Shimmeringstar's blog

Al Gore has it right. The time to act is NOW if we want to save our environment from damage we'll never come back from. It's time to put pressure on current and future leaders to address this climate issue.

Feeling stressed? Sad? Hormonal? Reach for that oh-so-yummy sweet, smooth, goodness of chocolate. Yessss!! It’s my favorite, too. However, is the chocolate industry yet another bad guy in the growing list of environment-hacking products and industries?

As gas prices keep rising, even tasks like mowing the lawn is becoming more expensive. Sick of paying more to get the job done? Even if the gas was cheap, who likes mowing the lawn anyway? Well, there’s a solution: edible estates!!

Happy Father's Day!

This is a special day to celebrate fathers all over the world. However, here in Japan, Father's Day is a bit different than it was in the states.

This morning I heard about the big 7.9 magnitude quake that just slammed central China killing at least 10,000 people. Scary. I truly hope the victims of the hard-hit areas get the aid they need in this difficult time. It will be interesting to see what sorts of repercussions this could have for the impending summer Olympics.

What if you could bake your favorite bread, cook up an awesome stir fry with rice, and make some apple-cobbler to die for without using any electricity, and without having to cook over a fire? That opportunity may be here, with the recent invention of a solar cooking device. An inventor in Hawaii has designed a solar stove/oven that could offer a solution to some global problems.

I live a few miles from Sakurajima, one of the world’s most active volcanoes. I have a phenomenal view of it from my apartment balcony. Scary?

I love America. I’m very happy I was born there, and I enjoy visiting there from time-to-time. I also like Canada, England, and the “Western World” in general. However, since moving to Japan, I have discovered how toxic the western world can be for various other countries and cultures.