Category Archives: General

Organic Lawn Care For the Cheap and Lazy – mow high? Great!
Now that we’re coming into Summer again this will be something I look over from time to time. (Pity he doesn’t mention the effects birds and animals have on the grass!)
Later .. oh yes he does: This is where birds are your friends. Birds think grubs are yummy.

I didn’t know what Paul on #linux was going on about, so I looked it up: double clutching for dummies. Lots of info, and technical details.

Fabric care symbol – useful list when you’ve a wash on. Can you toss the clothes into the tumble dryer or not? What detergent? How to dry?

This Facts & Fiction page sorts out the truth from the Hollywood fantasy of Deadwood.
I followed this HBO show for a few episodes but then got bored of it.
(via Doug Ross)

The Omnivore – Learning to eat everything – yum yum!

Lots of great everyday tips here. Several useful tips and some very bizarre ones!

Pope Benedict XVI was elected earlier today. I can’t say it’s surprising they voted for Cardinal Ratzinger as he was easily the most well known of the cardinals. My initial impressions of the man aren’t good. He’s conservative and rigid, but hearing commentary through the day gives me pause for thought. I have heard that the media vilified him wrongly, so his Papacy may not be as clear-cut as people think.

This animation is impressive. Remember all those old movies of horse robots trampling along, and falling over?

I just heard the tail end of an interview with a 66 year old grandmother who appeared in court on Friday week ago for making cannabis laced cookies as a treat for friends and neighbours.
She was using the drug to ease her aches and back pain, for medicinal purposes.
She’s now running for election in Wales.
Guess what? She has a website with recipes and ideas! It’s grandma-eats-cannabis.com!