More Thoughts on Thinning the Library

...travel in a set order to participants who want to read a certain book. The community aspect of BookCrossing.com has grown and expanded in ways that were not expected at the outset, in the form of blog or forum discussions, mailing lists and annual conventions throughout the world. For me, Bookcrossing confirms our hidden animistic view of our possessions. I’m not sure this facilitates getting rid of stuff. If you’re a Bookcrossing fan, please corr...

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119 A Chat With the Gardenerd

...te Emergency Mobilization Climate Emergency Mobilization Los Angeles If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. Closing theme music by Dr. Frankenstein. A downloadable version of this podcast is here....

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034 Decluttering

...nt Selling books at Powell’s and The Last Bookstore Konmari t-shirt folding method If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. Additional music by Rho. A downloadable version of this podcast is here....

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Saturday Tweets: Weeds, Bees and General Crankiness

...9;t miss out!! #adventuretime #losangeles #thevalley #ciclavia pic.twitter.com/yrdWv125ND — CicLAvia (@CicLAvia) June 2, 2018 What It’s Like When Elon Musk’s Twitter Mob Comes After You https://t.co/mXxx6zTUhn — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 29, 2018 In my book, I refer to recycling as "Garbage 2.0." Here's why.https://t.co/8IOYwyLfqF — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) May 29, 2018 The religious hunger that drives Jordan Peterson’s fandom https://...

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Saturday Tweets: Rocket Stoves, Cheese Museums and a Round Earth

...apps – instead of being sucked into its vortex. #draweveryday pic.twitter.com/branmPHQqC — Deanne Achong (@deanneachong) May 26, 2018 Shaping the shape of wood: https://t.co/Gdo8z1TlOy via @wordpressdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 24, 2018 In the land of giants: https://t.co/LKSG5JRpBf — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 22, 2018 Predatory behavior runs rampant in Facebook’s addiction support groups https://t.co/j5E575Db2v via @Verge — Root Si...

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