Archive | May, 2009
Low VOC Paint is Best

Low VOC Paint is Best

by on 21. May, 2009 in chemicals, health, home, shopping

Recently, I’ve had experience in my home with low-VOC paint as well as conventional paint. The first left the place virtually odor-free; the second filled it with noxious fumes from volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Possible health effects from VOC exposure include headache, dizziness and respiratory problems in the short-run — and liver, kidney and neurological [...]

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Baby Pigeons

Baby Pigeons

by on 21. May, 2009 in animals

My daughter has two new charges, given to her for foster-parenting by the Wild Bird Fund. Unlike Pidgie, these pigeons were not injured, just orphaned and malnourished. The somewhat older one, Buddy, who is standing in the picture below, was already doing a great deal of wing-flapping and making flight attempts a few inches here [...]

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