September 2007
17 posts
Road Songs: 50 songs for 50 states →
The Real Running Mates - TIME →
Vote Ron Paul 2008, even if it's write-in
After Mr. Paul spoke, it seemed half the room booed, but the other applauded. When a thousand Republicans are in a room and one man of the eight on the stage takes a sharply minority viewpoint on a dramatic issue and half the room seems to cheer him, something’s going on. Ron Paul’s support isn’t based on his persona, history or perceived power. What support he has comes because...
Pricey Steak for Cheap
“Massively salt your steaks 1 hour before grilling. Notice that I didn’t say, “sprinkle liberally” or even “season generously.” I’m talking about taking a small handful of kosher salt and literally coating your meat until you can’t see red. It should resemble a salt lick.” Source: Steamy Kitchen
My Very Own Fairy, Feather Yewdancer
Your fairy is called Feather Yewdancer She is a weird enchantress. She lives in high places where the clouds meet the earth. She is only seen when the bees swarm and the crickets chirrup. She wears pale blue like the sky. She has russet-coloured wings like a brightly coloured butterfly. Source: The Original Fairy Name Generator
Homemade Microwave Popcorn
First you will need the following ingredients: 1/4 cup of popping corn (generally $0.99 for a pound bag. This is enough to make at least 50 bags of microwave corn) 1 Teaspoon extra virgin olive oil To taste - popcorn salt (it has finer granules than table salt with the same taste) And the following tools: A stapler A teaspoon A measuring cup A brown paper bag A microwave Source:...
Clean up in less than 20 minutes
“With these room-by-room checklists, you can maintain a sparkling house in just 19 minutes a day, giving you more time for family, friends and you.” Source: CNN
Power your current source
# Separate the always-on devices from the shutoffable ones. I had a dream: that when I shut down my computer, I could flip a single switch to power down all my peripherals—monitor, printer, scanner, speakers and the constant laptop battery charging, too. But when your always-on devices like the router or home server are plugged into that power strip, that’s a no-go. Split your always-on...
Custom Story Book
“Our lives are defined by stories – stories of childhood, of triumph, of loss. Even wild stories of the imagination. When a child pretends to be a pirate or a princess or a fairy, she truly believes she has changed, become part of a different world for that moment in time. She has invented a new story of her own. It is in this world – one of imagination, inspiration and gifts of the heart –...
Book Swimming
“Book Swim, a new service that promises to do for books what Netflix has done for DVDs. You pay a monthly fee, come up with a list of books, get three in the mail (no postage fees either way), return them when you’re done (no late fees) and get the next one in your queue. How awesome is that?” Source: Uncluttered The library of course is a much less expensive way to do...
SAM'S HEALTHWISE RAWFOOD CAKES
“Sam is 18 years old this spring. He is a large breed - a flatcoated retriever. It surprises everybody, ourselves included, that Sam has lived to such a ripe old age — and he’s still enjoying an active happy life. We feel it is at least partly because he eats a healthy homemade raw food diet. “ Source: Montana Raven - HOMEMADE DOG FOOD
Why you should be anti-antibacterial.
“Triclosan (the antibacterial agent in typical hand soaps) may even help some bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics like amoxicillin.” Source: The Beauty Brains
Can art be taught? Should art be taught?
“Along with teaching creative thinking, art schools should encourage creative ways of making a living. If students are interested in art education, they should approach it creatively and critically. It is certainly worthwhile to ask a variation of Adams’ three questions: Can art be taught? Should art be taught? Who should teach it?” Source: Alec Soth