From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Death-Defying Diners Shoo Away Safe Sushi

November 30, 2009

For those who like to live dangerously, the pricey Japanese treat Fugu (Puffer fish or Blow fish) has achieved an almost mythological status in adventurous dining. Eating Fugu is synonymous [...]

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Questions

November 29, 2009

Via Elton J. Mello (@medindoagua on Twitter) we were directed to the incredible Flickr pool “Water…Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Creeks” with 26,249 members and a visual feast of 360,000+ photos.
Including this mesmerizing shot [...]

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Who Says Turkeys Can’t Swim?

November 27, 2009

As you’re pondering what to do with all that leftover Thanksgiving turkey, ponder this from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. In the Letters section of the October [...]

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Slummin’ It at Hyde Park

November 23, 2009

Is this a photo from a poverty-stricken location in the developing world? No, it’s from the men’s restroom in London’s Hyde Park on the occasion of World Toilet Day, November 19, 2009. [...]

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A Kinder, Gentler Lobster Boil

November 22, 2009

Are you “soft” on seafood? If you can’t bear the sound of that “screaming” lobster as it’s plunged into a boiling stockpot, take note: we’ve run across a new product [...]

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h2o mp3: I Washed my Hands in Muddy Water – Elvis Presley

November 20, 2009

When Elvis recorded the 1971 album Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old), he was successfully resurrecting his music career after being mired in a endless rut of Hollywood B-movies. In [...]

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I’m Holding My Breath for this New Museum

November 19, 2009

Soon, Cancun may be noted for something more than Spring break underage drinkers. A national park in Cancun will soon feature sculptures of human figures situated in the seabed, with the [...]

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Ready to Rinse Away Your Plastic Waste?

November 17, 2009

Is this beginning of a new class of “something in the water?” The Harmless-Dissolve bag is a new approach to eco-packaging, a biodegradable, compostable water-dissolvable bag that almost disappears before [...]

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Would-Be Inventors, P&G Wants Your Idea!

November 16, 2009

You know that great idea you had for purifying water? Boy, if only you had some way to get that to market, why, you’d be rich!
Actually, your timing might be [...]

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Another Reason I’m an Anglophile

November 13, 2009

Just when we think our crush on the country, culture and people of England was getting out of hand, along comes a note from Ferrers (aka The Pie Man) to [...]

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