Benny Lewis: TEDx talk on Rapid Language Hacking

http://physiqonomics.com/fat-loss/

https://www.facebook.com/whitecorals.de/videos/1366348850068106/

pnw paddling

bike benefits-aqua verde

PBS Somali Drought

Restoration of Corals is my dream - Coral Gardening

Tired of going to the grocery store to buy veggies? What? You don’t buy veggies? Well, you should, because growing your own vegetables from kitchen scraps is totally badass.

It does require some time, but the benefits are many. Think about it — not only will you save money, but you’ll get to eat your own homegrown food. Now that’s awesome.

#1. Scallions

thecollectiveint.com

You can regrow scallions using their discarded roots. Leave an inch of the scallions attached to the root then put them in a glass of water. Place the glass of water in a room that’s well-lit. Once they’re 4 – 6 inches long, they’re ready to harvest.

#2. Garlic

endoriot.com

Garlic sprouts can be grown from garlic clove. They taste milder than garlic, and can be added to pasta, salads and other dishes. When they begin to sprout, have them placed in a glass that has little water.

#3. Bok Choy

In a well lit area, place the Bok Choy’s root ends in water. Give it 1-2 weeks, and then move it to a pot that has soil. It will grow a new full head.

#4. Carrots

projectfidgetyfingers.blogspot.com

Carrot greens can be regrown from carrot tops. Have the carrot tops put in a dish that has little water. Place the dish in a room that is well-lit or on a window sill. Carrot greens are a bit bitter but when chopped up together with garlic and sweetened with vinegar, they can be used in salads.

#5. Basil

cepsinthecity.blogspot.com

Basil cuttings can be used to grow new basil. Put basil clippings that have stems of 3-4 inches in a glass of water. Place them in direct sunlight and when the roots become 2 inches long, plant them in pots. With time, they will grow into full basil plants. Be sure to change the water constantly though, so they don’t get slimy.

#6. Celery

You can use leftover celery bottoms for this. Cut the base off and place it in a shallow bowl or saucer in the sun. The leaves will thicken and grow with time in the middle of the base. Plant it in soil after 3 days.

#7. Romaine Lettuce

healthybodynow

Romaine lettuce can be grown from the bottom of a lettuce head. Put stumps of the romaine lettuce in a ½ inch of water. A few days later, transplant the romaine lettuce into soil once new leaves and roots start to appear. The leaves can grow up to twice the size. Cabbages can also be regrown in the same way.

#8. Cilantro

Source

If you place the stems of cilantro in a glass of water, they will grow. When the roots become long enough, plant them in a pot that has soil. Place them in a room with ample lighting. The plants will be fully grown in a few months.

http://www.king5.com/news/local/parking-lot-turns-into-garden-for-immigrants/451730884

Finland: Income Experiment

10 week hiker training program

https://www.outdoorproject.com/blog-news/10-week-training-program-hikers?utm_source=k1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=odpcpc&kwp_0=405098

Piano Stair

Rizal, the bamboo musician

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Sierra Club: Environmental Justice Committee  ~  Urban Bee Company ~ Permaculture NOW!   
Susan With Camera ~ Design Collaborators ~ ZeroWaste Seattle ~ 21 Acres  ~ Go Natives! Nursery
Alleycat Acres  ~  City Fruit ~ Botanique ~ Seattle Urban Farm Coop ~ Seattle Tilth ~ Urban Systems Design
Dirt Corps ~ Green Infrastructure Partnerships (GrIP) ~ Stewardship Partners

Praying at the North Winds Weir

Summer started with a storm. The power left and the house darkened Rain drops hurled themselves against the windows.

The quarter ended. Nothing felt finished, failure scented the air with its rotten stank. Errands had to be done, but when I tried to type, the words would not come. I looked into the mirror, and what once seemed acceptable, now looked bloated and hideous. Not able to change my look nor my activity, I ran into the storm.

I ran with a vest, shorts and some paisley decorated rain boots. I ran in the darkness, closed my eyes and prayed. I ran blind, water rushing the the sides of my feet. Puddles threatening to flood my existence. I ran but my heart wouldn't beat. I felt cold and the Duwamish river surged. My skin felt transparent, pale and wrinkly as it soaked in the weather.


