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Forestle: search engines go green

A “green” search engine, Forestle uses Google’s great system to perform searches - but as an added bonus, with each search they protect 0.1 m² of rainforest and have so far protected 467,587.0 m².  Every little bit helps, I think. They have a convenient search plugin you can install for that default search box at [...]


The Cult of Done Manifesto

by Bre Pettis and Kio Stark:
The Cult of Done Manifesto

There are three states of being. Not knowing, action and completion.
Accept that everything is a draft. It helps to get it done.
There is no editing stage.
Pretending you know what you’re doing is almost the same as knowing what you are doing, so just accept that you [...]


Meal Planning Experiment 101: What I’ve Learned

When I began to contemplate how to put my 2009 resolutions into practice, I was inspired by In a garden … somewhere’s meal planning posts.  So I sat down for about an hour or two, had my cookbooks at hand, and created a simple meal plan for the entire month - inputting recipes I thought [...]


An End to Nablopomo 2007

Well well, what an interesting month. As a new blogger, I thought that Nablopomo would be the perfect opportunity to really tone those blogging muscles and teach me a thing or two about how to blog effectively. I think that my writing style and comfort level on the blog will continue to evolve. [...]


Found: Litemind Article and Layers of Leaves

Via Litemind (through a Stumble): Tackle Any Issue with a List of 100
The List of 100 is a powerful technique you can use to generate ideas, clarify your thoughts, uncover hidden problems or get solutions to any specific questions you’re interested in.
The technique is very simple in principle: state your issue or [...]


Dan Piraro of Bizarro Comics: Why Vegan?

I’ve been much more social lately than normal, really enjoying getting to know amazing people through the vegan community. Sometimes I just want to stay at home, so it’s great that I’m being pushed to meet new people, which is always a worthwhile experience. Last night there was yet another potluck (so help [...]