October 2009
1 post
Nature never ceases to amaze →
September 2009
1 post
August 2009
16 posts
Radical Rent-a-Bikes Generate Eco-Friendly Energy →
Making Riding Bikes cool(er)
“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension,...”
– Anais Nin (via psychotherapy) (via aplacetostorepoems)
The English Language is Full of Mysteries...
Our Strange Lingo
When the English tongue we speak. Why is break not rhymed with freak? Will you tell me why it’s true We say sew but likewise few? And the maker of the verse, Cannot rhyme his horse with worse? Beard is not the same as heard Cord is different from word. Cow is cow but low is low Shoe is never rhymed with foe. Think of hose, dose,and lose And think of goose and yet...
History is too much like a broken record
“Historians still debate the reasons behind the collapse of the Roman Empire, placing different emphases on imperial politics, external pressures, and environmental degradation. But Rome did not so much collapse as consume itself. While it would be simplistic to blame the fall of Rome on soil erosion alone, the stress of feeding a growing population from deteriorating lands helped unravel...
America's Top 10 Green Cities →
apparently being green involves wearing wicker hats…
US energy economy →
$700 billion in savings? that ain’t chump change
