Note to self, never take a Greyhound bus again – http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAN3150230220080731 # Powered by Twitter Tools.
July, 2008:
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How many more American bridges have to collapse before they get fixed? "At some point, relying on miracles is not going to be the best way to manage our system," said Pete Rahn, the transportation commissioner of Missouri. "I would pray we don’t have to have another disaster to bring about the right attention to [...]
Alpine Barn
materialio.us has a great post about an abandoned alpine barn made into an avalanche proof cabin in Evolene, Switzerland. I love architecture like this. Taking an amazing little building that has long been part of the local landscape and repurposing it into something different yet keeping the original charm.
Roughriders win again. Now 5-0 for the first time since 1934.
According to the CBC, Running back Wes Cates scored his eighth touchdown of the campaign with three minutes left in regulation to allow the Roughriders to improve to 5-0, their best start to a season since 1934. Toronto fell to 2-3, but remains in a tie with the Montreal Alouettes for first place in the [...]
Remember when camp was fun?
An odd article from the New York Times about how odd parents act with their kids going to camp. Norman E. Friedman, a consultant who conducts training at 44 camps, said parents also take up valuable camp resources by breaking the rules they have tacitly agreed to. “They’ll give their child two cellphones, so if [...]
