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Michael Levin's Blog – December 2012 Archive (15)

Dog Days Are Over

Afghanistan's Girl Skaters – Kabul 2012 from Skateistan on Vimeo.



You'll love the message and the song... Now, we all know it's ongoing in Afghanistan, but so is life. Not everyone is bent on destruction. Little souls and muscles are learning new things. Muscle memory… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on December 26, 2012 at 10:40am — No Comments

Turnips are healthy

Turnip!!! That's what's for dinner



Who would have guessed that turnips are soo healthy?



Turnip nutrition





Excellent Graphic from… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on December 25, 2012 at 8:00pm — No Comments

A Great Day at the McRorie Community Garden

Shane gifts me a turnip. Nice!

I dropped by the garden today and took a peek at the lovely plants. That's Shane in the photo above, one of our gardeners, with a turnip. The recent cold weather affected a few. In general, all is well. There are a huge abundance of beautiful, tasty plants in our garden. Click on the photo above to see the set. As for me, I wound up with some tasty mesclun for a salad Christmas eve. I wish…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 24, 2012 at 5:37pm — No Comments

Wake up, wake up! The coffee's almost ready!

Beautiful sunrise

(photo by yours truly)

Wake up, wake up! The coffee's almost ready! 

Birdsongs (click the link to listen!)



The birds are ... well, it's not singing. We have some black…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 24, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Ultrasonic Pest Repellents

I found an ultrasonic pest repeller at a discount store. It emits sound at greater than 20KHz to deter pests like mice and some insects. Here's a similar product with a detailed description.

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Added by Michael Levin on December 23, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments

Russian Rye, Anyone?

Bread machine! I finally got one. Do any of you have great heirloom recipes to try?

Well, the bread machine is rocking and rolling! I'm not a bread expert, so this is a fun way to start. Prep time is about 10 minutes for a loaf of delicious bread. So, it's easy to put the ingredients in the machine, press the button and wait a few hours. Voila! It's done!…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 21, 2012 at 10:31am — No Comments

Geodesic Domes

Burning Man '09

A geodesic dome is easy to build with Star Plates. Mike Hauser and I put one together a while back. Star Plate



Star Plates are metal plates that you attach boards to and hold them uniformly.…



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Added by Michael Levin on December 15, 2012 at 10:39pm — No Comments

Frugavore thyself with Obie

Mahalopeno of the day - kale, pineapple, peanut butter, jalapeño infused water and a banana



Mahalopeno of the day - kale, pineapple, peanut butter, jalapeño infused water and a banana



I'm going to send you on a journey today. Far away, in a land of fresh veg and healthy, commercially prepared stuff, lives a guy who lives a realistic, modern life and tries to eat… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on December 15, 2012 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Jamaican Jerk Tofu

Jerk tofu

 

 

Yesterday, I was bummed that I didn't have some ingredients to make Thai sweet chili tofu to go with some delicious brussel sprouts and black rice. Then, it occurred to me that it's been a long time since I had any Jamaican style food.…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 11, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments

Gravity Light and Crowdsourcing

Here's two ideas to think about real quick. Crowdsourcing is a way of funding new business projects where the public can contribute small amounts of money in exchange for small returns, like a mention on the media or a product to keep.

Jim White likes Gravity…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 9, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Buy Local or Buh Bye Local?

Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's is coming to Gainesville, FL. What does that mean to local business?

 

(Thanks to Nick and…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 9, 2012 at 10:30am — 6 Comments

Phoebes have returned to the Ichetucknee

(Photo from wikipedia, taken by John Benson in Madison WI)

 

We're more than proud to have members like Lars…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 8, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Zoobird Hat

Yep, you can have one, too! Click here to get your Zoobird hat.

Added by Michael Levin on December 8, 2012 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Turner Cody Music to Hoe By

We are so lucky! Turner Cody has released a bunch of new music!

 

(Album art from Turner Cody's SoundCloud page)

For starters, and a rhythm worthy of hoeing to, there's The Great…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 8, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Kimberly Dawn Clayton Art



Kim's art is so colorful you'll feel like you're on the beach somewhere as you admire it. This video takes you to and fro from different points in time along to a percussive rhythm that you'll get lost in. I did.…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 6, 2012 at 12:30pm — No Comments

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