Author Archives: Mr. D

The Roundup

1. Diving in [photos] 2. Uzbek beer can chicken [recipe] 3. New York City in 1960 [photos] 4. Nine tips to help you learn 5. Finally a licensed driver, on the 960th try
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Today’s Quote: Voltaire

A witty saying proves nothing. — Voltaire, French writer and philospher
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John Cleese on Creativity

John Cleese of Monty Python fame presents some clear and entertaining tips about how to improve creativity.
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Cyndi Lauper – Just Your Fool

Cyndi Lauper, former 1980s pop diva, is overcome with the blues. She does a great cover of Little Walter’s “Just Your Fool”. You can find “Just Your Fool” on her Memphis Blues album. Visit her official website. Lyrics
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The Roundup

1. A project called “Spontaneous City” 2. Great Outdoors photo contest winners 3. Most ambitious transportation projects of the 21st century 4. 1980 telepresence manifesto still visionary today 5. Altoids sours BBQ grill (so tiny)
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Today’s Quote: Carl Jung

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. — Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist
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Mussel Farming in the Pacific Northwest

On an acre-for-acre basis, mussel rafts produce hundreds of times more edible food than cattle ranching, making mussel farming a leader in food production. – Taylor Shellfish Farms Gordon King from Taylor Shellfish Farms,  a sustainable mussel farmer, explains the process of growing mussels at Totten Inlet in South Puget Sound. Over a million pounds of hatchery-raised [...]
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Werner Herzog Reads…

German director, Werner Herzog, reads and interprets three popular children’s books.
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Today’s Quote: insults

Saying ‘I notice you’re a nerd’ is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you’d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you’d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?’ In fact, it seems to me that [...]
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The Roundup

1. Beautiful butterflies up close 2. 10 ways to eat a potato (and just a potato) for dinner 3. Churches photography 4. The third largest gold nugget in the world 5. The power of surf
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