Happy Holiday Weekend!

September 6, 2015

...It’s a holiday weekend in the US, meaning that, with the exception of our international readers, few people are checking the blog. You’re either gardening, brewing beer, burning a large effigy in the desert or constructing a giant wall around San Francisco. Down in LA? We’re sleeping with the cats....

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Picture Sundays: Kiddo the Airship Cat

Mr. Homegrown

February 7, 2016

Animals, Cats, Picture Sundays

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A delightful lecture by Paul Koudounaris on the history of ship cats tipped me off to the story of Kiddo, the airship cat. Kiddo went aboard the ill-fated airship America in an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Atlantic in October 1910. Kiddo did not enjoy the experience, at first, and led to what may have been the first air to ground radio transmission, “Roy, come and get this goddamn cat!” After a journey of over a thousand miles, inclement wea...

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How to Rodent Proof a Chicken Coop

Mr. Homegrown

February 19, 2016

Animals, Chickens, Pests

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...For more information on controlling mice and rats see UC Davis’ Integrated Pest Management information for rats and house mice. We used to have mice in the house but the cats have taken care of that problem. As to the issue of rodents eating fruit, I’m still working on that problem....

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Download a Genuine 1920s Ringtone

Mr. Homegrown

June 27, 2016

Appropriate Technology

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...ringtone using these directions. If the ringtone proves popular I’ll make a Western Electric 500 version and, perhaps, turn the sound of hungry cats into a ringtone that is sure to disrupt your next meeting....

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Saturday Tweets: A Wacky Week

Mr. Homegrown

July 16, 2016

Saturday Linkages

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Oh god. It's happened. The cats have taken over while we were all too busy to notice. pic.twitter.com/x9sbLHhFnY — David Wyllie (@journodave) July 13, 2016 San Francisco's bike lanes have become Uber's pickup/dropoff zones (and the cops don't care) https://t.co/ttLA0mcfpW — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 15, 2016 This is what happens when a bear gets into your Subaru https://t.co/lFNgzheylY — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 13, 201...

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