• Gristmill (Grist.com)
• Homegrown Evolution
• Instructables
• Hack a Day
• DIY Life
• Something Shiny
• A posse ad esse

These are some books that have changed the way I look at the world:

• Re: "Away"
  I'm glad my town switched to single stream recycling. They take essentially everything that isn't food stained or non-recyclable plastic. I have 2 curbside collection containers, one 65 gallon for trash and a 90 gallon for recyclables. My recyclable one ...
• Re: Disband the US Postal Service!
  While I would not disagree with much of what you say, the only real bit of misinformation in your piece is the subject of "my taxes" going to pay for this. The US Postal Service has been self sufficient and subsidy free since the Postal Reform ...
• Re: Carbon Offsetting: Not All Credits are Created Equal
  I was glad to see that there are ways to find out about the various scores, if you will, of offsets. But my thing about offsets is that I don't think enough of your average people will see them as valid investments, if that makes sense. What do you think?
• Re: The Ghost in My MacBook Pro
  I maintain it's your Gmail notifier. Or the program in the upper right-hand corner that's marked by a paw print. There you go: it's just Amos. :)
• Re: Disband the US Postal Service!
  Incidentally, they do have an expresss lane. It's just that it was closed yesterday. :) Oh, and they've got a vending machine, too, for things like stamps. I hear it's gone on strike.