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Raking leaves in the fall is such a huge part of our American suburban culture that most of us don’t think twice about getting rid of all those fallen leaves littering our lawns each year. Last week when I saw a Scott’s commercial advocating mowing the leaves versus raking and chucking, I was intrigued. Could this be a viable alternative or is this just another big corporate attempt at greenwashing?
Here’s the commercial:
Public service or Greenwashing?
Can this be true?
Apparently, research conducted at Cornell, Purdue, Rutgers, Michigan State and other universities since the early 1990’s supports this opinion. Here’s an example of the research:
“Between 1995 and 1998 researchers at Michigan State set mower decks to cut at three inches, then mowed up to 450 pounds of leaves per 1,000 square feet of lawn each autumn (that’s equivalent to about eighteen inches of leaves).
At such a high rate, very little grass could be seen at the end of the mowing season. However, once growth resumed the following spring the remaining leaf litter quickly decomposed. In this study not only was the excessive volume of leaves not harmful, the shredded leaves actually improved lawn quality over time as organic matter and nutrients in the decomposing leaves was returned to the soil.”
Yard waste is the second worst polluter in America’s landfills today (#1 is paper). If leaves can truly be mowed and left on lawns instead of raked, collected and thrown away, this could have a significantly positive impact on our environment.
Great job Scotts! I’m impressed and look forward to experimenting on my own lawn this year.
With the myriad of funny/interesting/addicting things available on the internet, I constantly worry about our kids wasting too much time on the computer. But what about the older generation? My 87 yo father-in-law for example. He’s got a lot of time on his hands. Much of this time is devoted to a daily washing of his car and the compulsive fixing of anything in his home that might be a little loose or squeaky. He also watches a lot of tv.
One of the many funny Twitter graphics from 11points.com
That’s why we thought a computer would be perfect for him. Little did we know what we were getting into.
Have you heard of the term “click commitment”? If you’ve ever tried teaching an older person how to use the computer, you have experienced this. After a frustrating session with my father-in-law, I read a New York Times article called “It’s Better Late than Never” and finally understood why he it was so hard for him to click the dang mouse. In his generation, things that got broken were not easily fixable and usually ended up costing a lot of money and time. Clicking the “back” button was not an easy concept to understand.
Even my own dad who is just shy of 70 often clicks something only to sit back and enjoy the results of his decision to commit to that click. He also has his Yahoo portal site all set up exactly the way he likes it and Twitter and Facebook be darned, no one better mess with the Yahoo!
Is the IPad on your wish list for things to get this year? I really didn’t understand the hype and then I actually tried one at the Apple store. Call me a wimp but within 30 seconds of holding an IPad, I felt fatigued by the sheer weight of the thing. Yes I’ve had carpal tunnel and maybe I’m a little more sensitive than most, but I could not imagine why I would want such a thing when a laptop with a keyboard worked just fine for me.
Then I saw this video on Guy Kawasaki’s Alltop page and the IPad immediately shot to #1 on my most wanted list. Take a look:
Like most Moms (and a lot of Dads), I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. With this toy, you may never get me out! No more printing out recipes or unwieldy stereo cluttering the kitchen. I could even cook while listening to my favorite webcast or watching some Korean dramas. The possibilities are wonderfully endless.
If you are giving the IPad to a special someone this year, make it even more special by BOBOwrapping it. A Medium sized wrap will be a perfect fit for the 8 x 10 x 2 inch box. If you’re giving it to me, I promise to give the wrap back! ^^
Become a fan on our Facebook Page and be entered to win a signed copy of The Wrapping Scarf Revolution, 3 gorgeous wraps, and a fabulous canvas bag with bamboo handles. Mother’s Day gift anyone? Increase your odds of winning by telling me your favorite BOBO Wrap from bobowrap.com. Leave a comment on our blog or Facebook page and each comment will be an additional entry. Winner will be chosen by random generator on Friday April 16. Good luck!
A fun article on how I started my business in the April 2010 issue of Redbook. Many many thanks to Reena Kazmann of ecoartware.com for nominating me! Check it out at your local grocery store or newsstand!
It hasn’t been too long that we’ve had a blog here at BOBO, but I never imagined that there would be another blog out there with the same name. Well I did a little search and lo and behold, there it was: the BOBO Blogger. Last post was from 2005 but far from being outdated, I found myself spending way too much time on the site reading all the hilarious posts. Most had to do with rednecks in one form or another and the funniest thing was that the author was half Korean. Here are a couple of the preciously unPC images I found there.
White Trash Penthouse
Responsible Hands Free Cell Phone Use
Some other Bobos I’m aware of:
Bobos in Paradise, this is a great book by David Brooks about what happened when bourgeois met bohemian and all lived happily ever after in the great US of A.
My friend Tracy’s Mom.
BOBO NYC, supposedly a very swanky restaurant in the big apple.
If you’re like me and bewildered by all the Stumbling and Digging going on out there in the world of social media, here’s a great cheat sheet I found on dailybloggr.com. Many thanks to cmo.com for creating this handy guide! PDF version is available if you’d like to print it.
It’s always fun to reminisce on the past and this interview with Mom and I magazine gave me a chance to do just that. The magazine is geared toward helping Korean Americans adjust to life in the U.S. and they asked me some great questions about my formative years as a newcomer to the great salad bowl of America.
Cover Image of Mom and I Interview, February 2010
Interview in Korea American magazine, Mom and I
Hey whatever happened to Electric Company anyway?? Conjunction Junction, What’s your function… That stuff was genius! I hope it’s still around serving other kids trying to learn English like I was when I was 5.
More favorite shows from my youth:
Little House on the Prarie
Fantasy Island
Speed Racer
Wonder Woman/6 Million Dollar Man/Bionic Woman
Gilligan’s Island
Forbidden shows that I wasn’t allowed to watch but did whenever possible:
General Hospital
Dallas
Favorite game shows:
The Newlywed Game
The Gong Show
Oh the days of innocence! Now I can’t even watch prime time tv with my kids without seeing commercials for Viagra or Cialis. Looking back, I guess all that talk on the Newlywed Game about “making whoopie” was pretty racy. I just hope the junk kids are exposed to these days fly over their heads the way it did for us. Thank God for DVR! What are your favorite shows of yesteryear?
