Twitter on 2009-09-05
- Nothing to write home about at the moment [a test] #
- I am beginning to believe that we need more transit *east* of Vancouver and that spending billions on a Skytrain to UBC is not worth the $$$ #
- Now that I’m doing a backup of my hard drive, I see that I have every update of WordPress since 2.13. Delete or keep for posterity? #
- Using a portable cement mixer to make bokashi works fairly well. Need to put a tarp on ground next time. #
- Rescued a honey bee from being inside my house. I wouldn’t do that for a wasp.:-) #
- A man in East Asia, not responding to my emails for reasons unknown, was really surprised when he received a phone call from me today.:-) #
- My computer power supply fan is so noisy [impending failure coming?] I cannot keep it on for more than ten minutes. Ugh! #
- Grasshopper has moved on to another plain of existence. http://bit.ly/h7r96 It upsets me when people decide jump the queue.We all get in… #
- RT @Atomos: …saw the worst bike accident.Cyclists of YVR, you guys have got to stop riding through red lights.2nd one I’ve seen this week. #
- Now assembling Ikea furniture as I wait for Helus to arrive for service call. S’s provider, not mine. #
- Telus problem resolved. S’s phone and web back up. Ikea assembly continuing.:-) #
- Kits Farmers Market needs bike valet volunteers - email volunteer@eatlocal.org #
- How To Turn a 2-liter Bottle Of Water Into a 50-Watt Lightbulb http://ow.ly/cV0O - Good idea where the sun shines a lot & doesn’t freeze #
- Smoke from Lilloet fire seen in Vancouve on Kitsilano Vancouver Webcam http://kitskam.com/index.html #
- Provided different forms of bokashi to the Farmers on 57th http://bit.ly/Mrodm for real world testing and evaluation in their market garden #
- I can hear them train testing on the Canada Line http://www.canadaline.ca/ even though it is underground and a block and a half away. Why? #
- I need a volunteer to help me at the Main Street Car Free Festival on Sunday.In exchange, you get a bokashi kit.Info: bokashiman@gmail.com #
- I will be at the Main Street Car Free Festival near the Heritage Hall @ 15th tomorrow.Come by and say ‘Hello’.Mention this update and win! #
- Gas leak behind the bo kong. I’m parked behind the bo kong. All clear. #
- 3:00AM at Locarno Beach. Moonshine casts shadows in the sand. The sound of the city, freighters at anchor: a subsonic hum. #
- On Car Free Day in Vancouver, pedestrians overwhelmed the opening ceremony for the Golden Ears Bridge http://bit.ly/vA I love it! #
- On Car Free Day in Vancouver, pedestrians overwhelmed the opening ceremony for the Golden Ears Bridge http://bit.ly/vALfX I love it! - F … #
- News item: Whistler compost hits the market http://ow.ly/eOc0 #
- The AMS @ UBC http://ow.ly/eQpW is using my bokashi spray to control fruit flies in their compost bins located inside the SUB. #
- Basenjiis http://ow.ly/eSvF are a popular dog in my neighbourhood #
- San Francisco’s new mandatory composting ordinance http://ow.ly/f1rr #
- Food Maps: You are where you eat … http://ow.ly/f1OW - I’ll have to make one for myself now #
- Follow The Developments In Iran Like A CIA Analyst - The Atlantic Politics Channel http://ow.ly/f2Ol #
- Moving on to the rest of the day. #
- Will be garden sitting this morning at the 2009 East Vancouver Garden Tour http://ow.ly/fmdP (poster pic) Story: http://ow.ly/fmdN #
- Drifting. Cat style on Twitpic http://ow.ly/fvPO - What fun! #
- Had a good meeting with http://districtmain.com managers about getting bokashi into their community garden composting system. #
- Passive/aggressive notes: “keep being awesome!” http://ow.ly/fEh8 [pic] #
- Craigslist: “Composter - Share it with us?or take it for free?” http://ow.ly/fEkw - Live in Kits near 6th and Blenheim?Help these folks out #
- I’m impressed with the BC Government’s Act Now website http://ow.ly/fHWn which provides healthy living information all in one place. #
