July 2006 Archives

I tried to learn to knit as therapy when I couldn't use my hands much after the poisoning ripped my nervous system. I haven't recovered enought to knit for long without hurting my hands, but I retain an interest in what silly things can be done. I think I found this on http://www.boingboing.net/

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/PATThallowig.html

Not enough!!

create your own visited countries map
or vertaling Duits Nederlands

What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage
This is a beautiful validation of some of my basic philosophy of relationships. Humans respond to reward, not punishment - just like other animals. Try this on your family and friends and enjoy the imporvement!

"The central lesson I learned from exotic animal trainers is that I should reward behavior I like and ignore behavior I don't. After all, you don't get a sea lion to balance a ball on the end of its nose by nagging. The same goes for the American husband."

You can automate the solution to any of them:
http://www.instructables.com/id/EJLUBKN48JEPD7QXGR/?ALLSTEPS

No brain required, just an iterated algorithm.