Some links

'cause i'm too tired and busy to do much gewilli'ing.

Farm Truck in The Atlantic

Small Bites

Disappearing act

Oh and before I forget - if you HAVEN'T voted for Thom because you are scared of FB (but somehow you are here - like they are the only ones leaking information to the world about you) Read this note from the President of Thom Parson’s fan club

Hi All:

First off, thanks to all of you that have voted, reposted, and twittered. This has been social networking at it’s finest. To those of you who don’t want to vote out of concerns with privacy settings and the need to “give permission” for the poll application, fear not! I have done a little research to ease your minds and according to the Facebook Privacy guidelines “Applications can only see information you've already made visible to everyone. To access more, applications have to ask for permission for each piece of information, and it can only be information that's needed for them to work.” In other words, you already gave it up, so there is no (additional) harm in giving it up again.
At this point, he is doing great in the poll and it seems very likely that he will be a finalist. I still urge those of you who have not yet voted, to click on Thom "Rocky Donizetti" Parsons for two reason. 1. Winning is fun, but crushing the competition is even more fun. 2. Thom will be riding 240 miles at altitude in 6 days with 40,000 feet of climbing. He is very excited to be given this opportunity, but there will be dark moments, moments where he will need to go to his “happy place.” I know that he is fueled by people’s support and each one of you that votes for him gives him that much more impetuous to push himself and accomplish his goals.

Thanks again for your time and consideration.

http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/index.php?pid=1274762830

-Miriam (President of Thom Parson’s fan club)

So yeah- go click the link and vote for thom! If just to make sure he gets there. We don't want to see a last minute surge from some other contender do we?

No. We. Don't.

More links:
Better Rice through Fungi? Fungi are a huge help for plants. No denying that at all. Just wish the chemical companies would worry less about trying to sell a _____icide and more what it does to the whole ___system.

I've been told many times that since I'm a guy and can't breastfeed that I am not allowed an opinion regarding the subject. For some reason because I can't means I can't feel strongly about it. Nothing to do with being a freaking over educated biological science person... nope. Anyway. Formula is bad. I'm appalled that Govt money is being spent to replace the healthiest thing babies can drink (breast milk). But that aside this article doesn't say many nice things about formula. And hell if babies could do better with lycopene in their food then don't you think breast milk might contain it? Formula is bad.

How about this? A life engulfed by pesticides. Certainly most people aren't going to have received that same exposure but many have and nothing is being done about it. Pretty tragic. Also pretty damning evidence regarding all that stuff...

If you aren't going to buy everything organic at least avoid the Dirty Dozen.

http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php For you iPhone people there is even an App that will help you remember.

a little preachy i guess maybe i've been lately. also channeling yoda there.

but it bugs me... and i get preachy... and well that's that eh?

Oh - here's the more informative link about the cyclist in Portland from Bikeportland.org.

Be safe out there.

maybe i'll see some of yall in New London on Sunday. We'll see.