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You’ve likely heard of tiny houses. People buy them or build them from a kit, and use them as granny units, for a nomadic lifestyle …

Do you ever wonder where some unusual expressions come from? One that’s not common today, but likely was in your grandparents’ time, is “the cat’s …

The 42nd president of the United States hailed from Arkansas. So did Maya Angelou, the multi-award winning poet, author, actress and singer who read her …

Ah, the wild blue waterways. What a wonderful way to spend a summer day, especially when it’s 90º (or more) outside. And if you own …

When Sly and the Family Stone sang about Hot Fun in the Summertime, it was a different world. There weren’t nearly as many triple-digit days …

Many years ago, an agrochemical company created a commercial that proclaimed, “Without chemicals, life itself would be impossible.” While it’s true that all life is …

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” wrote Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities. This often-quoted catchphrase certainly …

You might think that’s a somewhat suggestive headline, and you’d be right: we’re suggesting you move up to Impact Absorbents’ premium spill containment pads to …

It’s hot; maybe humid, depending in where you dwell, and nobody wants to cook. Except restaurateurs, for whom food is bread and butter, in a …

Summer seems like a relatively benign season. No icy roads, snow or hail, and in many places, not even any rain. Unless you live some …

School may not have been live and in person for very long this year, but that doesn’t mean kids aren’t as happy as always to …

What does it take to stay safe in the water? As a child, it probably meant a cute flotation device — along with the watchful …

If there’s one thing we’re enjoying this spring, it’s breathing. Without masks. In some places. The mask mandates surge and ebb, depending on what the …

We know what you’re thinking: science is not your strong suit. Subjects like chemistry and biology belong back in high school. But not in the …

If you blanch at the thought of blood and never considered going to medical school, you can still become a surgeon of sorts: a drain …

Several presidencies ago, the First Lady launched a memorable campaign about how people should respond when offered drugs: Just say no! If you have an …

It’s just a little challenging in the world today, when war breaks out abroad and nations everywhere take sides. It’s also more than a little …

  When Boz Scaggs sang about there being a breakdown dead ahead, he wasn’t referring to a mechanical failure — or to leaching hazardous chemicals. …

Did you think that was a typo in the headline? Nope — just a little wordplay. Because now that we’re getting back to in-person work …

Angela Strehli recorded her version of a 1970s tune called “Slipped, Tripped, and Fell in Love,” but being in the spill clean up business, when one of …

In late February, a sewage spill in southern California forced beach closures for the second time in two months. This one was the result of …

Have you heard of the latest dishwasher? It’s an AI-enabled dishwashing device marketed as being a solution “for every home & office. Dishcare eliminates the …

You may be thinking. “This is not a fit. Social media is digital by nature. Spill clean up is analog.” (Although if you spill coffee …

Now that school’s resuming — sort of, in some places, depending on our ever-evolving health landscape — many kids are actually happy to be returning …

Here in California, we’re grateful for severe winter storms, because it’s helped to ease our equally severe drought conditions. Even though the temperatures outside are …

Fiber. It used to be the essence of many commercials targeted towards older adults: products that claimed to, um, move things along, much as ingesting …

If there’s one positive to come out of the pandemic, it’s people’s reflection on how they spend their days, and whether their work is truly …

January might as well be called “Lethargy.” The weather is dull and cold and often wet, slip and fall incidents increase, people have less energy, …

Many people start a diet in January. Most of them don’t last very long. But we try. Impact Absorbents knows an ideal way to “lose …

Have you noticed something different about Impact Absorbents products lately? Yes, they’re still the same premier, eco-friendly spill clean up and spill containment solutions you’ve …