Yes, it's April Fools' Day again. With all that's happening in the world because of the coronavirus, it may have slipped your mind. It didn't slip mine, but I'm not putting out a new April Fools' Day article this year. …
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Cancer treatment during the coronavirus pandemic is something I’ve been thinking about for a couple of weeks now. Then on Friday, Vox published an article on that very topic: The dilemmas facing cancer doctors and patients in the coronavirus pandemic. …
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Well, there's nothing like a little pandemic to completely upend our daily lives as well as our short and long-term outlooks for the future. I've spent far too much time reading about, listening to, and watching news about the novel…
On Saturday morning as I was heading out for a run at the Chattahoochee River, I found my car in the condition you see in the photo above. Let's ignore the reason I was parked half in and half out…
If a 12 step program is good for helping people deal with addictive behaviors, then a 17 step program ought to be better, right? Or maybe it's just a random number that fits the number of tips that popped into…
That dehumidifier you see in the photo above is in the Energy Vanguard office here in Decatur, Georgia. The compressor doesn't come on often, but this past week I've heard it running quite a bit. Depending on where you're from,…
Ever have the smell of your fireplace inside your home? It's not uncommon. Here's a question I got from a reader named Rob last month:We always have a smoke smell from our fireplace, more on some days than others. I…
It's been another good year in the Energy Vanguard. I've published 28 articles here in the blog this year (counting this one), which brings me to 902 since I began this little project back in 2010. Hard to believe it's…
The old shack above has been around a long time. It still looks good in its old age, but you'd probably have to pour a lot of money into that building to make it useful again.This home looks nice. It…
I like mini-split heat pumps, especially of the ducted variety. And because I don't like to pay for a lot of excess power, I prefer to use ducted mini-splits with smaller blower motors operating at a low total external static…