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Loosing Our National Sport?
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0000
I found it the other day on my way to school.
Guest Check 650324
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0000
This was found this in a pair of pants purchased from a thrift store.
Consumer Ed Suicide
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0000
I found this in my consumer education book.
Cards Hallmark Should Make
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0000
Stepped outside my apartment to have a cigarette and found this paper tucked into the top of my neighbor's bush.
I Think We Can Still Be Friends.
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0000
I bought an old bureau at a yard sale. It needed a little work so I took out the drawer, and then a folded up note fluttered down onto my foot. I opened it up, read it, and decided I HAD to share.
To Whoever Gets It
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0000
I found this folded note near our school cafeteria, and it was addressed "To whoever gets it." I was surprised and amused when I saw what was drawn on the inside. I have a lot of this stuff but this is my most interesting one. I keep looking everywhere in the hopes of finding something to beat it!
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UnsTable
Becky Stern Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:00:17 -0800
Check out this LEGO-looking table that looks like it may fall down, aptly named UnsTable. The blocky rotating cube legs conceal a metal rod, so it really won't, and it could make for a nice remake. Via Core77. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Remake | Digg this!
New York's Pedicab Wars
Luke Iseman Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:49:31 -0800
Image courtesy Trixi As I wrestle to get my home-built pedicab legal for passengers in my fair metropolis of Austin, Texas (more on that in a later post), this article reminds me that I could have it significantly worse. My favorite part: Council Speaker Christine Quinn makes a face. "No way. I would never get into one of those things," she says. Any problems with the law can be fixed when it comes up for renewal in two years, she suggests. As for the pedicabs' environmental benefits, she is skeptical. "Human-powered vehicles are never going to be the answer." For now at least, Austin seems to have it a bit better. Here's hoping it lasts long enough for me to get my DIY creation street legal! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Bicycles | Digg this!
"My Speed" bike vest
Becky Stern Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:00:15 -0800
Here's a light-up bike vest that lets people behind you know how fast you're going. It uses electro-luminescent wire in the shape of the numbers to give a nixie-tube-esque appearance. Via Ladyada. More: LED turn signal bike jacket tutorial Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Wearables | Digg this!
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