I ran to the north wind's weir. I prayed for a better world. I prayed for the salmon to come back. I ran to the bridge and looked in the river. The river swelled and stayed stagnant in torrid rain. I saw dark clouds of oil ooze from the depths, it's oily subsistence killing my existence, and I prayed. I prayed. I prayed. I prayed to gods that I did not understand.

http://www.burkemuseum.org/static/misc/story_north_wind_weir.pdf

Changing "Defragmentation" to "The Journey"

Video - What Pacific Islanders Want You to Know

Title Change

Changing the title "Neurons that Clutter" to "Defragmentation"

 

Lost in the Digital Swamp, Link by Link

https://nyti.ms/2qub39t  NyTimes Article by By AMANDA HESS

Afraid of Feeling

 Why am I so afraid of feeling?

Geology, Fossils and History

http://file.dnr.wa.gov/publications/ger_ic33_fossils_in_wa.pdf
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/rockhounding#mineral-and-fossil-map.1

In shales and shaly sandstones at Steels Crossing, where the old Steels bridge over the Great Northern railroad was located, in the SW:! sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 4 E., in King County.

“Go To” List Resources for New Watershed Stewards

Environmental Resources to Check Back with later in the summer and in the fall.

http://www.govlink.org/watersheds/9/pdf/stewardresourcesKingSnoCounty.pdf
http://envsciencecenter.org/about/jobs/
http://www.seattleschild.com/Explore-Seattle-area-guide-to-enrichment-opportunities-for-educators-parents-homeschoolers/Nature-Environment/

2017 MASTER COMPOSTER/SOIL BUILDER APPLICATION -tilth alliance 

The form "2017 MASTER COMPOSTER/SOIL BUILDER APPLICATION" is no longer accepting responses.

Please check back on January 15, 2018 for the new application.

Your Forest Needs You!

Here are a number of ways you can help Seattle's urban forest grow.

TREES FOR NEIGHBORHOODS 
The Trees for Neighborhoods project provides free trees for Seattle residents to plant in their yards. Trees are available in the fall. Participants also receive free watering bags, mulch, training in proper planting and care, and ongoing tree care support.

TREE AMBASSADORThe Tree Ambassador project empowers Seattle residents to be local leaders in urban forest stewardship. Tree Ambassador events include Tree Walks and Tree Stewardship events.

GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP
The City of Seattle, Forterra, and Seattle’s residents have joined together to form the Green Seattle Partnership working to restore 2,500 acres of forested parkland by 2025. Volunteers remove invasive plants, plant new native trees and understory plants, and perform long term maintenance. Events happen every week year round. To learn more: info@greenseattle.org

URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
The Urban Forestry Commission is a 9-member team which advises Mayor and City Council concerning the establishment of policy and regulations governing the protection, management, and conservation of trees and vegetation in the city of Seattle. The Urban Foresty Commission meets twice a month, and all meetings are open to the public.

URBAN ORCHARD STEWARDS 
The Urban Orchard Stewards is a public-private partnership between the City of Seattle andCity Fruit. The program trains volunteers to become stewards of existing fruit trees in Seattle's public parks.

TRAILS PROGRAM
The Trails Program works with volunteers to address the need for trail maintenance, trail construction, and trail development standards. To learn more call (206) 684-4122

HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM
Nominate a special tree to be recognized and celebrated as a Heritage Tree. This program is a partnership between Plant Amnesty and the Seattle Department of Transportation.

https://mineralcouncil.wordpress.com/148-2/

Dirt Corps

Denny Mountain

Goals

Climb all ten peaks in either of these groups to earn the Seattle Branch Snoqualmie First Ten, a badge for your profile and a pin to wear. Climb all ten peaks in both groups to also earn the Seattle Branch Snoqualmie Second Ten.

