Reflections on a couple of months we spent living in the car and a tent, sparked by another bloggers intentions to live in his van.

Please help out the pets affected by the midwest flooding.

Don't depend on answers in uncertain times We live in a world that seems endlessly hungry for answers: preferably quick, unambiguous, definitive,

June 28, 2008, 8:49PM Graduate finds her calling in a life marked by poverty Experience pushed her to excel and focus on empowering poor

After six years of promoting this company as an affiliate, I have decided to disassociate myself with them. This is why. I apologize to anyone who has had the misfortune to deal with them because of clicking through on any of my websites.

As a confirmed coffee drinker, I'm glad to know that it may prolong my life - if the hackers don't get me first.

Naturalist Notebook is hosting a contest! The winner will recieve a new iPod loaded with over 200 bird songs, and a copy of the Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds. The challenge is to name three bird songs - think you can do it? I'll give you a hint.

Advice on saving money buying food, written for vegetarians, but anyone can use!

How well do you know your bird songs? Identify three songs and enter to win a copy of the new Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds!

Back in the rural South they didn't have air-conditioning to keep the house cool in the summer. I learned this little trick from my mother, who learned it from hers.