Ed Dowding

Category: Asides

Two ideas for storing soup

When you make a big vat of soup – and with root veg being so cheap at this time of year you’d be crazy not to – you can freeze the remainder so you’re not eating leek and potato or carrot and parsnip every day. It makes sense to freeze in one- or two-person portions, ...

Gardening is great

We’ve just been working in the garden for a bit of post-lunch constitutional. It’s been blue sky all day, lovely and warm in the sun. The first compost bin I’ve built is a third full from last year’s banana tree growth. Ali has cleared one of the vegetable patches, Lola has been digging for mice ...

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Sell the Vatican, feed the world

Free documentaries

Does what it says on the can: http://freedocumentaries.org/

Go out and look at the stars tonight

X Factor

X factor is wrestling for people who don’t like wrestling. The bright lights, the fake rivalry, and most disturbingly, complete audience ‘boo ahh hiss’ control.

Link round-up

New music service, Mog: http://mog.com Danish Island Declares Energy Independence, Becomes Self Sufficient This is not a green party voting, hippy commune, but an island of normal farmers convinced by a green-energy guru to give energy independence a try. He saw the closure of one of the island’s main businesses — a slaughterhouse employing 100 ...

How not to sell permaculture

…we will be co-creating a warm, nurturing heartspace to explore the personal and social aspects of permaculture…

Economist “Did you know?” 2009

YouTube – Economist “Did you know?”.

Scrubs (TV series) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I’ve just finished watching the finale season of Scrubs. It’s been nice being the same as as them as they grow. Wonderful. Sigh.

Divorce Rates

Proof that older = wiser: Age at marriage for those who divorce in America: Age Women Men Under 20 years old 27.6% 11.7% 20 to 24 years old 36.6% 38.8% 25 to 29 years old 16.4% 22.3% 30 to 34 years old 8.5% 11.6% 35 to 39 years old 5.1% 6.5% However, proof that we ...

Horror of Kenya's 'witch' lynchings

Why it’s not OK to promote the belief in mystic forces which go against all available evidence: I can’t see clearly what is going on, but heavy smoke is rising from the ground and a horrible stench fills the air […] Suddenly an old woman breaks from the crowd, screaming for mercy. Three or four ...

WWIII Propaganda

WWIII Propaganda

The Bible as a word cloud

One would have thought a book on how to live a better life would be more focused on words like ‘enjoyment, love, sharing, empathy, compassion, care, reciprocity, imagination, play, Eden, Heaven on Earth, nature, wisdom, knowledge, respect, responsibility’… Instead this suggests that the Bible is not much more than a history of a bunch of ...

What are desirable net gains?

What are the things we want more of, net, on this planet? Happiness? Power? Wealth? Beauty? People? Suggestions have included Peace, Chocolate Hob Nobs, Technological Advances, Individual freedom (since from that all others follow). What would you have?

Tip of the day

Don’t believe your own hype. Don’t generate your own hype about yourself. It makes you sound like a dick. Try to sound like someone who isn’t a dick by talking exclusively about the ideas, or the engagement of those ideas. Because right now I’m close to vomiting having read a blog which is SO bad ...

Why are women injured in cycling accidents more than men?

Why are women injured in cycling accidents more than men? A suppressed TfL report gives us a clue: Women cyclists are far more likely to be killed by a lorry because, unlike men, they tend to obey red lights and wait at junctions in the driver’s blind spot, according to a study. via po-ru.com: Avoid ...

Hammer Pants flash mob

YouTube – Hammer Pants Dance (HD).

Validation

I can’t remember if I’ve already posted this, but just in case if haven’t, here it is. Enjoy & be happy!