GROUP 1

• Chair Peak (6,238 ft)
• Denny Mountain (5,520+ ft)
• Guye Peak (5,168 ft)
• Kaleetan Peak (6,259 ft) 
• Kendall Peak (5,784 ft)
• Snoqualmie Mountain (6,278 ft)
• Mount Thompson (6,554 ft)
• Red Mountain (5,890 ft)
• Silver Peak (5,615 ft)
• The Tooth (5,604 ft)

GROUP 2

• Alta Mountain (6,156 ft)
• Bryant Peak (5,801 ft)
• Chikamin Peak (7,000+ ft)
• Granite Mountain (5,629 ft)
• Hibox Mountain (6,560 ft)
• Huckleberry Mountain (6,320+ ft)
• Lundin Peak (6,057 ft)
• Mount Roosevelt (5,835 ft)
• Rampart Ridge (5,870 ft)
• Tinkham Peak (5,395 ft)

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• SEATTLE BRANCH TEANAWAY TEN

• • 
    
  • Scramble to the summit of these peaks in the Teanaway River area to earn the Seattle Branch Teanaway Ten, a badge for your profile and a pin to wear. When you're done with these, consider moving on to the Seattle Branch Teanaway Twenty!
  • Bean Peak (6,743 ft)
  • Bill’s Peak (6,980 ft)
  • Earl Peak (7,036 ft)
  • Esmerelda Peak (6,763 ft)
  • Hawkins Mountain (7,160 ft)
  • Jolly Mountain (6,443 ft)
  • Miller Peak (6,400 ft)
  • Mount Baldy (5,107 ft)
  • Thorp Mountain (5,854 ft)
  • Three Brothers (7,303 ft)
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  • • 
      
    • DeRoux Peak (6,260 ft)
    • Devil’s Head (6,666 ft)
    • Fortune Peak (7,382 ft)
    • Ingalls Peak, South Peak (7,640+ ft)
    • Iron Peak (6,519 ft)
    • Johnson Mountain (5,220 ft)
    • Koppen Mountain (6,031 ft)
    • Malcolm Mountain (5,480 ft)
    • Teanaway Peak (6,779 ft)
    • Volcanic Neck (6,600+ ft)

http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2017/05/10_caves_in_oregon_where_you_c.html

Guye Peak

Bomba

Siento!

Connections and Dreams

I'd love to climb with these ladies!

Never ending bloom

Snow field Trip

Rock Field Trip

Ultrasonic Clothes Dryer

Trying to not be a Jackass

This is a confession of my difficulties....

(Dirt Corps Class Session)

1) I'm considering leaving Dirt Corps. I'm not getting enough hours to support myself, and a degree of awkwardness is forming.

 I'm the only student, who speaks english as her primary language, and I'm starting to feel that I don't belong...I love Dirt Corps, and it is lacking money. It's a hard choice to make. Am I taking advantage of Dirt Corps? Should Dirt Corps support someone who is more disadvantaged than me? Do people just see me as a white asshole?

Will any other jobs even consider me?

2) The Marine Electric Class is feeling too easy. I'm having a lot of trouble paying attention and being respectful, which is a shame because I really like my teacher. ..I'm trying my best not to be a Jackass

3) I feel like quitting Scrambling. It's so hard to continue. I don't want to be that out-of-shape jerk, who slows the group down.

sand solar printer

El Preso - Fruko y sus tesos

the first well

the butterfly's tune

Rocks and Solid State Chemistry

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/materials-science-and-engineering/3-091sc-introduction-to-solid-state-chemistry-fall-2010/index.htm

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/materials-science-and-engineering/3-091sc-introduction-to-solid-state-chemistry-fall-2010/index.htm

Tu dois être prudent, surtout avec une famille.

Tomorrow, I wear White

J'ai vu le soleil après la pluie.

Ok- too much talking about me. I talk and talk and talk. Today, it was just talking and waxing. I waxed the boat and talked. Tomorrow, it is spraying. I hope I wear white.

