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Julian the Apostate’s Sleeping Advice: Sleep on the Ground and Your Mattress is Freeeeeeeeeee

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Design
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...h blowback particularly if you’re a young hipster. I predict that soon after I spot the first pallium wearer at our local Trader Joes, REI will come out with “tech” palliums suitable for hiking, urban philosophizing and sleeping. Addendum: Kelly pointed out to me that fantasy literature is full of examples of cloaks doubling as bedding. Save Save Save Save...

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Saturday Linkages: Modem Sounds, HOAs, and Hand Counting

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Saturday Linkages
...t.co/9s6lQIQc6a — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 9, 2016 5 Make-Shift Urban Survival Lights When the Electricity Goes Down https://t.co/kSgRehCXAw via @sharethis — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 5, 2016 Well said, Carol! It's 90 degrees in the shade — have you watered that tree? https://t.co/AJj90FJbTn #drought #LANHM #ilovetrees — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 2, 2016 New #DIY video, how to install a french drain https://t.co/...

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The Great Beekeeping Debate

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Animals, Bees
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...untry is a different question than how to keep a few hives in a biodiverse urban area. To be fair, the first question is essential since it’s how we currently keep everyone fed. But much of the advice given to large scale beekeepers does not always apply to small scale backyard beekeepers. The hubris can go both ways. Those of us on the natural beekeeping side can also think we understand the whole better than we do. We can fall into the same redu...

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Lead in Backyard Eggs: Don’t Freak Out But Don’t Ignore the Issue

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Animals, Bees, Lead
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...d ate more than three eggs a day. I’d suggest that if you live in an older urban location, next to a gas station or other industrial site or a recently burned area you may want to get your eggs tested. Odds are that your backyard eggs are safe to eat but, as the study showed, some of the lead results were well over safe levels. Here’s what UC Cooperative Extension suggests if you have a lead issue, Once potentially contaminated areas are identifie...

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Saturday Tweets: Lost in Translation

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Saturday Linkages
...ZqcIgDW — Yasha Levine (@yashalevine) April 6, 2019 Two ways to design the urban form of a corner lot – where would you rather spend your time? pic.twitter.com/ZG3sHozeFz — CreateStreetsAmerica (@CStreetsAmerica) April 5, 2019 Meanwhile in Silicon Valley… pic.twitter.com/XrEMg8j7cG — Best of Nextdoor (@bestofnextdoor) April 6, 2019 “If the feds gave state DOTs a free & easy hand to build highways for the past 60 years, they can finally do the same...

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