How long would it take you to run 238 miles?

How long would it take you to run 238 miles?


https://gearjunkie.com/courtney-dauwalter-moab-200-winner

Paul Bunyan's Northern Nemesis -- Canadian tree planters.

Paul Bunyan's Northern Nemesis -- Canadian tree planters.

The photos are amazing and the story behind it is pretty great too.


https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3d887/seriously-metal-photos-of-canadas-tree-planters

I'd like to recommend a book to people.

I'd like to recommend a book to people. In part this is an ad-hoc book club suggestion (so special shout-out to Leah Bloom, Joanne McLernon, Catya Belfer, and others), but I think lots of people should check it out.

In the late 60's an intentional community was formed out in the scrubland of eastern Columbia. Over the next few decades, the community grew and transformed the area. They established a permaculture forest and used high-tech thinking to create low-tech solutions to solve real problems they and other Columbians faced -- getting water, power, heat, and food. A thriving community in the middle of a war-torn part of the country.

This book follows their progress and this 10th anniversary edition has some supplementary material discussing how they've fared into the 21st century. I recommend it because it's a story of hope and community and applied thinking and applied feeling.


https://www.amazon.com/Gaviotas-Village-Reinvent-World-2nd-ebook/dp/B005LOPNA2/

Hey folks in MA!

Hey folks in MA!

Get out and enjoy some trees...before they're gone.


https://earther.com/an-art-installation-in-the-massachusetts-woods-sheds-li-1819778734

An intriguing article about an unusual difficulty in forming intentional communities in the US

An intriguing article about an unusual difficulty in forming intentional communities in the US


http://www.geo.coop/story/overcoming-our-americanness

Presented without the context you will desperately want after seeing it.

Presented without the context you will desperately want after seeing it.

Jim White call your office


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYxw8ZvoPpU

Well, it's mid-October and our corporate overlords tell us that it's time to start thinking about Christmas.

Well, it's mid-October and our corporate overlords tell us that it's time to start thinking about Christmas. If you're wondering what hot new toy you should be getting the tykes this year, here's a review of one product. (Note: It's a bit of a slow build, but give it a chance, the video is great)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcDgOGC5Lcc

Jeremy, The Lonely, Left-Twisting Snail, Dies — But Knows Love Before The End

So, it's tough being a snail. It's harder if you have a rare genetic condition that means your shell curls to the left (you can't properly stab your love darts into your hermaphroditic hottie). Which is how geneticists tried to play matchmaker for a snail named Jeremy.

And you can learn more about Jeremy's story (and see some very sweet snail love ballads) here:


http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/13/557652159/jeremy-the-lonely-left-twisting-snail-dies-but-knows-love-before-the-end

So, I stayed up all last night writing a play. Now some actors are rehearsing it.

So, I stayed up all last night writing a play. Now some actors are rehearsing it.

If you want to see my play (and help raise money for hurricane relief) come down to Unity Church tonight.

http://www.theatreatfirst.org/shows/giving_at_first/giving_at_first.shtml

Is Your D&D Character Rare? | FiveThirtyEight

You can't go wrong by bulking up and sticking a sharp piece of metal into whatever stands between you and that sweet pile of GPs:


https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-your-dd-character-rare/

This may resonate with a few folks...

This may resonate with a few folks...


http://www.marriedtothesea.com/index.php?date=100617

Um...holy crap this is amazing. Both in front of and behind the camera.

Um...holy crap this is amazing. Both in front of and behind the camera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLH1MHezfx0&feature=share

This Is What It Looks Like When the President Asks People to Snitch on Their Neighbors

I wonder if other "crime hotlines" deal with this stuff. It sounds like the US needs more family counselors than ICE agents.


https://splinternews.com/this-is-what-it-looks-like-when-the-president-asks-peop-1819077393

Re: Legalized weed in MA

Re: Legalized weed in MA

For those who are interested, the Cannabis Control Commission of MA will be holding a series of "Public Listening Periods" where they'll be talking to the public about regulation of cannabis.

They're being held at various spots across the state staring tomorrow and running for about a week. Most of them start in the morning (sometimes early in the morning) -- so that may skew the sampling of public opinion that they'll be receiving.

I may very well attend the Worcester or Boston sessions.

Here are the dates/times places:

Oct. 4 — HOLYOKE: Holyoke Community College at 10 a.m.

Oct. 5 — HYANNIS: Barnstable Town Hall at 10:30 a.m.

Oct. 6 — ROXBURY: Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury at 8:30 a.m.

Oct. 10 — VINEYARD HAVEN: West Tisbury Public Library at 10:30 a.m.

Oct. 11 — WORCESTER: Worcester Public Library at 10 a.m.

Oct. 12 — BOSTON: McCormack State Office Building at 9 a.m.

Oct. 13 — PITTSFIELD: Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield at 1 p.m.

And you can find the official statement here:


https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2017/09/26/Public%20Listening%20Period%20October%201-31%202017and%20Public%20Listening%20Session%20Dates%20and%20Locations.pdf