Saturday Tweets: Sump Pumps, Uniforms, Toilets and Watering the Fake Grass

September 17, 2016

new #DIY video, sump pump installation. you can do this. https://t.co/2eNnF156UO — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) September 16, 2016 This is why I’m working on a simple, homemade uniform: No one wants your old clothes https://t.co/ka9Udsqyyi — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 16, 2016 Amid California drought, Los Angeles water department waters fake grass https://t.co/rYHCoKQoNL — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 16, 2016 Want to urinate in a...

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Saturday Linkages: Modem Sounds, HOAs, and Hand Counting

Mr. Homegrown

September 10, 2016

Saturday Linkages

Homeowners' associations are not allowed to ban drought-tolerant landscaping https://t.co/9N5urhdqyX — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 9, 2016 Things I Miss: Modem handshake sounds https://t.co/9s6lQIQc6a — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 9, 2016 5 Make-Shift Urban Survival Lights When the Electricity Goes Down https://t.co/kSgRehCXAw via @sharethis — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 5, 2016 Well said, Carol! It's 90 degrees in...

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Saturday Tweets: Foxes, Library Hand and Pyracantha

Mr. Homegrown

February 18, 2017

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Gallery of London's urban foxes https://t.co/Et0md5ATv7 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 17, 2017 An Artist Mends Cracks in the Sidewalk with Gold https://t.co/5hGw5RgHln — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 17, 2017 Library Hand, the Fastidiously Neat Penmanship Style Made for Card Catalogs: @atlasobscura https://t.co/N9MsFVmAb3 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 17, 2017 ICYMI on the blog: in praise of pyracantha, by @gardeningshoe1 h...

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Saturday Linkages: Raccoon Robber, Facebook Phreaks and T-Bricks

Mr. Homegrown

March 4, 2017

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Raccoon attempts to rob woman in kayak https://t.co/8x4BbM0eaA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 2, 2017 Facebook Phreaks and the Fight to Reclaim Time and Attention: https://t.co/jGCHLphKJu — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 4, 2017 California Assembly bill would extend tax break to turn urban lots into farms https://t.co/jbXQ3KMVyW — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 4, 2017 T-bricks, the easy way to make an #adobe home https://t.co/2pqQOb93Hp #na...

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Saturday Tweets: Cactus Confit, Fissionable Poker and a Lion knight Riding a Unicorn

Mr. Homegrown

September 30, 2017

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A California desert-inspired cactus confit https://t.co/6tRSgHtnPK — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 29, 2017 Don’t stock up on food and water unless you are also stocking up on neighborliness and civic engagement: https://t.co/ZQbAu3IRFc pic.twitter.com/coHjlL4PRJ — jim burklo (@jtburklo) September 27, 2017 Frank Leslie Gaines devised a “fissionable version of poker.” Everything was atomic in 1946 – even “Scotch Rummy.”https://t.co/DoW7YexSd...

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