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I haven’t posted in a while …but here are a few...

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:45:00 -0800

I haven’t posted in a while …but here are a few Christmas songs by the Straight No Chaser group.

Strange name.

Anyway … here’s 12 Day of Christmas (very non-traditional … listen to it)

Where Do You Start by Sophie Milman Where do you start How do...

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:39:23 -0700

Where Do You Start by Sophie Milman

Where do you start
How do you separate the present from the past
How do you deal with all the thing you thought would last
That didn’t last
With bits of memories scattered here and there
I look around and don’t know where to start
Which books are yours
Which tapes & dreams belong to you & which are mine
Our lives are tangled like the branches of a vine
That intertwine
So many habits that we’ll have to break
And yesterdays we’ll have to take apart
One day there’ll be a song or something in the air again
To catch me by surprise & you’ll be there again
a moment in
what might have been
Where do you start
Do you allow yourself a little time to cry
Or do you close your eyes & kiss it all goodbye
I guess you try
And though I don’t know where & don’t know when
I’ll find myself in love again
I promise there will always be
A little place no one will see
A tiny part within my heart
That stays in love
With you

"In the year 3000 YouTube, Twitter & Facebook will merge into one super time wasting website..."

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:24:11 -0700

“In the year 3000 YouTube, Twitter & Facebook will merge into one super time wasting website called YouTwitFace.”

- conan o’brien (via malty) (via punchlines)

hunsonisgroovy: Mario’s Mustaches

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:23:25 -0700

hunsonisgroovy:

Mario’s Mustaches

MotorMouths is the Rotten Tomatoes of Car Reviews

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:20:20 -0700

MotorMouths is the Rotten Tomatoes of Car Reviews:

mashable:

This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details …

"RT @RockLife510: A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing."

Sat, 30 May 2009 20:19:53 -0700

“RT @RockLife510: A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.”

"I was watching the animal planet, did you know that the male seahorse has the baby? Why don’t they..."

Sat, 30 May 2009 02:48:01 -0700

“I was watching the animal planet, did you know that the male seahorse has the baby? Why don’t they just call that one the female?”

- Jim Gaffigan (via punchlines)

10 Ways to Share Music on Twitter

Sat, 30 May 2009 02:29:29 -0700

10 Ways to Share Music on Twitter:

mashable:

Twitter is fast becoming one of the most important ways to share information quickly, easily, and instantly over the web. Users and developers have found a lot of innovative ways to pack a…

"Afghanistan’s only known pig has been quarantined because of fears over swine flu."

Sat, 23 May 2009 16:07:40 -0700

“Afghanistan’s only known pig has been quarantined because of fears over swine flu.”

- Quarantine for lonely Afghan pig (via Terry Blakey) (via marco)

how to make your leftovers more appealing in 1 easy step

Sat, 23 May 2009 16:07:22 -0700

ragbag:

1. refer to whatever leftover dish that you are about to eat as réchauffé, just as the french do. thus:

A PERSON: what are you having for dinner tonight?

YOU: réchauffé and evian® water

THE SAME PERSON, PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED: and dessert shall be you and i and a bowl of whipping cream.

hunsonisgroovy: sleeping doggy x 4 (via Yukari*)

Sat, 23 May 2009 16:04:46 -0700

hunsonisgroovy:

sleeping doggy x 4 (via Yukari*)

hunsonisgroovy: hipstertracks: Wild Light - California On My...

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:59:38 -0700

hunsonisgroovy:

hipstertracks: Wild Light - California On My Mind

hardknocklife: (via thetimelime)

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:54:42 -0700

hardknocklife:

(via thetimelime)

hardknocklife: homecoming: spanishcow: smigin:...

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:50:52 -0700

hardknocklife:

homecoming:

spanishcow: smigin: x8:

Inverted World

Cool.

I wish :P

It took me minute to figure this out, but it would be awesome.

actually that would suck ass.

"Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel."

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:46:35 -0700

“Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel.”

- Mark Twain (via hunsonisgroovy)

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:38:58 -0700

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”

- Leonardo da Vinci (via hunsonisgroovy)

HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Twitter #Hashtags

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:38:38 -0700

HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Twitter #Hashtags:

mashable:

One of the most complex features of Twitter for new users to understand is the hashtag, a topic with a hash symbol (”#”) at the start to identify it. Twitter hashtags like #followfriday help…

hunsonisgroovy: dsquared92: Hot Air Balloon - Owl City

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:24:28 -0700

hunsonisgroovy:

dsquared92: Hot Air Balloon - Owl City

Google Chrome: Another 30 Percent Faster?

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:19:00 -0700

Google Chrome: Another 30 Percent Faster?:

mashable:

Arguably the best feature of Google Chrome isn’t a feature at all, but rather the fact that it’s simply a faster Web browser than the competition. Today, the Chrome team has pushed live some…

Eating less meat

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:18:24 -0700

marco:

I’ve made a dramatic shift in my diet over the last few weeks: eating almost no meat. (update: thoughts on fish.)

There are plenty of good reasons not to eat meat, including:

The treatment of the animals is awful. The more you know about industrialized meat production, the less you want to support it. (And it’s not just for cows. Chickens and turkeys aren’t much better, and pigs are probably the worst.)

High-volume meat production creates a large environmental burden, usually as a result of having to feed the animals so much and figure out what to do with their waste.

Meat is more calorie-dense than many alternative foods, and red meat in particular is unhealthy to eat frequently. Non-meat-heavy diets can generally be much healthier.

Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food makes a great argument for low-meat diets. (You should really read it regardless of your thoughts on meat. Do you eat? Then it’s relevant to you.)

Wait, so are you a vegetarian now?

No.

I’m not big on all-or-nothing obsessiveness. I’m not a recovering hamburger addict who will sink back into meat abuse if I ever have another taste again. All things in moderation.

The problem isn’t eating animals. It’s a lot of people eating a lot of animals. If demand was reduced to 25% or less of its current level, we’d see massive environmental and health improvements. Humane animal treatment is trickier, since you’re still killing and eating them, but it could be improved if less meat was needed and it could command a higher price. For instance, actual free-range (not the bullshit kind) and grass-fed animals would become more practical.

A few weeks ago, I decided to significantly reduce my meat consumption. To start, I went all-vegetarian for one week to force myself to broaden my horizons a bit (especially for office lunches) and try new non-meat options. It worked, and was much easier than I expected.

Now, I’ve lowered my overall meat consumption to approximately these levels that I intend to maintain:

Chicken or turkey: 1-2 meals per week.

Beef: 0-1 meal per month.

Pork: Almost never. Occasionally as a minor ingredient in something else.

With such a severe reduction, I’ll achieve most of the benefits of vegetarianism, but without many of the inconveniences. It’s still ridiculously easy to get good meals at restaurants or while traveling. I don’t even like tofu or giant mushrooms, and it’s still much easier than I expected to avoid meat most of the time and still eat healthy, satisfying, widely available meals.

Try it.

If a lot of people made this change, we could make a big difference on many important fronts.

Do the vegetarian week, then see how little meat you really need to eat. You may be pleasantly surprised at how easy and practical it is.