Dr. Ray G. Baytes, Ph.D.

“The insurance and maintenance is cheaper on a car with 300,000 miles”

About 90% of the energy a washing machine uses goes to heating the water. The washer itself uses almost nothing. Switch to cold and your laundry's energy footprint drops by roughly 90% per load. For an average household, that's around 1,500 pounds of CO2 a year and cash in your pocket, just from one setting on a dial. Modern detergents are formulated for cold. Tide, Persil, the generic store brands all work as well or better at 60°F than they used to at 120°F. The exception is heavy grease stains and bedding from sick people, where warm or hot still helps. Everything else: cold. Cold also extends the life of your clothes. Hot water breaks down elastic, fades dyes, and shrinks fibers. Your jeans last longer. Your dark shirts stay dark. Same clean. Less energy. Cheaper power bill. Clothes that survive.

My husband made me take new headshots for my upcoming book because I've been using the same one for like seven years. I hate pictures of myself. Please just tell me which one of these to use for the back of the book.

Most people don't know that those 'pricey' Felco's have a built-in wire cutter and it's surprisingly good.

Poop counter for the day- 3 Solid poops total- 38.25 Loose poops total- 1.75 In case you were wondering it was a 2 wiper

Poop counter for the day- 2 Solid poops total- 37.25 Loose poops total- 1.75 I don’t think I was finished the first time

I’m in a pickup truck uber and it feels wrong lol. The truck is big as hell but the cabin is tight. And the rear doors are small and hard to get in and out of. 2/10. Would not recommend

How common is it for recruits branch wide in basic training/boot camp to sleep on top of their bedding in order to avoid having to make their bed in the morning?

Poop counter for the day- 1 Solid poops total- 36.25 Loose poops total- 1.75 Good morning. Trying to decide what to do with my day off today.