So I’ve been in my new place a month now, just a couple of blocks away from the Blue House. In keeping with such descriptive names as the Yellow House and, of course, the Blue House, my home is known as the Pink House, despite my best efforts to get such terms as Poguetopia or Pogue’s Secret Villain Headquarters into the regular discourse.
The nearness to work is by far the coolest thing about Pogue HQthe Pink House. The sheer change in gasoline costs alone, from my previous 25-mile-each-way drive, makes a significant difference. And with the current pump crunch and gas prices sailing past $4 in some places, every gallon counts. Continue reading ‘Fuel economy’
Paul is senior staff writer at
Angie's List magazine.
His favorite album is Blondie's "Parallel Lines," he's more obsessed with
Doctor Who than any American has a right to be, and his desk at Angie's List is guarded by (toy) robots.
When we started doing research for our green issue, I didn’t know much about building a “green” house. I figured if you turned the lights off when you left a room and turned the water off while you brushed your teeth, you were doing your part to help the environment. People who really knew what they were doing could add some solar panels to their home or replace their windows with new, low-e ones. But that was it, right?
Wrong. Continue reading ‘Going green across the country’
Liz is an associate editor at
Angie's List magazine. She enjoys eating chocolate chip ice cream on the beach after swimming. She also likes colder, drearier places like London.
I wouldn’t call my sister Teresa an activist, but I’m starting to change my thinking. She believes and supports many causes, but I don’t usually hear of her doing something about it (I think most of us are like that). So, when I got an e-mail from her earlier this week about her mission to implement two of the three R’s in the eco-friendly creed “reduce, reuse, recycle,” I was pleasantly surprised.
Teresa has been taking canvas bags to carry home her groceries in so that she doesn’t have to use the plastic ones (reduce, reuse — see?) On a recent trip, the cashier was obviously irritated by this, which in turn irritated Teresa. “I don’t think she liked messing with my bags. Pfft!” she wrote.
Irritable cashiers aside, I definitely believe it IS a good thing, and it was a small anecdote that jibed with my mental state here in the magazine department. My head was filled with thoughts of green this and that as I had just finished the update of Angie’s List magazine’s website, magazine.angieslist.com. Continue reading ‘Actually, green is my favorite color’
Mandy Miller is senior online editor for Angie's List publication department. When she's not focusing on the
magazine's website and other online offerings, she's tackling a mounting list of home improvements she thinks she can do herself. Plus, she really likes to ride her bike, play with her puppy, Boo Radley, and take naps.
Welcome to the Blue House Blog!
The Blue House, an 1890’s Victorian on the Eastside of Indianapolis, is home to Angie’s List magazine and the Angie’s List magazine staff (while they’re at work, of course - though it often feels like home ). We’ll write regularly on this site about a lot of things. We’ll ponder the trials and tribulations of working in an old home, tell you about entertaining happenings around the Angie’s List campus, and discuss what’s going on in your city. Continue reading ‘Check out our spiffy new blog AND a video of our house!’
Tristan Schmid is host and producer of
List-en up!, the Angie's List podcast. When he's not sitting in front of a computer, working on websites, audio or video production, he stays occupied by taking his dogs for walks, helping
homeless animals find families, and skiing.
