Saturday Tweets: Too Many Tweets!

March 9, 2019

...you didn’t have to drive, park, fuel, or insure? No, it’s not an Uber or a self-driving car… it’s the bus! Our latest episode, “Making the Bus Sexy Again,” is here. https://t.co/Qn6WT81cQU pic.twitter.com/xxdXriepKI — The War on Cars (@TheWarOnCars) March 7, 2019 I quit as a math teacher in the public schools in America when I realized I had to choose between doing the BS to prove I was doing my job, or actually doing my job. Complying with the BS...

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Saturday Tweets: Too Many Links

Mr. Homegrown

April 20, 2019

Saturday Linkages

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...ther reforms. Because capitalism produces an inequality that perpetuates itself, we need system change. https://t.co/y3EoSav8Ql — Richard D. Wolff (@profwolff) April 16, 2019 Temple Street is down to one lane in each direction this morning — how is it working? Watch & find out! ⁦@MitchOFarrell⁩ ⁦@LosAngelesWalks⁩ ⁦@lacbc⁩ ⁦@StreetsblogLA⁩ ⁦@awalkerinLA⁩ ⁦@bikethevote⁩ ⁦@LADOTBikeProg⁩ ⁦@VisionZeroLA⁩ pic.twitter.com/RgzQd0eJsr — Marc (@mcas_LA) Ap...

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Saturday Tweets: Post-Earth Day

Mr. Homegrown

April 27, 2019

Saturday Linkages

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...Desert https://t.co/6bZTaRUG1i — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 23, 2019 Self-proclaimed LA savior #RickCaruso doesn’t know we already have a rail line that connects DTLA to Westside & runs parallel to 10. Of course, @nytimes @tarangoNYT doesn’t correct his stupidity. @expolineledger @awalkerinLA @cmonstah @metrolosangeles https://t.co/0P50Rw6OX0 — Neal Broverman (@nbroverman) April 22, 2019 #EarthDay reminds us markets always count selectively...

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Why I’m Growing Vegetables in a Straw Bale

Mr. Homegrown

May 29, 2019

Gardening, Straw Bale Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...y gardening guru with a book: biointensive, biodynamic, raised beds, pots, self-watering containers, straw bales and just plain old by-the-book science-based, extension service advice. Results have ranged from moderately successful to moderately tragic–mostly moderately tragic. Over the years, our vegetable garden has shrunk from ambitious proportions to a tiny 3-foot by 8-foot raised bed filled with tired and expensive potting soil. This past win...

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Misadventures in Laser Cutting

Mr. Homegrown

August 5, 2019

Design

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...an initial enthusiasm followed closely by alternating periods of triumph, self doubt and pain. Hopefully you learn from your mistakes while acknowledging that you’ll never un-see the flaws nobody else will ever notice. My latest episode of DIY mountain climbing involved a laser cutter. When I found out that the LA Central Library had a laser cutter that you can use for free I jumped on the opportunity. As an experiment I thought I’d try making a...

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