Mar 26 – Apr 1, 2008
Vermont Infragard is Watching Our Backs in the War on Cyber-Crime. Who’s Watching Them?; Judith Levine on Sec, Race and Politics; VT Farmer Urges Organic
Entertaining Wiener
Sometimes I think no matter how many times I throw the ball for my dachshund, Edna, it will never satisfy her need to fetch. Now I know that Edna is in good company with her fellow wieners. If spring doesn’t come soon, I’m going to have to get one of these!
Groove Kitty at Work
This little video never ceases to make me happy. You really have to watch until the very end.
Why’d Freyne Give Up His Column?
Rob Tornoe at PolitickerVT sent us this cartoon tribute to Peter Freyne. And click here to listen to Bob Kinzel interview Peter on VPR this afternoon during Vermont Edition.
Watch Wal-Mart Spread Like a Virus
Wal-Mart started as a single discount store in Arkansas in 1962. Today there are roughly a gazillion Wal-Marts covering basically the entire planet. Now, thanks to author and geek Toby Segaran, you can watch Wal-Mart spread across the U.S. like a virus. Thanks, Bill. It’s hard to remember what the world was like before Wal-Mart…
Twinfield Students Heart Small Scale Hydro
A group of ninth-graders at Twinfield Union School in Plainfield wants to fight global warming by building a small hydro-electric plant on school grounds. Kids these days. The “Twinfield Hydro Team” explains their project in an op-ed in today’s Times Argus: We’re proposing to divert a small amount of water through an 18-inchpipe before it’s…
Dada Lives!
Check out this link, courtesy of our own Michael Bradshaw (don’t ask me how he stumbled across it), for what appears to be Yvette’s Bridal/Formal Wear, located in Panama City, Florida: A distracting, tiled peacock background; a random floating geometric cube; no discernible structure or order; bagpipe audio clips; links to poetry and recipes (wait,…
Nerds on a Wire
Vermont Infragard is watching our backs in the war on cyber-crime. Who’s watching them?
Seven Days of Love
I was just reading Paula’s article on Finland, the “most livable” place on earth. Those Finns have it good! Besides four weeks of paid vacation and 14 paid public holidays — yes, for everyone — their Prime Minister recently proposed a law that would add a seven day “love vacation” to their existing vacation time.…
Staying Afloat
“The Boat Show,” a thematic group exhibit in multiple media. Main Floor Gallery, Studio Place Arts, Barre. Through April 12.
Monkeying Around
Review: Marie Claire, Jenny Montana, Nick Jaina and Paddy Reagan at The Monkey House, Friday, March 21.
Dairy Case
An art dealer-turned-Addison County farmer argues the economics of organic milk
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for March 27-April 2, 2008. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here. ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s a good time to start preparing for the shocks that will arrive when the Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012. Some measures to consider: Learn how to use a gun, live off…
Beyond Iraq: A Community Discussion
Langdon Street Cafe, Montpelier, Wednesday, March 19, 7 P.M.
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police arrested Alejandro Renteria, 23, who they said used a gun to threaten a 19-year-old man in Grand Island, Neb. While police searched for Renteria, his friend, Luis Jaime, 18, tried disposing of the weapon by tossing it into Pier Park Lake, according to Sgt. Jerry Atwell, but the lake was frozen,…
The Yogurt Project: Siggi’s Icelandic Style Skyr, Pomegranate and Passion Fruit
What’s the deal with little cups of yogurt? Just a few years ago, fermented-dairy eaters had a choice between Dannon and Columbo. Remember Columbo? I didn’t…I had to ask my coworker to help me come up with the name of “that other major yogurt company when we were growing up.” Now, I see customers standing…
Finnish Ambassador Tells It Like It Is in the “Most Livable” Place on Earth
Sanders hosts the Finnish ambassador in Vermont. The audience for his talk fills Burlington City Hall Auditorium.
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Dummy Big Air [SIV72]
3/22/08: The 12th Annual Dummy Big Air contest was held at Sugarbush last weekend. Eva was late and missed the 15 minute event but she did talk to the winner, Mr Potato Head who received $1000 for his jump! [You can see Sandy Macys photos of the event here!] Eva also spoke to extreme skiers/snowboarders…
See Y’all
This is it. The Yo, Hackie! blog is going, going, gone . . . It’s been a wonderful year of blogging. I got to share my TV addiction. I took and posted a ton of on-the-job pictures. I commented on the stories-behind-the-stories that go into the biweekly columns. And most fun, I wrote about “stuff…
Leslie Hall on Boing Boing TV
Gem sweater queen Leslie Hall is my favorite ce*web*rity. Gold pants forever, baby! Here’s a video of Leslie I found on Boing Boing today — BB contributor Xeni Jardin interviews the Keeper of the Gems for BBtv.
It’s 4:20. Do you know where your congressman is?
Via Crooks & Liars, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank wants to legalize “small amounts” of marijuana. Blogged with the Flock Browser
For next Easter…
I don’t like sweets, but I absolutely love baking, so I was intrigued by this Easter dessert idea I found on Mighty Girl. Yup. That would be egg shells filled with cake. Maybe not the most kid-friendly treat (accidentally eating some shell sounds like a quick way to ruin an Easter morning hunt) but certainly…
Nutraloaf: Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
When prisoners in Vermont poop on their plates and throw it at prison guards, the guards fight back by feeding them nutraloaf. But a group of prisoners is suing the state to stop that practice, because nutraloaf is gross. From the AP on Sunday: OnMonday, the Vermont Supreme Court will hear arguments in a class…
…and it was still hot.
I was raised by two people who both possess masters degrees in Education. As a result, I was read to constantly as a wee one. And as a result, I read constantly as a big one. Read to your kids, folks. I had a lot of favorite books. But in my family, Where the Wild…
