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In Praise of Turkish Towels

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Domesticus
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Turkish towel above a terry towel of the same size. I like to store them rolled, as on top. I’m done with terry cloth towels. They’re too bulky, take up too much space in the cupboard, the laundry basket and the washer. And while a soft fluffy towel warm out of the dryer is indisputably a very pleasant thing, a stiff, scratchy towel off the laundry line is not–and we do all of our drying by line. Furthermore, I think the quality of terry towels i...

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Sourdough Bread Class at the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano

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Bread, Events, Food
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...me include using less energy (used in harvesting, processing, and shipping store-bought bread), using less plastic packaging, and spending less money. Become a baker and join us for a weekend of heart-healthy, bread baking workshops: Saturday, June 21, 1-3 to make Sourdough and/or Sunday, June 22, 1-3p to make Sourdough rye! Topics discussed will include: How to make your own sourdough starter (also known as a levain) Types of flour How to simulat...

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Office to Kayak

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Design
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...g Greenlandic-style kayak. He has thoughtfully posted the project as an Instructable so that we can all make our own “Contingency Research Platform.” Judging from the huge amount of post-bureacratic flotsam at my local Habitat for Humanity store, there’s a lot of potential in turning office furniture into building materials. You should also check out his hilarious low-fi, DIY GoPro. For more thoughts on building Greenlandic kayaks, Hartley suggest...

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The problem with polar fleece: it’s in the ocean, it’s in sea creatures, it’s on our plates

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Domesticus
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...tailers, over the years cheap fleece goods have become ubiquitous at chain stores, in everything from baby clothing to home decoration. As a result, at this point, only the most militant lentil eating do-gooder, the most pure of the pure, do not have at least one polar fleece (polyester fleece) pullover in their wardrobe or blanket on their bed. I have a few polar fleece items, and as with all artificial fibers, I knew when I bought them that thes...

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