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BBC NEWS | Technology | UK company launches in-car toilet – Finally, something to do with the back 2 rows of seats in your Ford Excursion – the ones that go unused 99% of the time on your way to and from the office.

Grocery Store Wars | Join the Organic Rebellion – Here’s a hilarious Star Wars spoof film, with all the characters played by vegetables. There’s an agenda here, and it’s to promote buying organic produce, which I think is a fine idea. But the animated veggies are just hilarrious! Check it out.

I’ll probably end up writing a travelogue for this trip, but for now here are best of the photos. Actually, this page is thumbnails of scaled down versions of the best photos.

Well, I’m back from my weekend of rafting and hiking. It was much wilder than expected, and I’m still so exhausted from Saturday’s “hike” that I’m taking the day off work to recover. On Friday, we all met and camped at the put in site, near Loma, Colorado. Saturday morning, we rafted (and, in my… Continue reading wilderness weekend

Man, Sunday was a busy day. I’ve been wanting to take our new inflatable kayaks out for a spin, but it’s been so windy and rainy that it just hasn’t worked out. But finally, this morning, it looked like the weather would cut us a break. So I got Beth out of bed and we… Continue reading What a busy day!

Kapok Pillows: by MetaEfficient – I think kapok may become the next big thing. As you may have read in my blog, Beth and I bought PFD’s (personal floatation devices, aka life vests) that are made from kapok as the main filling.

BBC NEWS | Americas | Florida girl’s abortion allowed: “Abortion is a deeply divisive issue in the US. ” – Now that’s an understatement! And why I love reading the news from the BBC…

Yes, that was some serious squish that day… For those who may not be aware, I’m responsible for doing the weekly “squish test” for Grass Roots Ultimate Spring 2005. Well, I had to call off the games for Sunday May 1, after we’d had snow and rain all week long. Here’s a photo I took… Continue reading Very Squishy!

Woodpecker Thought Extinct Rediscovered – Yahoo! News: “Interior Secretary Gale Norton said, ‘Second chances to save wildlife once thought to be extinct are rare. … We will take advantage of this opportunity.’” I’m not sure what to think of that. Coming from Gale Norton, I suspect the part she was thinking but didn’t say was,… Continue reading Woodpecker Thought Extinct Rediscovered – Yahoo! News

Yahoo! News – World Photos – AP – Wow, this is a weird looking kid. Agent Orange at work!