We Went to Japan

...the Tokyo area and our visit coincided with the March 11 anniversary of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster. Near our hotel was the headquarters of the Japanese Communist Party which is more of a progressive party not a Stalinist type org. These two posters say Yes to higher wages and No to military expansion. On the other end of the political spectrum we also got to watch a bizarre and loud caravan of Japanese Qanon enthu...

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Saturday Linkages: Water Shaming, Scotts and Robot Houses

Smarter urban water: how Denver turned to ridiculing waste http://gu.com/p/4va3t/tw Grid-It: Knoll your everyday carry http://boingboing.net/2014/08/20/grid-it-knoll-your-edc.html … In Our Garden: Four Surprising Fruits http://thehorticult.com/in-our-garden-four-surprising-fruits-that-are-now-in-full-swing/ … Sneak peak of a LIGHT-UP ROBOT-FACE Tree House http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2014/08/sneak-peak-of-light-up-robot-face-tree.html?spref=tw...

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3 Mules Update

...start on the next leg of his trip to who knows where. He accepts a cup of coffee that I have brought with me. He talks a bit, very softly. With some reluctance he allows me to retrieve the video camera from my car. Surprisingly, with the camera running, he talks more. I learn that this 65-year-old man calls himself Mule, considering himself “just another one of the mules.” They have traveled for nearly three decades, through sixteen states and in...

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Saturday Tweets: Cool Instructables

...Mine and work your own clay http://t.co/lOjq1PEdip — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015 An Awesome LED PVC Pipe Light http://t.co/lnm3xHwin4 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015 NOAA Satellite Signals with a PVC QFH Antenna and Laptop http://t.co/JM4WmyWAt8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015 Coffee Cold Brewer http://t.co/SLDZUIPpve — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2015...

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