Maplewoodshop: Saving Shop Class

August 24, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=148&v=JDVJS7xDA2E In U.S. schools shop class has been sacrificed to the Moloch of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Ninety percent of shop classes have been eliminated with the exception of a few robotics programs. The result, ironically, is STEM graduates so out of touch with the physical world that they design things impossible to build. Image: Maplewoodworking Maplewoodshop seeks to r...

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Megabus: Like a Cruise Ship on Land

Mr. Homegrown

September 17, 2018

Transportation

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...ak. I didn’t test the WiFi, preferring instead to use my 8 1/2 hour travel time tackling Matthew Crawford’s anti-Kant rant, The World Outside Your Head (review forthcoming). The bathroom was clean and as pleasant as any bus bathroom can aspire to. The bus was near capacity but I was able to claim a row for myself. I suspect there would be more room on a weekday. Note that there is no overhead storage so you have to check your baggage. The LA to SF...

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Support the Master Gardener Program

Mr. Homegrown

November 28, 2018

Gardening

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...am. I would have not been able to attend, even if accepted, as I am a full time student and work to support myself the rest of the time. Basically, I live paycheck to paycheck. Now, I’m starting a community garden at my school, work for a non-profit educating students on gardening and am connected with an incredibly supportive community of volunteers and knowledgeable individuals. You can make a contribution to the UCCE Master Gardener Program her...

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Saturday Tweets: Rainy Day Tweets

Mr. Homegrown

December 8, 2018

Saturday Linkages

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...ut passengers (betwn drop-off & next pickup) — more than yellow cabs. Dead time leads to the large increases in VMT that Alejandro also found. https://t.co/YjolfbafVZ — Bruce Schaller (@Bruce_Schaller) December 7, 2018 Advent calendar: Day 6 pic.twitter.com/6DseQQtaVw — 70s Dinner Party (@70s_party) December 6, 2018 Cross inscribed stone from Temple Brecan, Inishmore, the Aran Islands. It contains an Irish inscription which reads 'pray for Bra...

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Boozing Bees

Mr. Homegrown

January 20, 2020

Animals, Bees

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...e talks and conversations I had with other beekeepers, but I’m pressed for time this morning so let me just drop one tidbit that comes via Michael Bush. Bush mentioned that Cornell digitized the American Bee Journal from the years 1861 through 1900 as well as a lot of other old publications. Here’s an amusing an excerpt from advice column in the May 1900 issue of American Bee Journal: Mr. Dadant:–Did you ever here of any one feeding whiskey to bee...

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