Category Archives: Noteworthy

Thoreau and Climatology

Thoreau’s botany notes are being used to study the way plants have changed their habits over the last hundred years. So cool.

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Uhhh…

On number 5, If no yarn sold in the next year nobody would be without a project. Uh. Yes I would. At least I never bought yarn from you. But my LYSs better not close.

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Make sure you are awake.

A new Gmail tool thing: Making sure your brain is functioning enough to not regret sending that late-night e-mail.

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Food security: open letter to the candidates

Finally trying to go over the NYTimes.com headlines of the last few days, I find that today is “The Food Issue”, and that Michael Pollan, hero of the food security movement, wrote an open letter to the presidential candidates.

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Sarah Palin in 4 minutes

Why don’t I watch more making-fun-of-politics videos? They’re so crazy funny. Even when they’re telling us the horrifying truth.

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Palin abused authority

You know, I wasn’t really OUTRAGED about Sarah Palin as VP. Now I am.

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Fear powers markets

Didn’t I just recently say that the stock market was just a reflection of psychology? NYTimes.com agrees.

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Old Navy love

Dear Old Navy, I know you are one of the Enemies of Eco-friendliness, what with your being a corporate giant and not a small local independent business, but I love you and if I could I would spend lots of … Continue reading

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Palin Bingo

Wish I’d seen THIS yesterday: Palin Bingo. As if the debate weren’t entertaining enough as it was! This would have made it AMAZING.

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