Bringing the Aaahh to Online Reading

Most of us read news online, and we've gotten used to how it's presented to us.

However, in David Pogue's 'Pogie Awards' [link] I was introduced to a web simplifying tool called Readability - lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability.

-You simply add it to your Bookmark bar, and then click for calm.

-Don't worry, you can always go back to the original version.

Oh The Internets

I got a bit nostalgic this morning about my last trip to the vineyard, so I pulled up Fearn's email and decided to track down this 'chateau brandeau' place. Their website proved useless, but I was amazed to find the following two results:

Flickr: WWOOFing at Chateau Brandeau

Pictures people have taken whilst working at Chateau Brandeau, in Bordeaux, France ...Feed – Subscribe to WWOOFing at Chateau Brandeau discussion threads ...
www.flickr.com/groups/brandeau/ - 30k - Cached - Similar pages

Anna Takes a Trip: Wwoofing at Chateau Brandeau, otherwise ...

I spent almost two weeks working (volunteering in exchange for room and board, really) atChateau Brandeau, in Castillion, France. ...
goquest.blogspot.com/2008/06/wwoofing-at-chateau-brandeau-otherwise.html - 70k -Cached - Similar pages

Properly indexed content at my fingertips.

Amazing. I wonder what future generations will think 

when they realize that most of what we've done is not

indexed and easily accessible to others. 

They'll probably shake their heads and go back to their iPods. Hah.

Happy New Year

Best Reusable Bag

It seems like reusable bags have become the 't-shirt' of the 2000's. I'm slowly amasing a collection of half-a-dozen, for that time that I make the massive shopping spree to the supermarket. Problem is, the only time I've used my bags are when I specifically plan ahead to use my bags. Not very convenient.

Last weekend I discovered the 'Chico Bag' (www.chicobag.com), a reusable bag that stuffs into itself. Its small, convenient, and durable enough for most grocery store trips. I started keeping mine in my backpack, and have actually used it!

I'm buying some for all my friends.

Tea Spoons

Update 1/3/09: The teastick is good in theory, but poor in execution. Stick to the teaball.

If you're ever in Tealuxe and looking at a "tea spoon", don't get one. They break way too easily. See case and point below:

Instead I have my trusty tea ball or gold tea filter:

Although I've been curious to try one of these. Hase anyone tried it?

Blog Consolidation

Thanks for Tooth Paste for Dinnner for inspiring me to consolidate all of my blogs into one.

Checkout the cartoon that inspired me:

http://toothpastefordinner.com/091308/more-than-three.gif

So going forward, 

shoebox full of prints - shoeboxprints.blogspot.com

get my beerings - beerings.blogspot.com

1033 meownderings - 1033meownderings.blogspot.com

some assembly required - sarboston.blogspot.com

will all be hosted on shoeboxprints.blogspot.com, making this your central place for all of my musings and other items.

Graffiti Flower

Photographer: Shannon Murphy
Location: Amsterdam