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Jubbling - Consume less. Reuse more.
I’m here to tell you about a little something called Obsessive Compulsive Jubbling (OCJ). What is it you ask? Well, OCJ is anytime someone takes Jubbling over the top. For example:
Jubbling: Buy a brush and groom your pets yourself instead of taking them to a professional groomer.
OCJ: Skip the brush and instead groom your cat with your tongue like in this scene from The Office.
Be sure to look for OCJ articles in the future. They will be popping up as soon as we find ‘em.
Hey summer clothesliners, don’t give up yet just because it’s getting cold outside. There are still ways to cut back on your dryer use even though you can’t hang your clothes outside. How? Easy, plastic coat hangers. What you need to do is simply take out the moisture-holding heavy cotton items (sweatshirts, t-shirts, pajamas etc.) from your washed clothes and hang them on plastic coat hangers to dry separately. You can then put the hangers on a shower curtain rod or low-traffic doorway to dry. I’ve found that separating reduced our drying times by 30-40% because including the heavy cotton items prevented everything else from getting dry.
Yes, it definitely raises the redneck by a factor of 10 having clothes drying all through your house but when you buy your Christmas tree from Goodwill, use a outdoor patio heater to cook bacon and make your kid wear your dress shoes that are 3 sizes too big – you really don’t have anywhere to go but up.
| One last recommendation is to use one of these clip-n-drip hangers for your cotton socks and underwear. (Ignore this recommendation if you go sockless and commando.) |  |
This captured rainwater toilet flushing project looks neat but looks like a lot of work. [Treehugger.com]
It’s called the Kokon Kennel and from the picture, the cat seems pretty happy in it. But what you can’t see in the image is the pissed off spouse of the person who just shelled out $350 for this well designed and yet extremely unnecessary cat bed with plant on top. I went to Pousse Créative’s* website hoping to find out that these structures were made from recycled diapers or to benefit orphanages but no luck. This is just a plant on an expensive pet bed that can easily be duplicated using a potted fern and a cardboard box. [Inhabitat]
*Pousse Créative is their actual company name and not one we made up.
San Antonio Express-News, Jerry Lara/AP
| Litter-Robot Gizmodo – “Without a doubt the worst part of owning a pet is having to clean up after it, and I’m not talking about food crumbs.” Jubbling – Without a doubt the best reason not to get a pet is if you have to shell out $340 on one of these Litter-Robots because you hate to clean up after your pets. Only upside of the Litter-Robot: it reminds us of the guy choosing to live in the egg-shaped house on the streets of Beijing. |
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| Automated Laser Chase Cat Toy Gizmodo – “Instead of having to manually direct a red dot around a room with your hand, this little pod does all the work for you, randomly moving it about at four different speeds.” Jubbling – If pointing a laser pointer around the room for your cat to play with requires too much effort, you probably shouldn’t get a cat. |
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| Canine Treadmill Gizmodo – “Unless you happen to have an exercise room with enough space for a treadmill of their own. This smaller version, designed specifically for canines…” Jubbling – So basically, if you haven’t purchased a full blown treadmill for your dog already, here’s a more compact $550 one that is smaller and designed specifically for your dog. |
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Two weeks ago, my daughter’s pet hamster Freddy past away and I wasn’t surprised to find hamster coffins available for people that want to send their former buddy off in style. Fortunately, we had an iPhone box and that did the trick nicely.
Pets give so much to their families, especially kids, and all they ask for in return is food, water, affection and a little of our time. Anything we do beyond that is our own consuming fault.
Want to get the sticker and wax off that apple or cucumber at the same time? You may be able to in the near future thanks to Scott Amron’s Vanishing Fruitwash Labels. The Vanishing Fruitwash Label not only dissolves in water with some rubbing but it also contains Fruit Soap to aid in the removal of wax, pesticide and fungicide residues. The Vanishing Fruitwash Labels will still display price and product information for faster checkout. Compared to current produce labels, the Vanishing Fruitwash Labels are less likely end up on my shirt or on the back of my kid’s shirts. [BoingBoing]
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