CC on Twitter- Yay. Want to give @SIRIUS_XM_Radio money and their website is having issues. Given their financial condition that is odd...
- Hey Apple! Bring the color back to iTunes! This all-gray scheme stinks.
- Daughter: the tooth fairy didn't come last night! Wife: she's probably just running late. #parenting_fail
- Wow. iPad Twitter client is fantastic. See ya Twitterific.
- Crunch time at work http://bit.ly/9cFLXs
- Life is good http://bit.ly/9wEktu
- Life is good http://bit.ly/bqNqMo
- Life is good http://bit.ly/9RHulY
- Life is good
- Life is good http://bit.ly/d9qOTN
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Update: Indiana Allows BP to discharge more waste into Lake Michigan
Good news. The plan to dump more chemicals into Lake Michigan via the BP refinery in Whiting, IN has been put on hold pending more investigation. More here. Best quote: BP officials told Illinois lawmakers after a Tuesday meeting at … Continue reading
Week 11 – Federal Plaza Farmers Market – 7/24/07
Well, after a disappointing week last week I had some really great finds this week. But first of all, wow! What a selection! I guess it shouldn’t be too shocking to find out that in the middle of summer there … Continue reading
Indiana Allows BP to discharge more waste into Lake Michigan
My drinking water, and the drinking water of the majority of the people in the Chicago metro area, comes from Lake Michigan and this report leaves me absolutely furious. Thankfully folks from both sides of the legislative aisles are against … Continue reading
Week 10 – Federal Plaza Farmers Market – 7/17/07
Wow. This week turned out to be kind of a bummer. I bought a quart of golden raspberries from a booth that turned out to be moldy. I had my eye on a nice looking pint container of the same … Continue reading
Whole Foods and Plastic Bags – Redux
After my post about Whole Foods and the fact that they provide plastic bags as an option at checkout I sent this email to them (here is the contact page): I’m wondering why you are offering plastic bags as an … Continue reading
Illinois to give rebate for buying a hybrid vehicle
Illinois has a new rebate available for $1000 for buying a hybrid vehicle via the Green Rewards program. The best part of the news clip I read was this: Giannoulias, a first-term treasurer, will travel the state in his own … Continue reading
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Why is Whole Foods offering plastic bags as a checkout option?
I do a twice-monthly shopping trip to Whole Foods to pick up the items that I can’t get at any of my local stores (local meaning in my village or the next village over). Given all of the hoopla over … Continue reading
The American Farm Bureau and the "Facts" – Intro
Because of my chosen insurance carrier I am required to pay membership dues for the Lake County Farm Bureau. As a member of the Farm Bureau I receive a copy of their monthly newsletter, Diversified Farmer. In the July 2007 … Continue reading
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Week 9 – Federal Plaza Farmers Market – 7/10/07
Every Tuesday in Chicago at Federal Plaza (Adams/Dearborn) there is a farmers market that has lots of different booths with everything from produce (usually Illinois/Indiana/Michigan represented) to coffee to cheese to flowers to….the typical farmers market. Since I work so … Continue reading
Farewell Berkeley’s Blend – Intelligentsia Coffee goes totally Direct Trade
I bought what will probably be my last bag of my favorite blend of coffee from Intelligentsia Coffee today. Intelly has always been big on Direct Trade which is a great thing and now they are going completely Direct Trade … Continue reading