Picture Sundays: Unique Cadillac Cargo Carrier

December 9, 2012

Spotted in the posh HaFoSaFo district of Los Angeles, a re-purposed pickup truck shell serving as a cargo carrier. And since it’s so spectacular–here’s another view. A note about the house in the background: if an object stands motionless for long enough in this city it will get stuccoed. The Cadillac? It too will have a layer of matching beige/orange stucco within a year or so. Then house flippers will buy them both and reha...

Picture Sundays: US Postal Service Creates World’s Ugliest Stamp

Mr. Homegrown

November 18, 2012

Miscellaneous, Picture Sundays

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I got some stamps out of a machine at the post office yesterday and this is what got barfed out. Is this a sign of the imminent collapse of the US empire or just evidence that the email thing is making the post office go broke? Either way, you’d think the Postal Service would be embarrassed by this graphic design nightmare. How do we get them to reissue this one? I may not be a big fan of the American Poultry Industry, but that sure is a...

Picture Sundays: Water Jug Lamp

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January 13, 2013

Picture Sundays, Preparedness

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Camping lamp improvised with a headlamp and a jug of water. Via Homesteading....

Picture Sundays: 100 Square Foot Off-Grid House

Mr. Homegrown

March 17, 2013

Picture Sundays

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This tiny wonder is made by Sensible Structures. Link via Homesteading/Survivalism....

Picture Sundays: Hyperbolic Crochet

Mr. Homegrown

June 24, 2012

Picture Sundays

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Spotted at the Institute for Figuring in Los Angeles, a piece from their Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef. About the process: The inspiration for making crochet reef forms begins with the technique of “hyperbolic crochet” discovered in 1997 by Cornell University mathematician Dr. Daina Taimina. The Wertheim sisters adopted Dr Taimina’s techniques and elaborated upon them to develop a whole taxonomy of reef-life forms. Loo...

Picture Sundays: The Huddle Couch

Mr. Homegrown

June 17, 2012

Picture Sundays

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“It’s a bed. It’s a couch. It’s a multi-functional piece of furniture for laid back lifestyles. The HuddleCouch® offers new possiblilites for entertainment and comfort.” Believe it or not this ad is dated 1994. And apparently you have to wear a suit to enjoy your HuddleCouch. But the formal attire doesn’t stop this couch from being, “the most fun you can have on a couch or a bed. It’s a way of lif...

Picture Sundays: Toyon in Bloom

Mr. Homegrown

June 10, 2012

Native Plants, Picture Sundays

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Our young Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) had its first bloom this year. What’s so great about Toyon? Native bees and honeybees love it. UC Santa Cruz researchers found that Toyon is one of the best plants for attracting beneficial insects. Native Americans dried the red berries for use as food. It doesn’t need much water. It will grow as far north as Southern England. Get one for your food forest! ...

Picture Sundays: Giant Crops of the Future

Mr. Homegrown

May 20, 2012

Picture Sundays

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From Paleofuture, some 20th century notions about the factory farms of the future, from Arthur Radebaugh’s Sunday comic strip “Closer Than We Think” COLOSSAL CROPS — In addition to dire threats of destruction, the atomic age has also produced many brighter horizons for mankind’s future. One such happy prospect is the use of radiation to create more uniform and dependable crops that will end famine everywhere in the world. Gamma ray fi...

Picture Sundays: 3D Visions of Sauerkraut

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May 27, 2012

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From the Library of Congress Photo archive, “Visions of Sauerkraut” in glorious 3D. You can “freeview” this image without stereo glasses by learning the trick on this page....