Tangantangan, anyone? (called "Haole Koa" in Hawaii and Ipil-Ipil in Philippines)

Our family (Mom, Dad, sister, and I) learned about tangentangen when we lived on Guam... Tangentangen grew seemingly everywhere on the island.. and we soon found that it made handy firewood for barbeques. And our yard had a bunch of it lining the sides. Check out my Squidoo lens on Tangentangen for more information about this interesting plant.

Charging Ahead with Solar Electricity!

Yup.... I'm a fan of alternate energy--and that includes all that good stuff we can soak up from the sun! Most "Solar Electricity" is believed to come from photovoltaic cells and panels... but you can also use a solar concentrator/collector to focus the sun's rays onto a heat collector/exchanger that converts some form of liquid into a gas to turn turbines that then generate the electricity. This Squidoo lens explores some of these methods for generating electricity.

Tsunami .. If You Live Near the Coast, Head for the Hillls When the Ground Shakes!

Folks who live along the coast usually know about storm surge and tsunami (also called "seismic sea waves" or incorrectly, "tidal waves"). With storm surge, you usually have a few days' notice that the storm will raise coastal water levels... seasonal floods also provide plenty of warning. But with tsunami, you usually don't get much warning (sometimes, none at all--except for the weird and brief pulling out of the water from the coastline--only to bring in hugely massive water height: the tsunami). This Squidoo lens provides some description and suggestions for protecting yourself against these natural and yes, common phenomenon!