Thursday, December 13, 2012
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Video: Magic Carpet - Daniel Wurtzel
Simple & beautiful -- the American Beauty soundtrack music is a nice touch...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Kitty Pryde & Riff Raff - "Orion's Belt" (Official Video)
Friday, June 24, 2011
All Plastics Are Bad for Your Body, New Study Finds
"WHAT IT MEANS: There really aren't any "safer" plastics, and it's hard to predict which ones will leach estrogenic chemicals into your food. As this study shows, different plastics containing different types of foods will leach chemicals at different levels. That's largely because there are so many steps and additives in the plastic-making process, says George Bittner, PhD, professor of biology at the University of Texas in Austin and lead author of the study. "A plastic item can subsist of anywhere from five to 20 chemicals, some of which are additives, which are incorporated within the plastic polymer but not bound to the structure," he says. Both the materials that make up the plastic resin and the additives can leach out of plastics, says Bittner, who's also the CEO of CertiChem, the lab that tested the plastics in this study, and a consultant for PlastiPure, a company that works with plastic manufacturers to produce estrogenic-chemical-free plastics. You also have mold-release agents and colorants that are used to make or decorate the plastics, adds Mike Usey, CEO of PlastiPure, and those colorants tend to be highly estrogenic."
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Starbuck And Starbuck in Starbucks
Yo Dawg, we heard you like Starbucks, so we added a Starbuck and a Starbuck to your Starbucks...
Original on imgur
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Pour-over coffee
Never mind the amount of time I spend making & drinking the stuff... Anyhoo, we've own lots of coffee makers (a couple regular drip machines, a Starbucks espresso maker, an Aeropress, multiple French presses, and a 1-cup Swiss Gold pour over). But it's pour-over coffee that has a hold on me lately. I like the simplicity and elemental nature of it. And the easy cleanup.
Above those considerations though, is the powerful, clear coffee taste from pour-overs -- that's what I like best. So, my next purchase will be a Chemex pour-over coffee maker. Check it out in this video if you are so inclined: Onward...
Friday, April 29, 2011
What is being creative?
I like this: Creativity...
<p>What is being creative? from Kristian Ulrich Larsen on Vimeo.</p>
creativity is no longer a word reserved for the musician or artist
it’s something you can find in anyone
it’s the ability and urge to make something of value
it can be big
it can be small
but making something new
something different
something that surprises
something that makes you think
something that makes you smile
it’s making something beautiful
it’s telling a story
it’s telling your story
expressing yourself
it’s about being passionate
it’s creating something that other people can use
sharing your creativity
it’s realising that there isn’t always a right way or a wrong way of doing things
and that there’s not always a correct answer
only the answers that we create
but common for creativity is that is comes from inspiration
inspiration found in the world that we live in
and the people we live with
it’s found in what we share with them
building on what’s given from the diversity of people’s thoughts and perspectives
so try and drop the assumption that you know how to do things
and already know the solution
stray away from the direct path
take risks
don’t be afraid to make mistakes
because it’s only from the mistakes that we learn
and it’s from the mistakes that the really interesting things happen
we may not always create or invent
but we always learn when we try