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Winter update
via Watawa life by Robin Kelsey on March 01, 2008
What a tough winter! Most snow ever. I don’t know about you, but I’m a little tired of it. Here’s a cheerful fake flower to make you feel better.New stuffI decided to get some new stuff. I don’t buy that much stuff, but one thing led to another. First my microwave quit working. I’m hooked on microwave ovens. How else do you heat up a cup of coffee? Cook a frozen dinner? Microwaves are...
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TED 2008: Crow vending machine maker Joshua Klein
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on February 29, 2008
(I'm liveblogging from TED 2008, in Monterey, CA) Presenter:Technology hacker Joshua Klein built a vending machine that teaches crows to deposit coins they find into a special vending machine that dispenses peanuts. He has been studying crows for over ten years and has learned that they are very intelligent. Their brain/body weight ratios are similar to chimpanzees. He's showing a video...
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Save Your Losing Tim Horton’s Cups For Free Coffee—at Country Style! (March 3-9)
via RedFlagDeals.com: Freebies by (author unknown) on February 27, 2008
Here's a clever little freebie from Country Style, the Ontario coffee chain: March 3-9, bring in a losing Tim Horton's Roll Up The Rim cup and get a free medium coffee. Now, finally, every cup of Tim Horton's will be a Roll Up The Rim Winner -- whether it's a winner at Tim Horton's or the Coffee Style down the street. (Here's a store locator for you, so you know where to...
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Tea and Sympathy
via Also A Talker by Jo Stockton on February 26, 2008
When I was a daycare supervisor for an after school program, I had a kid in my care who came to us with a lot of what a polite person would refer to as "anger issues". He had a lot of really good reasons to be angry, mostly due to his somewhat rough home life. He was also bullied at school. The bullying made him angry and his anger alienated his peers and caused- surprise- more bullying. He was...
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Reader suggestion: Staying organized with binder clips
via Unclutterer by Erin Doland on February 25, 2008
Reader Christine, author of the blog Compass and Coffee Spoons, has a terrific little suggestion for staying on top of paperwork. A traditional tickler file didn’t work for her, so she found a system that did. After learning about her process, I asked if she could write up a post for us explaining it. Thank you, Christine, for sharing your tip with us!Like most people, I am constantly battling...
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Spongebob Squarepants Rectal Thermometer
via Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin on February 24, 2008
Jerry Beck, who co-edits the Cartoon Brew blog, found a disturbing thing in the supermarket recently. "This officially licensed item is wrong on so many levels," he says, and right he is. Link.
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