What’s Drunk, Green, And Probably Not Irish?
[ 2 Comments ]Posted on March 8, 2009 by admin in Holidays
Sunday, March 8th, 2009St. Patrick’s Day 2009
  Is he Irish? He mitre he might not be. But I bet he’s drunk. |
I must confess, I’ve never really understood St Patrick’s Day. According to Wikipedia, typical St. Patrick’s day celebrations include: attending mass parades, wearing shamrocks, wearing green, and drinking alcohol. Which, except for the shamrocks, sounds like a cast and extras reunion for the movie Elf or something. Back when I DID drink, I certainly didn’t need a holiday, and although I did dye my hair green once, it was really an accident. In the 80′s, you see, they hadn’t perfected that whole blue hair dye thing yet. And parades? Please. It mostly strikes me as odd that an Irish religious holiday is mostly celebrated by hard-drinking atheists who aren’t even Irish. So if you’re Irish, go ahead, get your blarney on by kissing stones and whatnot. Well, maybe avoid THIS whatnot (NSFW). And if you’re neither Irish nor religious, you might enjoy this secular jab at the holiday. Here at Dissociated Press, we’ll be treating March 17 like so many other sacred days: as an opportunity to gratuitously link to Amazon product pages that never seem to make us any money. For those of you who are trying to be classy about the whole thing (and failing), we have this stylish St Patrick’s Table Centerpiece
Assaultin’ Batteries
[ 1 Comment ]Posted on August 26, 2008 by admin in Clean & Green, Technology
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008If you’re trying to live green, try shaking the battery habit. Lots of simple devices around the house no longer need to rely on batteries. Consider at least using rechargeable batteries (an option that’s economical too), or really shake things up with a kinetically charged LED flashlight. Or get all cranky and wound up with [...]
If you’re trying to live green, try shaking the battery habit. Lots of simple devices around the house no longer need to rely on batteries. Consider at least using rechargeable batteries
My Electric Daydream
[ 1 Comment ]Posted on August 21, 2008 by admin in Clean & Green, Technology
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Charging toward the future
This morning, I went for a trail ride on my hydrogen-powered motorcycle. It was eerie the way animals didn’t run away, due to the fact that the bike is just too quiet. After my ride I hopped into my Tesla (0 to 60 in under 4 seconds!) to head over to the local airport. Thanks to Shai Agassi’s ingenious network of charging stations, I had no trouble “refueling”. Once I got to the airport I hopped into my ElectraFlyer so I could survey our new vertical farming project. It was somehow calming to see dirigibles transporting people through the sky instead of jetliners. After my flight I took the kids to one of the local Halliburton memorials, the thousands of former petrol stations nationwide that have been converted to playgrounds and community centers (sorry, no link for that one yet).
Bicycle Mowers – The Latest in Eco-friendly Lawn Care
[ 2 Comments ]Posted on July 22, 2008 by admin in Clean & Green
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Two great tastes that taste great together: Lawnmowers and Bicycles
Reduce your carbon footprint and increase your “I am a dork” factor by jumping on the latest clean & green trend: Lawnmower Bicycles. Back in my day, you had to push one of these things around with your hands. Now you can hook your Brill Razorcut Mower
Just Around the Benz: A Petrol-Free Mercedes
[ Add A Comment ]Posted on June 30, 2008 by admin in Clean & Green, Technology
Monday, June 30th, 2008Mercedes Benz to offer a petrol-free product line by 2015?
If the buzz is true, Mercedes Benz intends to offer a petroleum-free product line by 2015. Apparently, they’re already making considerable investments to head in this direction. A daring commitment like this should be an inspiration to other manufacturers, and would be quite fitting, since it was Karl Benz who is generally credited with producing the world’s first gasoline-powered auto. The idea of a silent Mercedes reminds of a bit of humor: As a waiter some years ago, I was serving a British couple who were having dinner with a German gentleman. Throughout the dinner the German fellow – who was in town on business with the recently merged Daimler/Chrysler – kept saying things about “Daimler this” and “Daimler that”. Finally the British woman said: “I’m sorry, isn’t the new company called ‘Daimler Chrysler’?” to which the German fellow replied: “I’m afraid the ‘Chrysler’ is silent”. In any case, if an electric Mercedes of the future looks anything like the hybrid F700 pictured here, count me in. This could just be some viral PR; as of this writing there are no official releases from Mercedes Benz, just a lot of industry buzz.