Global Spin

You may have noticed that little demand sticker on the sidebar here. I’ve been hoping to get Jonathan Coulton to visit our little cultural backwater for a while now, and he’s finally agreed! Details: Who: Jonathan Coulton When: Tuesday, 20 February at 8:00 pm Where: House of Blues San Diego Details at Eventful, of course. [...]

Posted by Chris in Events, Fun, Music, Web 2.0 on January 31st, 2007 | Comments Off

Here’s something to ponder: is an eco-friendly palace an oxymoron? From The Register: The Prince of Wales has been given the green light to build an eco-friendly house, rumoured to be a “starter home” for Prince William once he gets married. In a more functional than palatial move, a 200-litre rainwater reservoir will collect and [...]

Posted by Chris in Architecture, Environment, News on January 31st, 2007 | Comments Off

Who didn’t see this one coming? None of us in the organic ag industry are surprised. In fact, we’ve been worrying about it for at least a year now. Remember, bigger is not always better, especially when it’s Wal-Mart. Ok, kids, I’m posting the whole article here, complete with original links, as it’s relatively short [...]

Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Community & Activism, Environment, Food, Organics on January 31st, 2007 | Comments Off

At least Chris and I are. He’s interviewed on Podbop, and I’m profiled on Offbeat Bride. I’m also in the Offbeat Bride book, too….

Posted by Deana in Blog, Books, Business, Fun, News/Media, Oddly Enough, Plain foolishness, Uncategorized, You have got to be kidding on January 30th, 2007 | 5 Comments »

I am: Philip José Farmer This prolific author brings surprising depths to he-man adventure tales, and broke science fiction’s prudery barrier. Which science fiction writer are you? Having never read Farmer, I’m at something of a loss. Perhaps I shall.

Posted by Deana in Alien Invasions, Books, Fun, Literature, Science fiction, Writing on January 29th, 2007 | 2 Comments »