Feeling Passive?

So, going through ENN earlier I noticed a link to the NY Times about a newish housing idea thats beginning to become popular in Germany (click here).  
From what I gathered the idea is that you live in an air-tight home which holds heat in.  While this is a good idea for heating, I do [...]

Pass the Butter

So, when I logged onto the Chron this morning this story about a lobster caught my eye:
NYC eatery grants freedom to 140-year-old lobster
By VERENA DOBNIK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jan. 10, 2009, 12:42AM
NEW YORK — A 140-year-old lobster once destined for a dinner plate received the gift of life Friday from a Park Avenue seafood restaurant.
George, the 20-pound supercentenarian [...]

This is sad…

From the Chron…

Stranded Galveston residents call in vain for rescues
Galveston, Harris call curfews to protect evacuees’ homes
By DANE SCHILLER, KEVIN MORAN and MIKE TOLSON Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Sept. 12, 2008, 10:55PM
As Hurricane Ike pushed a swelling surge onto Galveston Island tonight, many Galveston residents who ignored a mandatory evacuation order phoned for rescues to no [...]

Big Blue going Green?

A couple months ago IKEA announced tha they were going to begin charging for the use of plastic bags in order to try to help keep the amount that get thrown away down.  But now they’ve announced that they may be offering solar pannels as well:

The Swede Hereafter
IKEA invests in cleantech, may soon stock solar [...]

HAMBURGER!!!

I logged on Chron.com tonight ro find this article on PETA wanting to rent boarder fence space to advertise. Needless to say, this is just absurd.  And just when I thought PETA couldn’t get any crazier.  They would be much better off protesting something like cloned meat. :p  And seriously, do they really think that something [...]

Hurricane!

If the current tropical storm hits Houston I’m going to do a happy dance. 
And I kid you not.  I totally will!
I’m the type of person who has always loved extreme weather.  I’m the kid who not only wanted to be Indiana Jones, but also a storm chaser   And I’m so much of a [...]

Ahh.. gotta love interning!

One of the things I have found out this summer interning in an actual office rather than out almost exclusively in the field is that office politics are both interesting and extremely annoying. 
Like I said earlier, frequently my boss and co-bosses(everyone else in the office) run out of things for me to do.  Today after [...]