June 2009
4 posts
Stem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness in Less... →
Here’s something that people with poor or no vision will be excited about: three patients had their sight restored in less than a month by contact lenses cultured with stem cells.
All three patients were blind in one eye. The researchers extracted stem cells from their working eyes, cultured them in contact lenses for 10 days, and gave them to the patients. Within 10 to 14 days of use, the...
Poop On Finding Penguins: Follow The Guano →
BY SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer
Updated: 6:02 am PDT June 2, 2009
WASHINGTON — Scientists looking for lost penguins stumbled upon an effective method: Follow their poop from space. In remote Antarctica, about one-and-a-half times bigger than the United States, researchers have been unable to figure out just where colonies of emperor penguins live and if their population is in peril....
Gulags, Nukes and a Water Slide: Citizen Spies... →
NPR: Dear Pixar, From All The Girls With Band-Aids... →
May 2009
1 post
Germany Imagines Suburbs Without Cars →
Awesome.
April 2009
9 posts
“The difference between a boy and a man is simple: A man knows what he wants and...”
– Men Love Curvy Women | The Frisky
“Don’t invite people to events if they don’t live in your city.”
– How Not to be Hated on Facebook - TIME
CNBC Is Ridiculous: Macs Come With Photoshop, PCs... →
What Is a Man - Characteristics of the Ideal Man →
Absolutely wonderful. I want this.
Good Thing: T-Shirt Bag →
This is really cute and easy. I would think you’d have to use a high quality shirt that wouldn’t stretch, or use it for lightweight carrying.
“The tribute to Robinson is the best touch of all because — unlike the Yankees —...”
– Sports of The Times - Mets’ Cozy New Home Has a Sense of Its Place - NYTimes.com
Fun with Obama Photos: International Lampoon's... →
In Middle Schools, Empathy Becomes a Weapon... →
5 Things You Didn't Know: New York City →
March 2009
6 posts
Turtles all the way down →
“But the thing is, science learns. The greatest mysteries of today are undergraduate homework problems in 20 years. That’s the strength of science.”
“Well, the most successful hybrid car in the world, Prius, is roughly around 1 or...”
– From the Desk of David Pogue - Electric Cars for All! (No, Really This Time) - NYTimes.com
Etsy :: YAVAglass :: YAVAglass →
Awesome recycled glass glasses
Chris Brown allowed to have contact with Rihanna →
I hope that parents who have children that look up to Rihanna explain to them that just because she went back to him doesn’t make it the right thing to do. I want parents to take their girls to a battered women’s shelter, or somewhere similar, and show what really happens. It’s never OK to be scared of somebody you love.
Why Is Her Paycheck Smaller? - Interactive Graphic... →
"Slumdog" Kids Back To School, One Taken Ill,... →
The kids got used to LA life… I was afraid of this.
February 2009
8 posts
50 of the world's best food blogs →
Sledding: Slicer Brings Sledding to Summertime →
Papi: Year-long ban for positive tests →
I understand the merit’s of random drug testing, but I agree, it might be better to regularly test everyone. And a year long ban sounds great.
New Holiday
Me: We didn't talk to each other on valentine's day
Cindy: Right??
Me: That's new. And unfortunate :(
Cindy: happy 75% off chocolate day!
Cindy: New Holiday. Made it just for us.
Men Don't Have Brains
Nathan: man, guys are so dumb
Me: haha, are you playing the gay part again? =P
Nathan: no, I wholeheartedly agree with you - having been aligned with their 'organization' for the better part of 25 years, my reconnaissance has revealed a startling trend - men don't have brains
“No one really cares if football players do steroids. They tend to die young,...”
– A-Rod, baseball’s great hope, now tainted himself
January 2009
9 posts
Economic rescue: What's on the table - Stimulus... →
Quote from House
Cutty: I passed by their meager standard. I failed by mine.
Wilson: Why do women always do that?
Cutty: ...fail?
Wilson: Create ridiculous standards that no human could meet with your career, with your kids. You gotta be more like us men!
Cutty: Be lazy? Blame others?
Wilson: Get help! Most men in your position have a deputy and two assistants at work, and a wife and two nannies at home. You're not superwoman. Don't be a martyr.
Thank God You're A Man? Thank God You're a Woman! →
15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever →
omgsocool
The Minimalist - The Latest Must-Haves for the... →
I will try some of these!
100 Things We Didn't Know Last Year
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Jayson Stark: Strange But True →
December 2008
8 posts
BBC - Britain From Above →
supercool.
Miracle Tax Diet →
This is an amazing proposal…
indi Denim | Custom Jeans →
This would be so cool…
Her Body, My Baby - My Adventures with a Surrogate... →
Very interesting, and makes me think about what I would do if I couldn’t have a child. There are a few sections about how the writer was happy she wasn’t the one pregnant that I skipped over (but others may relate to), but other than that, very thought provoking.
5 Truths About Health Care in America →
The map on the right is RIDICULOUS. The one on the left is a little scary too, come to think of it.
Things A Woman Should Not Try Before Her 30th... →
I failed at numbers 9, probably 11, 21, and definitely 25!
November 2008
6 posts
100 Notable Books of 2008 - NYTimes.com →
Vegetarians and the Challenge of Thanksgiving →
Casual Kitchen: Ten Tips on How to Cut Your Food... →
Favorite Cookies: 1941-2008: Recipes + Menus →
The Return of the Root Cellar →
This is a really cool idea. Fresh, locally grown veggies even in the winter time!