- TheDieline.com http://ow.ly/fJy1 - a package design showcase.Good packaging enhances the intrinsic value of everyday items. Me: “Wow!” often #
- Vancouver announces date and details of lane reallocation trial. http://ow.ly/fJDB - [Chris Keam's blog] This will be interesting & fun! #
- Real rain. Not just a shower. Steady. Splashing and puddling. Vancouver needs this right now, more than we need the sunshine. Enjoy! #
- I feel a mixture of sadness and relief about MJ’s passing. #
- S owns a Starbucks Coffee Grinder, now recalled http://ow.ly/fUDc Three people were injured when they didn’t unplug it during cleaning.Hmmmm #
- The sun is up but the sky is yellow, not blue. That usually means rain….. Yup! #
- Went to an auction last week and my bidding number was 613. I like that. #
- Happy Canada Day everyone!! Enjoy the view wherever you are. #
- If you need a new LOTR fix, check this 39min independent film - The Hunt For Gollum http://ow.ly/grfE “made for under $5,000″ A+ production #
- Exploring the possibility of fostering a dog from the BCSPCA #
- Can’t make this up: Russians order Flight Changes, after Massive Magnetic Shift downs Airliners http://tinyurl.com/koh593 #
- Toronto: Snag in plot for communal compost http://ow.ly/gHXv - MoE says if waste comes from more than one house, approval permits needed.:-( #
- Women Feeding Cities - complete new book now on-line - City Farmer News http://ow.ly/gS0r #
- Learned today that the Folk Fest Bazaar is now a fee based, gated community http://bit.ly/S34DX Not happy to read about that. #
- Happy Bastille Day!! #
- Raising Awareness About Canadian Unemployment From Offshoring Jobs To Foreign Countries [TWU] http://bit.ly/TqKll #
- City sanitation man out front,rearranging the yard waste in the back of his truck,brings the smell of manure into my house.There is a limit #
- “And that’s the way it is….” Another icon from my youth moves on from this world. Walter Cronkite http://bit.ly/5X0F9 #
- I know one person in the Kelowna area fire zone http://bit.ly/nGezg Hope they are safe. #
- I will be at Market 1886 [Main St,12th - 16th Ave car free] http://www.mountpleasantbia.com from 12 - 5pm today. Theme: Urban Eating #
- I will be at the Main St Station Market http://www.eatlocal.org/markets.html today from 3 - 7pm #
- I’ve heard that a solar eclipse can trigger seismic activity in 14 day window before and after.Do you have your emergency kit ready? !fb #
- Heard @VanMarkets radio spot for the Main St Station market on http://www.thepeak.fm today. Sounds good. #
- YT - Solar eclipse totality broadcast by a Japanese TV network yesterday. Always impressive #fb http://bit.ly/TNIlH #
- Haven’t seen or heard a thunderstorm last this long in Vancouver for a long time: 3.5 hours.Not directly overhead all the time however #
- I will be at the Kitsilano Farmers Market from 10am - 2pm on Sunday http://bit.ly/15MXHq #fb #
- Congrats to all blogathoners. The view of last night’s real fireworks from Workspace must have been amazing. Got any pics? #
- Feeling the heat - meh, helping a friend w/computer problems
and attending a funeral later today.:-( #fb # - Sustainablog: An “Inconvenient Truth” about Composting - Bokashi liquid conc would solve that. #fb http://bit.ly/W3TnQ #
- Are you ready for a disaster? What if you knew one was going to happen on the weekend? Would you prepare in advance? http://www.pep.bc.ca #
- I will be @ Main St Station Farmers Market from 3-7pm. Stop by on your way to the fireworks #fb http://bit.ly/RXHGl #
- Sustainablog: Followup to “An Inconvenient Truth about Composting” #fb http://bit.ly/sojKv #
- 270 gazpacho recipes - A cool vegetable soup for a hot summer day. http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?q=gazpacho&ls=re&Search=Searc … #
- I need more than the 10 columns @tweetdeck offers. Any suggestions? #
- I just upgraded to #HootSuite 2.0 - The professional Twitter client. Please RT! http://hootsuite.com/upgrade #
