Richard Soulliere
Bio
Bursting with ideas, honing them to peek your interest.
Enjoyes blending non-fiction into whatever I am writing.
Stories (56/0)
They Got It Right - Silver is and can Purify
Mythology abounds by the things silver can do. I mean, silver bullets can take out a werewolf, cold, right? Well, let’s see if we can mention a few real features of silver - that won’t cost a mint - and give you an application that will see you buying only one container of dish soap per year from hereon in!
By Richard Soulliere3 years ago in FYI
How Bokashi Composting Can Surprise Anyone with its Effectiveness
Ok, so you have want to call me on a bluff. No bluff. You were were not told the whole truth about plants in primary school and with the knowledge in this article, your plants and gardens will grow like never before.
By Richard Soulliere3 years ago in Earth
Our Exemplary Urban Journey to No-Smell Compost
Anyone with any amount of green on their thumb appreciates good compost and soil. Rich soil smells good. Well, I have good news for you - your compost can have the same good smell right from the beginning, too. Can you say ‘year-round gardening’?
By Richard Soulliere3 years ago in Earth
The Trouble With Suds
While you may have been dazzled by a gizmo I showcased for washing machines, this is article is about two innovations that let you stay clean with water and zero chemicals. Good news is, you don’t need high school chemistry to grasp what I am about to share with you here - and no magnets this time (I promise). All you need is a very basic principle of primary school biology:
By Richard Soulliere3 years ago in Lifehack
How to Save the Oceans and $20 +tax Every Month
Everyone does it. I mean, we all wear clothes and have to clean them. Thing is, you can do that without harsh chemicals or even essential oils. In fact, you can do away with all of those costs (both monetary and planetary) for the rest of your life. Here’s how you can save it all.
By Richard Soulliere3 years ago in Lifehack
Got Brick and Want to Keep Mice Out?
After spending $30k in renovations in the first 6 months after we bought our first home, we thought it was tight. By human standards it was, but it was wide open if you can squeeze through anything the size of a dime! That’s right, come winter we heard scratching in the ceiling and we weren’t happy.
By Richard Soulliere3 years ago in Lifehack
I See Red
There were the usual small candles at each table. The walls, with a darker hue on the bottom half, really made the calm visual ambiance and yet, Vicki knew this restaurant was different. In spite of the variety of dishes she saw on nearby tables, this classy restaurant didn’t smell like nothing nor was it inundated with flowers to overcome such a gap. This restaurant, Chez…something or other - - “Oh my,” Vicki wondered to herself. “I seem to have forgotten the name of this place!” She resolved to check out the name of the restaurant on her way out since it was too fancy to have a menu and her boss was picking up the tab on this one.
By Richard Soulliere3 years ago in Humans
Chants to Write
Think of a time when you gave someone a short piece of handwriting that really made their day. Was it a birthday card? A love letter? A short thank you note? I am sure their reaction put a smile on your face and set your heart at ease, if only for a moment. Creating such moments are what I would like to delve into with you, here.
By Richard Soulliere3 years ago in Humans
How the Number Two Did Me In Once
Picture yourself in the following scene. You’re a teen playing charades with your classmates in class as part of a learning activity. You’re up. The teacher hands you a slip of paper. You look at the phrase written on it and decide how you’re going to get your peers to say the phrase - and you are confident that you will succeed. Part way in, you want them to try to guess the second word. What do you do?
By Richard Soulliere3 years ago in Confessions
The Universal Vantage Point of Youth
When I was living in Moscow, a verbose acquaintance of mine once described the day tanks were shelling the White House (equivalent to a Senate). There was fighting and shooting around that building, but only one block away parents were simply taking their kids to the zoo!
By Richard Soulliere3 years ago in Humans