Organic Mutant

Living in a semi-arid land like San Diego has made me conscious of potable water as a precious and scarce natural resource. Growing up in NorCal, I remember drinking water from the faucet or even the hose without a second thought. Since we moved to San Diego 17 years ago and finding the [...]

It’s easy to revile smokers. Their pastime results in dirty air and unhealthy symptoms as well as environmental degradation. Like the overweight or the poor, they are easy targets for feelings of superiority in the observer. Here in San Diego we visit a lot of parks in our ongoing efforts to make sure [...]

Over 4,000 images have been submitted showcasing the collective assessment of these losers.
Whenever I see these Neanderthals I look away, so their programming doesn’t enter my subconscious.

I was reading a (quite humorous) email from my uncle that went something like this:
Whatever you two are smoking, please send me two tons as a sales starter package. I think that there is a lot more profit potential in whatever you are smoking than in converting ‘58 Chevies into tri5s. I think [...]

As I considered and then went through with getting rid of my teevee, a key rationale behind my decision was the sense of wasted time I had. It was clear to me, after each of my many teevee-watching sessions, that I had just wasted part of my life (often on/with some inane, worthless subject).
So now [...]

One the things about the internets that I like is the ability to interact on a daily basis with people near and dear to me. I can share pictures and movies, instant messages, read and comment on blog entries, e-mail, and generally keep up with a circle of intimates who choose to share different [...]