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Earth Day with The Lorax

The Lorax was one of my favorite top three books as a child, and I suspect played a large role in my interest in the environment as an adult. With Earth Day on my mind, I searched YouTube for The Lorax not expecting to find anything (someone keeps the Internet fairly scoured clean of [...]
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Walking to the Book Store

I walked 6.91 miles yesterday to purchase a copy of David Allen’s Getting Things Done.  Not the best way to get things done, but when you do as many things as I do, sometimes you have to treat yourself to a nice long walk.  This book was highly recommended to me by my former boss [...]
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Expelliarmus

Okay, if I were a wizard, I’d have a wrist strap on my wand! Come on, splurge a Knut or two for a little security for cryin’ out loud! Dopes.
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Carfree Cities

Here’s a fascinating site about urban planning for cities without cars: Carfree Cities These designs rely on circular districts interconnected by metro rail. Each district is walkable within five minutes and is totally free of cars. The resulting layout alleviates the congestion, pollution, and danger of modern urban environments that have become overrun by private [...]
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