Urban Foraging.

Very. Cool.

"The more you learn about ancestral ways, the more powerful you will become. You will acquire the ability to recognize hidden abundance, to see things that were previously invisible to you. For instance, where I once saw a nondescript green mass lining the roadsides, I now recognize cough medicine, fiber to weave mats ( Read more... )

So, if Muneraven buys a real motorcycle, should I keep the scooter and ride to work on it instead of taking the bus ( Read more... )

Get it, tweet? sweet?

Oh well.

I updated my Twitter lists today. While installing yet another version of the product I'm supposed to write about. That involved installing SQL Server Express 2008, which involved installing .NET and some other pre-reqs, only to find out I had the wrong java version so couldn't run the installer.

It's running now, and I ( Read more... )

Did you know Google has a smart metering project? Using their oh-so-ever-farther-reaching powers of the internets, Google wants to put info about your home's energy usage at your fingertips.

Of course, I have no idea whether my home has a smart meter or not.

( What they say )

It started with muneraven's idea of getting a camper in a year or two. I will finish paying off my last debt from my divorce just before Christmas this year, and we can start thinking about a future when the youngest child is grown and launched, sorta.

I suppose having him not be around this year has made me think more seriously about those upcoming days.

So ( Read more... )

Sure, that doesn't sound so great when you think that Olympians are running the dang mile in less than four minutes ( Read more... )