- To upgrade HootSuite, I had to send that tweet and couldn’t edit it. I would have take out the “Please RT!” Grrrr… #
- Honeybee Alliance - Exploring the relationships betw people, plants, bugs and beings on the planet.#fb http://honeybeealliance.blogspot.com/ #
- I’ll be at the Gastown Farmers Market 11am - 3pm on Sunday http://www.eatlocal.org/gastown.html #
- The smoke from burning toast exiting the house would make my neighbours nervous if any were around to see it on this holiday Monday #fb #
- Hangin’ with friend at nat bailey. He’s happy: first seniors discount. #fb #
- A firefox “feature” is now putting clickable ad links in my bottom status bar. I don’t know which add-ons is doing this. Any ideas? #
- Did a automated survey with Ekos Research http://www.ekos.com and now I’m entered to win $500. That would be a great bonus for today. #fb #
- I have a Zero Inbox: I lost all the emails on my hard drive tonight. Good news: almost all received are backed up on Gmail. Whew! #fb #
- YouTube - How-To Grow Food in a Small, Urban Space http://bit.ly/133zUQ #
- Macro video from http://www.cityfarmer.org showing honey bees kinking back and taking a drink from borage. http://icio.us/ikamo4 #
- I’ll be at the Kitsilano Farmers Market from 10am - 2pm on Sunday http://www.eatlocal.org/markets.html #fb #
- RT @rabbirami: “Speak from the heart not from the head.” That way no one will hear you. - Lots more where this came from. Funny/Sad #
- Since when does 60% POP mean “Chance of Showers”? Looks like rain to me http://bit.ly/Z3ld8 Farmer market on. Come anyway and say Hi #ylfms #
- Despite the rain that ended at 2:01pm, today was one of my busiest day$ of the farmers market season. Very nice.:-) #fb #ylfms #
- Made this Oriental Gazpacho last night. Yum! #fb http://icio.us/un4xbl #
- Recently discovered that delicious can now post bookmarks to twitter. http://is.gd/2aGCg Glad to see that. #
- In northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren’t built - they’re grown. Neato! http://icio.us/adnlos #
- Ruth Stout’s System: no dig, mulch gardening http://is.gd/2cZR5 Videos: http://is.gd/2d0b6 #fb #
- Here are four types of pickles, if made with vinegar, can be ready to eat right after making them—speed pickles. http://icio.us/xkml3a #
- Bee Guardians: establishing bee colonies in broad ecological regions http://icio.us/expe3s #
- I’ll be at the Gastown Farmers Market http://is.gd/2jF6R today 11am-3pm. Motorcycle show and shine there too http://is.gd/2jF5l #fb #
- A man at King Ed Stn 6:00am didn’t know ‘opening day’ was not full service and was upset since he had to get to Richmond #canadaline #
- “Total Elicpse of the Heart” flowchart visualization deconstructs this song #fb http://icio.us/5mckus #
- I need some feedback on a web strategy. Anyone willing to assist? DM me. Thanks. #
- Best Science Visualization Videos of 2009 - Wired.com #fb http://icio.us/00hpun #
- RT @bokashiman [last night] I need some feedback on a web strategy. Anyone willing to assist? DM me. Thanks. #
- Thought the change in the weather tonight might bring some rain. Nope. #fb #
- I’ll be at the Kitsilano Farmers Market http://is.gd/2uSHo [Flickr] from 10am - 2pm today. #fb #
- Geeky wonderfulness. YouTube video “8-bit trip” http://is.gd/2vX8g will probably go viral #fb #
- Excellent idea!! RT @tobybarazzuol: imagine X+O as raised bed vegetable farms along Hastings in Strathcona http://twitpic.com/fgdae #fb #
- http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays [probably some NSFW] Out of the mouth of a senior. Funny stuff. #
- LiveLeak- Five Minutes to Watch 100 Years of Visual Effects - music by Blue Man Group #fb http://bit.ly/4A7MHz #
- Is everyone in Canada ready for another Federal election? #fb #
- For all learners: 15 Essential Web Tools for Students #fb http://icio.us/nwn4kp #
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