08 Oct 09
Behold! Canada’s most disgusting export Nothing like Alberta’s’s revolting oilsands to destroy your optimism— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/10/07/notes100709.DTL
17 Jul 09
Weed Resistance Weeds are nature’s band-aids, growing as they do to heal and restore damaged soils. When farmers manage the life of the soil with organic processes, the improved conditions dissuade many weeds and favor their crops. The crops, being healthier, are also better able to compete with those weeds that do crop up.— The Benefits of Organic Farming : TreeHugger
15 Jul 09
Sophie Blackall’s blog is made up of selected entries from the Missed Connections section of Craiglist New York City. You probably know this section (and if you don’t, you should) for it is one of the best reads online. Now there is the illustrated version, hand picked for her readers.
Messages in bottles, smoke signals, letters written in the sand; the modern equivalents are the funny, sad, beautiful, hopeful, hopeless, poetic posts on Missed Connections websites. Every day hundreds of strangers reach out to other strangers on the strength of a glance, a smile or a blue hat. Their messages have the lifespan of a butterfly. I’m trying to pin a few of them down.
