Scooters? Not a New Idea

July 1, 2019

Sun, Oct 8, 1916 – Page 58 · New York Herald (New York, New York) · Newspapers.com It turns out the urban scooter craze isn’t a new idea. From a story in an October 8, 1916 newspaper, “Skidding Through Fact and Fancy on an Autoped: Solo Devil Wagon Taken Up in a Serious Way Might Add New Terrors to City Life” is a description of motorized scooter not all that different than the ones we see today: You stand on the cute platform and get your feet n...

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Saturday Tweets: RIP Mary Oliver

Mr. Homegrown

January 19, 2019

Saturday Linkages

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...nogbU pic.twitter.com/tjqkAqvjvA — The Millions (@The_Millions) January 16, 2019 Southern California // Big Crops, Big Money. Rare front page of the Los Angeles Times Annual Midwinter, from January 1915@KCET @JDevis @ginapollack @LAFarmGirl @RachelSurls #LAFoodways pic.twitter.com/Q3EyWeUWJo — ADSAUSAGE (@adsausage) January 17, 2019 Russian company wants to put giant ads in low-Earth orbit; they could display corporate logos “and other brand emble...

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Saturday Tweets: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

Mr. Homegrown

November 24, 2018

Saturday Linkages

...8R1P pic.twitter.com/RHyRe5sa7G — YES! Magazine (@yesmagazine) November 24, 2018 THE TERROR (2018) pic.twitter.com/kYAJlrCQhD — karen han (@karenyhan) November 24, 2018 Everyone who writes about this probably fictional treasure but fails to mention that Forest Fenn’s home has been searched at least twice after he was suspected of selling Native artifacts stolen from archaeological sites is missing the real story. https://t.co/KDLgOyTg27 — Anna Mer...

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SurviveLA Scoops Field and Stream

Mr. Homegrown

August 30, 2006

Preparedness

...e items that is half the size. Speaking of Illuminate LA make sure to check out the handy preparedness info they have posted on the right side of the page as well as all the fun destinations and bike rides they have planned....

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Saturday Tweets: A Week of Strange Links

Mr. Homegrown

April 2, 2016

Saturday Linkages

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...s Denmark by the year 2020 https://t.co/Si466o5Qde — Xeni (@xeni) March 31, 2016 This page of the 12th-c. Bible of Stephen Harding (now digitised by @BMDijonPat), is a real medieval comic book. pic.twitter.com/eOm5cFcDd9 — Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) March 31, 2016 #Netherlands sets guidance reducing #meat consumption to twice weekly https://t.co/F68kuFjikj @NatGeoFood @hdbyrne pic.twitter.com/pZ9nPJ8xEc — UC Food Observer (@ucfoodobserver) March...

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