I handn't seen this before and think it's pretty cool. "No Impact Man" tried to reduce his carbon footprint as close to zero as possible while living in NYC (and kind of dragging his wife and daughter along with him). The link below has a great how-to guide that takes you on a footprint reducing plan for 1 week. I guess you wouldn't have to ( Read more... )

Looking ahead to the gardening season and pulled out my seed box. I'm always amazed at the amount of potential veges I've amassed. I'll likely start some of these things soon (sprouts, kale, tomatoes, basil, flowers) and plant others in May (peas, carrots, lettuce, beets, beans) but I won't use them all by any stretch. Also I'm missing a few ( Read more... )

My son is turning five this year and it's time to start looking at schools. We live in minneapolis, midtown area and would love any input anyone has about any K-6 school in south minneapolis. Your input as a student long ago is probably not helpful as most public schools have changed a lot in the last 10 years. Best would be current info as a ( Read more... )

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Scientific proof from the brits that you get high with a little help from your friends ( Read more... )

NEW YORK (AP) - A worker was killed in the crush Friday after a throng of shoppers eager for post-Thanksgiving bargains burst through the doors at a suburban Wal-Mart, authorities said.


My annual time for reflection on Holiday Consumerism.

If you haven't, check out the annual Buy Nothing campaign:
http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd

If you haven't voted yet and you need info on those hard to fugure out offices like the soil and water board, and you think being a commie is cool, I can recommend the League of Pissed off Voters guide, available:
http://theleague.com/tc

Your result for What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test...
Balanced, Secure, and Realistic.

13 Impressionist, 3 Islamic, 0 Ukiyo-e, -9 Cubist, -4 Abstract and -8 Renaissance!


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A: "The earth turns and my heart is broken..."

J: "Why is your heart broken?"

A: "Because I don't get what I want all the time."