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. So [...]
Posted by Chris in Events, Fun, Music, Web 2.0 on January 31st, 2007 | No Comments »
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 recycle [...]
Posted by Chris in Architecture, Environment, News on January 31st, 2007 | No Comments »
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, [...]
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Community & Activism, Environment, Food, Organics on January 31st, 2007 | No Comments »
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 »
[Adam says:]
Personally, I think garments’ lost travels are more interesting than the post cards you sometimes see of a garden gnome traveling the world:
The cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness in Star Wars has been rediscovered after nearly three decades.
After Guinness wore the garment for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi, it was returned to British [...]
Posted by Chris in Film, Oddly Enough, Science fiction on January 29th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A company called 3PAR is promoting a new idea in computer hardware. When you buy one of their products, they automatically include carbon offsets [1] for the energy it will use. The products themselves aren’t exactly everyday consumer items, but I can see this idea catching on as manufacturers realize that green values [...]
Posted by Chris in Environment, Technology on January 26th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So I was reading the latest comments by William Kristol on opposition in Congress to the escalation of hostilities in Iraq, and they sounded a bit familiar:
It’s so irresponsible that they can’t be quiet for six or nine months and say the president has made a decision, we’re not going to change that decision, we’re [...]
Posted by Chris in Iraq, Politics on January 22nd, 2007 | No Comments »
This is a very good article, titled Poor Taste, on Grist debunking a recent anti-sustainable, anti-organic and anti-local food rant in The Economist that even invokes one of the chief architects of the ill-fated Green Revolution.
I mean, point well taken that creating a truly environmentally conscious and sustainable food system is NOT just limited [...]
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Community & Activism, Environment, Food, Organics, Politics on January 19th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Well, I know what I’ll be getting for next Solstice in my tucker bag.
Posted by Deb in Fun, Kitchen Sink, Oddly Enough, You have got to be kidding on January 19th, 2007 | No Comments »