Tonight, it's just Sam.

abyc - exam

Certification	Cut Score	# of Questions
Marine Electrical	83%	200
Marine Corrosion	83%	183
Marine Systems	84%	208
ABYC Standards	83%	132
Diesel Engines	80%	185
Gasoline Engines	83%	192
A/C Refrigeration	84%	176
Marine Composites	80%	200

NewsHour/or News? Some

Flossed? Didn't last night-better today

Duolingo? Yes 

Nightly Chore? Hanging out with Sam- this should not be my chore, but I never see him anymore

Articles/ Reading? yes- the mineral kingdom 

Calendar? No & NO- look up robotics society, museum night, rock club, alpine society, secret plant alpine society, boating clubs ..south park kayaking 

Exercised? No- I'm a lazy ass

Matters of Money? ooo yuck 

last blog entry? Yesterday 

Bondo

Il est temps pour la paix .

Bondo is some intense shit. 

That stuff gets your high as a kite. I really need to get my respirator set-up. Tomorrow, I am going to start waxing the boat in class. I got my IRS stuff done. Other than being high, it has been a good day. 

"Polyester Resin Trade Secret* 15 - 40 Trade Secret * Styrene Monomer 100-42-5 10 - 30 Trade Secret * Talc 14807-96-6 10 - 30 Trade Secret * Magnesium Carbonate 546-93-0 7 - 15 Trade Secret * Inert Filler Trade Secret* 5 - 10 Trade Secret * Thickening Agent Trade Secret* < 3 Trade Secret * Titanium Dioxide 13463-67-7 0.1 - 1 Trade Secret * " (MSDS) 

Except Syria, it was not a good day over there. My heart goes out to the rebels impacted by the Sarin Gas. 

NewsHour/or News? Yes 

Flossed? Going to 

Duolingo? Yes 

Nightly Chore? IRS TAXES DONE

Articles/ Reading? No

Calendar? No & NO- look up robotics society, museum night, rock club, alpine society, secret plant alpine society, boating clubs ..south park kayaking 

Exercised? Maybe- pokemon adventure 

Matters of Money? IRS  SHIT DONE 

last blog entry? Yesterday 

Repetition

(Mountaineers- Scramble Class 2017- Rock Field Trip)
Life is good. I have challenges, but overall, I'm enjoying life.

I had a very good first day at my boat building composites class, and the scrambling class with the Mountaineers has been insightful. I'm worried that I am not in fit enough for scrambling. I was huffing over a hill, I can't imagine going up a mountain. I don't know if I can do this shit! 

Among the Mountaineers, it's hard for me to relate to people. People are perfect, rich, and incredibly fit. It's really annoying.

It's funny, I like the Spanish speakers at Dirt Corps more than the Mountaineering types. When Itzel offered me a McDonald's meal, it was one sweet gesture of friendship. Though it did hurt my gums for days. When Ileana brought me a cake for my Birthday, and I won't lie, I nearly cried from joy. As time progresses, I'm one of the only monolingual people left at Dirt Corps, and my inability to speak Spanish makes me feel left out. Katherine is going to take a Spanish class at Casa Latina, and I'm wondering if I should follow her. However, I'm so spread out. I'm not earning enough, I'm out of shape, and I'm constantly failing to learn-- I don't know if added classes is going to make my life easier. I need to find ways to relax, unwind and communicate.

I should invest $200 into Spanish classes. However, I just want to Salsa....Maybe I'll invite Katherine to Salsa dance with me?  

(Mountaineers - Scramble class 2017 - Navigating)

I've been really obsessed with Duolingo and have been practicing nighly. However, I doubt that will get me communicating. Mostly, I like the repetition

https://www.fluentin3months.com/free-online-spanish-language-lessons/

List Of Questions: 

NewsHour/or News? Yes 

Flossed? Going to 

Duolingo? Yes 

Nightly Chore? Dust Mask Acquired

Articles/ Reading? Yes- The Celt Book 

Calendar? No - look up robotics society, museum night, rock club, alpine society, secret plant alpine society, boating clubs ..south park kayaking 

Exercised? No-not formally..swimming and biking in the future?  

Matters of Money? Fuck that shit

last blog entry? Awhile ago 

(Dirt Corps -Point Rediscovery/ Hamm Creek 2017- Restoration Work Party)