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Organic Livin'
From the last few days:
- The container plants (herbs and veggies) look like they are a dark green sort of thriving. The cucumbers we wouldn't have been able to get out of the containers and staked into our own ground quite fast enough, so instead Laurie ended up planting them in her Mom's rich creekside soil garden.
- Among other things, Laurie made ( Read more... )
- The container plants (herbs and veggies) look like they are a dark green sort of thriving. The cucumbers we wouldn't have been able to get out of the containers and staked into our own ground quite fast enough, so instead Laurie ended up planting them in her Mom's rich creekside soil garden.
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Link Stew, With Corn And Grains
- Penalty for crossing an al-Qaeda boss? A nasty memo. "Your boss is not your Mom."
- British bank bailouts to be kept secret. Taking a page from the Bush Administration's book about...pretty much everything related to the Bush Administration.
- Dry spell almost killed off race. Of DNA and droughts.
- DNA confirms identities of Czar's children. And they ( Read more... )
- Penalty for crossing an al-Qaeda boss? A nasty memo. "Your boss is not your Mom."
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Some Fun Things, Some Fait Accompli
- American Folklore. Not only a fun site for itself, but inspirational if you're hungering for some story ideas!
- Earth's hum sounds more mysterious than ever. Who ever said geophysics was boring?
- Lots of food shortage-related articles lately, primarily when it comes to rice and grain. For your review, I've got Food rationing confronts breadbasket ( Read more... )
- American Folklore. Not only a fun site for itself, but inspirational if you're hungering for some story ideas!
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Some Links While I'm On My High Horse
- The Adventure of the Missing Stocking--the writers of Lost take on Sherlock Holmes!
- Losing a best friend along with the house. A heartbreaking story about pets who get left behind when their bankrupt or foreclosed owners can't take them to the new living quarters.
- SF author Michael Bishop's tribute to his son Jamie, who died last April in the ( Read more... )
- The Adventure of the Missing Stocking--the writers of Lost take on Sherlock Holmes!
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This Past Week's Online Reading List (Lots!)
Once again, roughly in alphabetical order:
- Better the Devil you know. Documentary filmmakers shooting a piece about adolescent girls with psychiatric issues, and the care and support (or lack of it) they receive, are asking people to donate just $1 to their film. (Thanks to knightchik for the heads up.)
- Bush Officials: Congress irrelevant on Iraq. The real ( Read more... )
- Better the Devil you know. Documentary filmmakers shooting a piece about adolescent girls with psychiatric issues, and the care and support (or lack of it) they receive, are asking people to donate just $1 to their film. (Thanks to knightchik for the heads up.)
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Writerly Gatherings, With Food
I had the great pleasure yesterday to dine at my favorite restaurant (the Red Palace Chinese Buffet in Roanoke, Virginia) with a plethora of friends, many of whom also happen to be writers:
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Four Too-Short Days
Busy busy and heading home soon so I won't write much--except to say that we had a wonderful dirt-filled food-aplenty four days spanning four counties and one city with mauzybroadway, who is now on her way home. Lots of pictures, of course, so I'm hoping I'll be able to post a sampler tomorrow ( Read more... )