Went (indoor) rock climbing for the first time ever. My oh my but that was awesome. Vanity Googling has its hazards. But that can also spiral into a half-hour of amusement. (Fair enough.) C. stopped by somewhat randomly this evening to grace us with some bad-ass dinner and some bad-ass company 1. Better living through […]
25 Rules to Grow Rich via Everything Finance :: more common sense tips & “rules” (but the specific numbers are nice for a change) (tags: lifehacks money essay)
Via DF: Some really quite slick Halloween-themed icons available as a freeware download at Iconfactory. Some examples: (image taken from their promo page) The Cthulu-esque “sea monster” and the zombie are my personal favorites. Well-executed, these are.
A friend that works at some loading dock style job has helped us to acquire a pair of very lightweight but very rugged, very sophisticated 20″ speakers. He tells us to keep quiet about it but that goes without saying. We thought that we’d made a clean getaway but no sooner do we get them […]
Free Albums Galore (tags: blog mp3 music reviews) Vermont State Parks (tags: camping hiking outdoors Vermont) USGBC: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design USGBC official information on LEED certification. (tags: architecture energy environment recycle LEED green) Experimental cancer treatment includes a genetic bonus ‘Wild thing’ meshes with experimental DNA treatment !?!?!?!?!?!? (tags: health research science […]
The scene from atop Mt. Elmore today. (Complete set on Flickr.)
What Should I Read Next? via webupon.com feature “15 Ridiculously Useful Websites”: “…analyse[s] our database of real readers’ favourite books (over 32,000 and growing) to suggest what you could read next.” (tags: folksonomy library literature social search) RetailMeNot.com via webupon.com feature “15 Ridiculously Useful Websites”: easy way to find online coupon codes (tags: shopping search […]
We are late in showing up for some kind of kids’ summer camp at the end of the world. The apocalypse has come and gone and at this junior Club Med, the only evidence of it is the thin supply of canned peaches. We arrive (fully adult) to take refuge among the juvenile survivors, perhaps […]
And before we forget… The 6th Annual Boobie-Thon to raise awareness (and money) for breast cancer research! It seems especially relevant to F_D this year. Anyway… Sneaking this plug in for the Boobie-Thon before the week is up.
How to Read a Painting via lifehack.org (tags: art education tutorial essay todo) How Leadership Styles Affect Productivity via WeirdGuy (via lifehack.org) :: on first glance seems to be favoring a “participative” style of management (but need to read to be sure) (tags: leadership management productivity essay todo) 4 Task List Antipatterns via Web Worker […]