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Naomi Wolf explains the Ten Steps To Close Down an Open Society:
It is very difficult and arduous to create and sustain a democracy - but history shows that closing one down is much simpler. You simply have to be willing to take the 10 steps.
As difficult as this is to contemplate, it is clear, if [...]

100 things you can do to prepare for Peak Oil.
This list goes above and way beyond recycling cans and switching to fluorescent bulbs. I’ve done about half a dozen of the things on this list — there’s a LONG way to go, but I’m gonna try. How about you?

The sock from hell

Almost done with Robby’s second sock, but I got overconfident because the first one turned out so well, and made some really stupid mistakes that took FOREVER to fix. I now know more than I ever wanted to know about dropped stitches, ripping out, picking up [...]

Possible causes found for strange bee die-offs
A team of scientists from Edgewood Chemical Biological Center and University of California San Francisco identified both a virus and a parasite that are likely behind the recent sudden die-off of honey-bee colonies.
Using a new technology called the Integrated Virus Detection System (IVDS), which was designed for military use [...]

Paralyzed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking experiences zero G’s. So. Cool.
Not so cool: He did it to warn us all that outer space is our only chance of survival as a species. Start saving your pennies.

The Ecology of Work by Curtis White
Environmentalism can’t succeed until it confronts the destructive nature of modern work—and supplants it

My first sock

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#1 of Robby’s new socks. I’m both proud and embarrassed. Proud because I actually finished it, even though the instructions for turning the heel made NO SENSE WHATSOEVER — but guess what? Do it anyway and it all works [...]

Scientists Say Real Invisibility Cloak Is In Our Grasp
Harry Potter fans take note: scientists have finally come up with a workable design for an invisibility cloak.
Physicists figured out the complex mathematical equations for making objects invisible by bending light around them last year.
A group of engineers at Purdue University in Indiana have now used those [...]

A greener planet begins under the kitchen sink. BigGreenPurse.com urges women to spend more on Earth-friendly products.

Backyard bottlebrush trees

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I love trees, and especially these two that I’ve been gazing at from my balcony for nearly ten years. I love how flimsy they look, and yet how strong they really are. Their branches and red flowers dance in the [...]

100 Ways to Save Water

Green Is The New Red.com
The War on Terrorism has come home. Corporations and politicians are labeling activists “eco-terrorists” and national security threats. Think red-baiting, with a green twist. Here you’ll find original reporting and analysis of the Green Scare, and history repeating itself.

Just a thought — back when I was hooked on Free Cell, I hated myself for being so lazy, but I just couldn’t stop. Now that I knit compulsively — also to the detriment of the rest of my life — I don’t care. I look busy therefore I am.