RockBear Outdoors

Stories from the ‘Daily Living’ Department

Carpooling and the Supermarket

November 16th, 2007

It’s been 5 months since we became a one-car household. Our plan is to try it for a full year before we decide if we can continue sharing a single vehicle. And if you know anything about Michigan winters, you’ll understand that walking and biking will be significantly less fun in February. Granted, we have […]

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To Swarm or Not to Swarm

November 3rd, 2007

When we were about two, we learned how to answer, “What does a cow say?” But, what did our parents say when we asked what people say? “Me! Me! Mine?!”…

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Food Miles

October 29th, 2007

I am generally quite conscious of making choices at the grocery store based on food miles. I live in Michigan, and I want my food to travel as short a distance as possible before reaching my table.

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