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Flight is possible to man.
Another day, another great letter of note. I know I’ve suggested Letters Of Note in the past but today I must suggest this specific letter. A letter written by Wilbur Wright. My favorite letter so far.
“With this general statement of my principles and belief I will proceed to describe the plan and apparatus it is [...]
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Letters of Note
It has been far too long since I made any suggestions to all of you. Suggestions, here on First Initial, Last Name are what I consider recommended reading/viewing. Of course, all of the links I put here are worthy of your attention I’m just trying to draw more than the usual attention to these [...]
Roz Savage, Ocean Rower
Talk about a job title. Ocean Rower has to be one of the best ones I’ve come across yet and Roz Savage, who is currently in the Pacific Ocean rowing solo from Hawai’i to Tuvalu in her second stage of her Pacific voyage, has the privilege of owning it.
I’m still reading her daily posts on [...]
Food in jars – learning to can food
It is no secret that Eliza and I have a lot of learning to do regarding our gardening adventures. Our biggest problem to solve, it seems, will be what to do with all of the produce. Marisa McClellan has our solution. FoodInJars.com is her Web site that has a single mission: “a campaign to teach [...]
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Dispatches from the Island – the Weblog of Jorge Garcia
For a while now I’ve been enjoying Jorge Garcia’s blog which he calls Dispatches from the Island. You may know Jorge from LOST. He plays Hugo “Hurley” Reyes.
Side note: Hurley is by far my most-favorite character on LOST. Charlie Pace was always a close-second and when we lost him in Season 3 I always said [...]
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Tweetie for Mac – a new Twitter client
Yes, another Twitter client (I’m cdevroe by the way). However, this one comes from atebits – the company that brought us the highest ranked Twitter client for the iPhone, also named Tweetie.
Tweetie for Mac, which I’ve been using all morning, allows for multiple accounts, posting from the browser, auto URL shortening, and much more. Although [...]
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Mandy Brown on feeding/reading
Mandy Brown exquisitely compares reading books to both reading feeds online and cooking bread. Her final paragraph sums up her post nicely.
“In our own time, I wonder if the very slowness of books makes them more valuable in the face of all the quickness around us, if their singular nature will prove to be their [...]
The new SimplyRecipes.com
A new site for Simply Recipes.
Review: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
A short review of Anthony Bourdain's book Kitchen Confidential.
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Howard Hall's site.
Independent Lens – THE ATOM SMASHERS on PBS
A great documentary about the research on subatomic particles.
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NPR’s Fresh Air from WHYY with Terry Gross
I recommend Terry Gross' Fresh Air.
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Roger Ebert, now a blogger
My endorsement for you to subscribe to Roger Ebert's blog, I mean, journal.
XKCD – A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
An excellent comic found through SuggestRSS.
Re-reading The Lord of the Rings: Part one – The Fellowship of the Ring
I'm reading The Lord of the Rings again. I've just finished The Fellowship of the Ring.
Weightbot, the iPhone application for dieters
If you have an iPhone and want to track your weight; get Weightbot.
THIS DATE, from Henry David Thoreau’s journal
I recommend subscribing to this journal.
Rolando for iPhone and iPod touch
If you buy any games for the iPhone or iPod touch; buy Rolando.
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Cure writer’s block by using Skribit