Flotsam & Jetsam

Half-full

nobody@vox.com(airmouse) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:02:10 -0400

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Urban farming takes off

nobody@vox.com(airmouse) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:31:41 -0400

Maybe I'm a little strange but I've often wondered, while driving past vacant lots or large, grassy traffic islands, why someone doesn't start a community vegetable garden there. I reasoned that it must be due to (in the case of traffic islands)...

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Incredible aerial view of tornado's path

nobody@vox.com(airmouse) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:16:46 -0400

This high-res, zoomable aerial photo by Flight Landata of the recent New Hampshire tornado's path gives you a very good idea of what kind of localized destruction a tornado causes. Click on any part of the photo to zoom in and scroll. Alternate ...

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Oh those Kiwis...

nobody@vox.com(airmouse) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:21:55 -0400

From the UK Telegraph: The parents of a New Zealand girl named Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii have been ordered to change her name because it risks making her the target of abuse and ridicule. By Bonnie Malkin in Sydney Last Updated: 1:41...

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Sign of the times

nobody@vox.com(airmouse) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:12:10 -0400

My thanks to Geology Byotch, who told me about failblog.org, from where I got this gem:

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Great Cover Versions, Part VI

nobody@vox.com(airmouse) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:23:44 -0400

The brilliant k.d. lang covers her fellow Canadian Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush." So much less whiny! (Sorry, Neil)

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10 Things to Like About $4 Gas

nobody@vox.com(airmouse) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:46:43 -0400

TIME article: 10 Things to Like About $4 Gas Proof that every cloud has a silver lining, if you look hard enough. (Note: Where I live in the NYC Metro area, gas is more like $5 a gallon) And I would add #11: Gas at $5 a gallon is still a whole...

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There Will Be Blood

nobody@vox.com(airmouse) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:59:10 -0400

I wasn't expecting to like this movie, especially as it is 2.5 hours long and my attention span is best described as non-committal--but I was wrong. Daniel Day-Lewis's performance as an enigmatic misanthrope had me mesmerized the whole way throu...

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Lawn chair balloon flight redux!

nobody@vox.com(airmouse) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:47:13 -0400

I love this guy. Just for the idea of tying balloons to his lawn chair to float up into the sky. And I love that he remembers to bring a giant mug of coffee along for the flight. This is his third attempt to get from Oregon to Idaho. I'll be...

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Update: Human-powered gyms and dance clubs!

nobody@vox.com(airmouse) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:43:55 -0400

Browsing Slate today, I came upon a link to an article describing a human-powered gym, just as I'd wondered about in my previous post. The energy produced by people working out is converted into lighting for the gym. (I still think powering fan...

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