Greening up garbage: just how much do you have to throw away?
Humor us for a moment and take stock of your trash can. We know, it's not a terribly pleasant thought, but there might be valuables among those old coffee grounds and wadded-up tissues.
GETTING OUT: World-class sights on 11-mile adventure
One hundred years ago, the Santa Cruz Mountains, like most
OFF THE TOP: Welcome back NBA
Checked into each game Christmas Day as the NBA finally opened its shortened 2011-12 season. Instead of 82 games it's 66, and more back-to-back nights. Some great finishes highlighted the Christmas slate of games. But on the other hand, there was plenty of sloppy play due in most part to teams having just 10 days of practice and a pair of preseason games before kick starting the regular season. Aside from all of that, it's great to have the NBA back.
