Saturday Tweets: Eating Crickets and Making Coffee

October 17, 2015

.../t.co/JoT6NiV3x8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 15, 2015 We love this book by @ThomasRainerDC – the very best book on landscape design! https://t.co/cCIJ2a99mJ — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 14, 2015 Architectural Cast Concrete: Wall Caps, Column Caps, and Fireplace Hearth and Mantel http://t.co/2vkxERYxbq — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 14, 2015 Kelly declares that–thanks to global warming–pants are now completely optional. #glassis...

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Our Amazon Problem

Mr. Homegrown

August 24, 2015

Thoughtstylings

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..., a few questions I have: If we were to start self-publishing short how-to books would you want them in an inexpensive ebook format or would you be willing to pay more for a physical book? Do you think we should cut all ties with Amazon? How many of you have gone as far as Hopkins and have deleted your personal Amazon account? Would you be willing to support us through donations? How about online classes? What subjects would you want us to tackle?...

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Minimalist Shoes, 1915

Mrs. Homegrown

July 9, 2015

Fitness

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...and that thick soles impaired foot dynamics. The principle message of this book is that if you want your soldiers to able to march long distances, and arrive at their destination in any shape to fight, you have to give them flexible boots which do not squash the toes or impede the natural movement of the foot. Simple as that. So why, exactly 100 years later, are we still debating whether the foot needs lots of external support and cushioning? Why...

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Shakerato (Why don’t you come to your senses?)

Mr. Homegrown

July 6, 2015

Food

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...d-down version of the one I found in obsessive cocktail guru Dave Arnold’s book Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail. So far I’ve only allowed myself to check Liquid Science out of the library. I fear that if I owned it I would fall down a deep mid-life crisis cocktail hobby hole involving some of the gadgets and ingredients Arnold details in the book: $8,000 centrifuges, canisters of liquid nitrogen and potentially haz...

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My Favorite Podcasts

Mr. Homegrown

March 2, 2015

Podcasts

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...ence, the fact is that I’m not that type of person. I’m also not the audio book type, so when I’m working I like to listen to podcasts. Here’s a selection of what I subscribe to: C-Realm Podcast This is the first podcast I ever subscribed to and it’s my favorite. It’s hard to pin down exactly what this show is about other than that the “C” stands for “consciousness,” but in no way would I call it “new age.” The topics vary widely, everything from...

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