I wanted to post a nice, fun, nerdy entry today.  Maybe something about sharks or music or the ocean or anything, anything at all to distract myself from the fact that yes, rich old people continue to...dolphins too if it would keep tourist money coming in.  Well, that's probably quite enough rage for this afternoon.  Time to go take it out musically while I rehearse for my show this Friday . 

This kind of made me happy. Lots of people price goudge and sell parking spaces for football games for their own personal profit - so it's really cool to see people choosing to give to charities instead... if it is. ::sob:: I remember back when my hair was long enough to wrap around twice. I can't wait for my hair to grow out again. Especially now that my pony-tails are simply nice rather than adorable

Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemna and In Defense of Food , writes a letter to our next President about the state of American food policy . Very much worth the read. A sample: "After...absurd when you recall that every calorie we eat is ultimately the product of photosynthesis — a process based on making food energy from sunshine. There is hope and possibility in that simple fact."

...//video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=c2466d0e1f2dc3bb2272c66c29927fb6ed254996 Bits & Pieces US tourist set for space station http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7664963.stm Wildlife conservation: Congress diary http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7654721.stm Common fibre a 'true superfood' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7663962.stm 106-year-old voter chooses Obama...

The Minnesota Zoo staff and volunteers are proud to show off and share many of their photos, prints, note cards and calendars in this annual fundraiser. All proceeds from the event benefit conservation programs and the local keeper chapter with training opportunities. American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) is a national organization made up of professional zookeepers and other interested persons...

I got in my greenhouse Gas Offset Certificate (check out Carbon Footprints in the Sand )! But before I can feel all self-righteous about how green I am, I still have a huge problem in that I can...online as such retailers like Amazon.com . However if you don’t buying in bulk, Trellis Earth online web store has all the popular sized bags with free shipping. http://dennismueller.org/blo

[Repost from tribe.net] Did you know that the city of San Francisco composts ? My objection to composting had been simple: Compost is messy and it smells. Since my green bin is outside, I...items are NOT accepted in the green cart: Styrofoam plastic bags plastic flower pots or trays diapers kitty litter or animal feces rocks, stones, or dirt http://dennismueller.org/blo

I began a few conservation projects today. Here is part of my documentation for the first one. For pictures check out the PDF status report here First Examination Maroon cloth bound edition of Julius Caesar from the 1921 Macmillan’s Pocket Classics. Poor binding structure, heavy cord punched through the block at 6 points, heavy library circulation with lots of pen marks on pages...

Wednesday night, David and I were in line for over an hour again to take care of his tank, which had gotten low. We'd been told by a station that they'd expected things to ease up by then, but that apparently...over 22 miles to find gas. If you're local, I hope that you're faring better in your part of town. I can tell you that in the Holcomb Bridge Road/Mansell/North Point Mall area, things are rough.

It's a double whammy: Home energy costs are rising just when most of us can least afford it. With budgets tightening, it's hard to lay out money upfront for energy-saving home improvements, even if we...in the Energy Department's online guide, A Consumer's Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. It's at http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home . http://www.physorg.com/news141473618.html