Got a storm damaged tree? See Trees Are Good for advice. |
DIY
Build-It-Solar Blog: A Unique DIY Solar Pool Heating Collector Using PV… http://www.builditsolarblog.com/2012/10/a-unique-diy-solar-pool-heating.html?spref=tw …
Build-It-Solar Blog: Large DIY Solar Space and Water Heating System in … http://www.builditsolarblog.com/2012/10/large-diy-solar-space-and-water-heating.html?spref=tw …
Primitive Skills
Roland Trevino of Altadena Makes and Uses the Ancient Atlatl: http://dirttime.com/?p=2741
Gardening
What to do with storm damaged trees: http://www.treesaregood.org/pressrelease/press/firstaid.aspx …
Check out The vegetable garden by M.M. Vilmorin-Andrieux, of Paris on Google Play! Old book recommended by John Jeavons: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Vilmorin_Andrieux_et_cie_The_vegetable_garden?id=YHQNAQAAMAAJ …
Bikes
‘Getting Jerry Browned’ and other new phrases for Californians http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-getting-jerry-browned-20121024,0,2854852.story …
New Urban Velo issue free online: http://www.urbanvelo.org/issue34/
The fox is guarding the hen house!
How the sugar industry defends itself against claims that sugar is unhealthy: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/how-the-sugar-industry-defends.html …
Billboard firm wrote L.A. proposal on signs http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1027-billboard-influence-20121027,0,1562494.story …
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I live in a small, Northern BC town that used to be a fur trading post. We now have a National Historic site here run by interpreters. Everyday, they have a hunting skills program, where they teach you how to use an atlatl. It’s pretty fun and not too hard to use, but it takes practice. I’m not sure it would have been all that practical to use for hunting in our dense forest. You need room to load that thing!
I am Governor Jerry Brown
My aura smiles and never frowns
Soon I will be president…
I will command all of you
Your kids will meditate in school!
California Uber Alles