the vehicle is best known for its unique and petite figure. Despite the appropriate nature of the name Beetle, a new dawn […]
I love a good “this image broke the internet” story and this one, an optical illusion from 2016, is among my favorites. In a viral Instagram post, Swiss Photographer Tiziana Vergari stumped viewers with this photo. It depicts 12 girls sitting in a small space. Or is it 4? Or 6? Or 2? Vergari’s Instagram […]
One of my earliest memories of television as a kid back in the early 1990s was watching the television franchise Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. A group of super-tough karate teens battled a screeching moon witch, her skinless husband, and their various sci-fi space goons in episode after episode, inevitably culminating in an epic showdown with […]
In 2008, a U.S. military veteran, Derek Harris was arrested in Louisiana for attempting to sell 0.69 grams of marijuana to an officer of the law for $30 [1]. Harris was later convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison, of which he has served 9 years. In 2012, his sentence was increased to life […]
While the world is only just starting the roll-out of the new 5G network, China has already gone one step further. On November 6, they launched a 6G satellite into orbit. The problem? We don’t even have a definition of what 6G is yet. (1) China Launches 6G Satellite China launched what’s being called the […]
If you visit a grocery store’s produce section, there’s one fruit that you are almost definitely going to see: the banana. Bananas are a healthy fruit loaded with fiber, potassium, and other vitamins. [1] And chances are, whether you’ve eaten 10, 100, or 1,000 bananas in your life, you’ve eaten the same exact type of […]