What Is Wrong With This?

So I went out and bought some re-usable bags and this is what I got.

What is the deal with this. Isn't the purpose of these great green bags to not have to use the plastic bags? Only at AAFES...your friendly shoping store. Thanks. Does anyone else see the humor in this?

On the flip side...these bags are huge. You can almost fit an entire shopping trip into one bag. The even better news...I hope you think this is better news...I'm going to send one of these bags to one of you. Fingers crossed...it just might be you!

44 Days Until Green Christmas - Refurbished Computers

I've decided to help all of my friends out by recommending "green" Christmas gift ideas. So, with this post...I officially welcome you to AFNBroadcaster's Green Christmas Countdown 2008. Some of the ideas will be things you'll have to buy and others...maybe you could make yourself. In fact, I will try to make them first. Ofcourse, I'll take plenty of pics.

If you're like me...you want a new laptop for Christmas. My laptop blew up shortly after leaving Iraq...My summer vacation home. Since this time, we bought my oldest son a Macbook, and he in return gave my youngest son his super-fast desktop computer. So now...everyone has a computer...except me. I did however reuse some parts of my now defunk laptop. I purchased a Rosewill external hard drive case and put my old hard drive in it. There was a lot of cool stuff on that drive...and it is till mine. :)

So I stumbled upon a post on Digg and read an interesting article on why you should buy a refurbished computer. I was sold after reading the first fact on why we should buy a refurbished computer. The facts really do speak for themselves.

Fact #1: The economy is busted right now. One of the sticking points
people have with refurbished laptops is that they may not be getting
top-of-the-line performance and features. While this is usually true, it is
important to seriously analyze your computing needs and determine what you
really need vs. what you really want. For example, in a recent Question of the
Day, I asked Giz readers whether
they really need a $1000 laptop. Out of nearly 9000 votes, 42%
responded "No", 21% responded "Yes, but only because I like to have the best of
everything", and 19% responded "Yes, but only because I am unwilling to
sacrifice on the OS." Basically, this implies that many of us are buying more
laptop than we really need

I can't remember the last time I paid full price for anything. This is not only a green way to shop...but for my pocketbook...the right way to shop. You should read the rest of the article.
Why You Should Buy a Refurbished Laptop

Green Christmas List...Continues

I LOVE TO BBQ. I can't think of too many things I don't like to throw on my BBQ. I've also upgraded my BBQ to a Weber Genesis. Now I have even more reason to throw pieces of meat and fresh veg onto my piping hot grill until they get a nice and charred. YUMMY! My current home in Italy has motion detecting lights outside with compact fluorescent lamps. This makes me happy, but they really don't help me out around the magic-making area...my Weber! So, I'd like to add this fantastic item to my Green Christmas list. A must for all men.

This is a solar-powered, LED BBQ grill light. At $58, I think it is a pretty good bargin. I guess the only thing to talk about now is Charcoal v. Propane? I'm a propane man!

Green Christmas List Starts Today

I was surfing the internet today and found a perfect green christmas gift for every dad. When we moved to Italy I bought a push mower. I do enjoy the workout. But this product is the "best of the best." I love this line from the product review:

Not only does it appeal to the environmentally-conscious part of us, but it also appeals to the "I really hate mowing the grass" part of us.

If you want to read more check out EcoGeek