Snippet from the transcript:
New Orleans has always had a huge natural shield that helps protect it from storms: there are miles and miles of wetlands, between the city and the Gulf of Mexico. When a hurricane blows over them, it loses some of its power. But as we reported a couple of weeks ago, this shield is breaking apart.
And here’s the irony: the wetlands are disappearing because of the levees. The very levees that were supposed to protect New Orleans. They stopped the Mississippi River from flooding, but it turns out that they also triggered an environmental chain reaction, which is starving the wetlands to death.
Scientists say if this shield keeps crumbling over the next few decades, then it won’t take a giant storm to cause a disaster. A much weaker, more common kind of hurricane could devastate New Orleans.
(From BoingBoing)
all i can do is feel. right now i feel isolated and relieved. isolated, because i don’t know new orleans anymore. relieved, because all of my friends are safe. we will make new memories.
at brunch last sunday we got to talking about prefab housing. you’ve probably seen a prefab house before, maybe last summer on that two lane highway in the middle of mississippi, taking up space and making you nervous as it teetered on the truck bed.
these days, some cool architects are transforming the concept of ‘prefab’ from tacky eye sores to modern and cheap housing solutions.
the image above is the quik house, designed from recycled shipping containers by Adam Kalkin. for $76k, the basic quik house kit gets you 5 modular containers and all the glass necessary to enclose the 2000 square foot building.
in other news, a shocker of all shockers: the matriarch of flat pack, IKEA, has teamed up with Skanska to create the Boklok flavor of prefab, slated to hit the UK market next year.
Some other sites for fun prefab news, among other tidbits for the eco-conscious:
inhabitat.com
treeugger.com
This guy’s got some photos from the KAW 5k. Keeping Austin Weird and sweaty, many participants ran in costumes, like this burly fellow. Another highlight was the Devo guy, red hat and all. I did not, however, enjoy the swarms of scantily clad teenagers.
I have some photos on a disposable camera that I’ll process eventually. I failed in my mission to use up the rest of the roll at this afternoon’s brunch. What can I say? I was too busy eating omelets and french toast and having a merry time with my awesome friends (merriment only slightly assisted by fresh-squeezed mimosas and Rachel’s melons).
Need I say more?
This compared to 33:52 on August 28, 2004, on an easier course, when the max temp was 93F.
Not too shabby, I guess.
All I can say is:
It’s over.
Thank gawd.
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Whoever designed this recipe doesn’t understand the chunkiness.
While that may be true, Central Market provided us with the foundation of two delicious soups: Hatch Chile Gazpacho and Hatch Green Chile “Chicken” Tortilla Soup.
The occasion? Hatch Chile season, of course. Central Market celebrates in style with the Hatch Chile Festival, taking place August 19-21 and 26-28.
We had to tweak the recipes a bit (see images below). In place of the chicken in the tortilla soup, we used Worthington “Diced Chick” which looked like cat food but tasted surprisingly good in the HOLY SHIT THIS IS SPICEY soup. The Tortilla Soup definitely beat the pants off the Gazpacho, which needed more cucumber.
That said, the Gazpacho was still delightful and made for several happy lunches.
The flavor of the hatch chiles didn’t really stand out for me. I was hoping for something smokey, but instead experienced a flavor more similar to a tomatillo. But now that I’m over my inaccurate expectations, I think I’d like to pursue another round of the Tortilla Soup, with fresh hatch chiles this time (fuq that canned sh!te).
This summer flew by SO fast - it was only last week that I realized that the Keep Austin Weird 5k was just around the corner. Indeed, the turn has arrived, and tomorrow at 5pm, I celebrate the anniversary of my running “career”!
It was this time last year that I ran the 2004 Keep Austin Weird 5k. It was my first 5k, nay, my first race EVAY! Since then I’ve done a handful of other 5k’s and a 10k. I never thought I could get “into” running, but here I am, a year later, still at it with more enthusiasm than before. I guess this means I’ve come a long way (probably more mentally so than physically) and I look forward to beating last year’s time (I hope I hope).
Of course, 5pm in an Austin summer is hot as balls and I might pass out under the oppressive sun. But it’ll be fun.
The stuff:
1 bunch kale, chopped
2 tbsp flax oil
juice of 1 lemon
2 shredded carrots
1 red onion, diced or sliced
salt to taste
cayenne pepper to taste
How to make it:
Mix, chill, and serve!
How to eat it:
By itself, under an omelette, on top of brown rice, off of your lovah - it’s versitile!
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