As a guy that reads a lot of anthropology, this appeals to me. As a descendant of a long line of fire making monkeys, this appeals to me. As a guy that doesn’t eat a lot of meat…well 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. An interesting note about the Korowai is that they consider the…
Army Worm Wine
Thanks to the Rev for hooking me up with his secret source for worm wine… cd Ray Reigstad of Duluth, Minn. is the producer and bottler (but not, unfortunately, seller) of Army Worm Wine, which he distills from fermented forest tent caterpillars of the species Malacosoma disstria. Reigstad explains the process of straining, fermenting, and…
Letters from Iraq #4
The latest from David… its strange, you can’t help but get effected by the information that comes through here, all day we here reports of attacks and ambushes on Coalition forces and the rampant revenge killings in the cities, dead bodies are discarded on the sides of streets so badly mutilated and tortured…
* CAMP DEMOCRACY September 5 – 21, Washington D.C. *
http://www.campdemocracy.org Supporters of war protester Sheehan to move group to Washington By Associated Press WASHINGTON – Anti-war demonstrators who protested near President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, said Tuesday they are planning to shift their protests to Washington next month. The planned protests and events, which will be known as Camp Democracy, emerged from activist…
Update: He's a few years short of being the shortest….
Boy’s record claim given short shrift Fourteen-year-old Khagendra Thapa Magar, who is 20 inches tall and weighs 10 pounds, will have to wait another four years before he can be considered as the world’s shortest man.
Look deeply into my telephone…
This happens to me all the time. Of course, this is a good opportunity to bring up the strangest psychic phenomenon of all (to me anyway) and also the most annoying. I call it convergence. Do you ever notice that when you are walking or riding a bike etc, you can see a car coming…
Photos from Burning Man 2006
Mink and I didn’t go this year, but check out these photos from the Mercury News. Link Employees of a Belgian company created this art project from 90 miles of wood as a team-building exercise.
CNN.com – FDA approves viruses as food additive – Aug 18, 2006
Another hard hitting story from Lena… cd CNN.com – FDA approves viruses as food additive – Aug 18, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) — A mix of bacteria-killing viruses can be safely sprayed on cold cuts, hot dogs and sausages to combat common microbes that kill hundreds of people a year, federal health officials said Friday in…
NPR : Camel's Milk the Key to Fertility?
Lena sent this story a few days ago…I am terribly behind on everything Fukn.us…slowly catching up. (Thanks Lena!! 😉 NPR : Camel’s Milk the Key to Fertility? A Brazilian woman gave birth to a 14-pound baby. That is apparently not a record in Brazil, where a 16-pounder was born last year. We don’t have the…
Portland Mercury – News – City – The Gears of a Clown
Thanks to the Rev for sending this to me. Apparently, we are still having some technical issues not allowing him to Post. cd Portland Mercury – News – City – The Gears of a Clown The Gears of a Clown A Sad Face of Gentrification? BY RICH MACKIN Local bike activists and bloggers were in…