Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Photos, photos, and more photos!!
I’ve started a new project. (I know what you’re thinking … “oh yay… another photo she has no intention of finishing” and you’re probably right.. but it’ll be fun until it crashes and burns!!) Head on over to 365.collington.us for a photo-a-day diary of my year. If you want photos, this is where you get…
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For you Americans – don’t wait on hold!
LucyPhone waits on hold for customer service for you Elevator jazz, assurances of “unusual call volumes,” having to leave your phone on speaker mode—waiting on hold stinks. Free service LucyPhone can listen to the hold music for you, then call you back when a real human picks up. Head to LucyPhone’s site, look up the…
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Everyone carry around a reusable bottle!
Waste Watch has been working in partnership with Thames Water and Hydrachill to install water refilling stations at London’s busiest transport hubs. The first machines to appear will be at the Tower Bridge Museum and Hammersmith Bus Station in November 2009. The machines can fill reusable bottles of up to 500ml with chilled tap water…
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I wish we’d had this at the old house!
Absolutely brilliant space saving idea! Small-space ingenuity: The Sigmafocus hide-a-cue The French company Focus has designed a truly beautiful barbecue grill that folds into the wall: From pg. 120 of the focus catalog, the Sigmafocus: Finally — an alternative to the unattractive contraptions on capricious wheels that have cluttered up our gardens and decks for…
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Weekly Digest for May 13th
For Anna who made me laugh with this the other day. Thanks for the flashback. [#] Lisa has just realised she’s lived in England for 1/4 of her entire life and has been driving on the left side of the road longer than she drove on the right!
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Turn old jeans into new houses
Got some old jeans floating around? Donate them to http://www.cottonfrombluetogreen.org to make insulation for Habitat for Humanity homes. I absolutely love this as it not only recycles in the pursest sense, but it helps reduce the demand for that evil insulation. Win-Win!
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Weekly Digest for May 6th
Lisa thinks the Weeping Angels are f%*#ing terrrifying!! And Andrew only makes it worse by popping the Angel Bob face. Grrrr… Lisa – Between 10pm & 5am I got 2:30hrs sleep. Ugh!
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Whose war?
Found this interesting picture and it really got me thinking… Firstly, it’s absolutely true. While our sons and daughters are thousands of miles away risking their lives for us we are at the mall shopping. However, our sons and daughters are thousands of miles away risking their lives for us SO we can go shopping.…
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Should Luther have an iPod?
A Is for App: How Smartphones, Handheld Computers Sparked an Educational Revolution By: Anya Kamenetz – April 1, 2010 As smartphones and handheld computers move into classrooms worldwide, we may be witnessing the start of an educational revolution. How technology could unleash childhood creativity — and transform the role of the teacher. Gemma and Eliana…
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Save money, sanity and the planet… Hat Trick!
So by the wealth of posts you can probably tell that now with breastfeeding at all hours I have loads of time to read up on articles, etc… Lucky you… An article titled “Can You Afford to Go Green?” on the Get Rich Slowly blog had as its biggest suggestion: Here are some inexpensive steps…
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