Who Really Runs America?
Happy Friday!
I have a million things to do today and I’m already running late for my first appointment so I’ll close the week with our favorite comedian, George Carlin. I’m sure you’ve all seen it before, but Carlin is one of those genius entertainers with material that one never grows tired of. Besides that, he just always seemed to be pushin’ around a big wheel-barrow full of crazy, the good crazy that is! (I’ve been dying to use this line~ it’s borrowed from my other favorite comedian, Kathy Griffin.) His autobiography, Last Words was released a year after his death.
George Denis Patrick Carlin, May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008
The Tunguska Event
How did I live this long and never hear of this horrible catastrophic event in Earth’s history? It happened in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia and it known as the Tunguska Event.
Scientists have determined that it was a large asteroid that exploded 3-6 miles above the earth’s surface in the early morning hours of June 30, 1908. Without even making impact, this cataclysmic event produced an airburst of power 1,000 times more powerful than the H-Bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It released a whopping 10-20 megatons of energy knocking people off their feet and shattering windows hundreds of miles away! In the end, the Tunguska Event leveled over 800 million trees, destroyed an area of 830 sq miles (2150 sq kilometers) and left the sky glowing continuously for weeks. Thirty years later, an expedition to the area still revealed scorched trees 30 miles (50 kilometers) across and today the results can be seen on satellite imagery. The destruction was so complete that it left no remnants of life in any substantial size remaining. The size of the asteroid is estimated to have been tens of meters across. Geez… this makes my Need a Bag post look kinda silly now doesn’t it?
The video demonstrates the effect of a 500 kilometer astroid making impact somewhere over the Pacific Ocean set to the music of Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig in the Sky”.
Simple Living
If you like cool little space-saving ideas, you’re gonna love today’s video. Resource Furniture has done a wonderful job of creating awesome space-saving furniture pieces. I do love the concept and admire the outcome but truthfully, something about this goes against my newly frugal grain. See, the past couple of years I’ve been on a personal mission to redirect and simplify my complicated life. (more about this in a future post).
In an effort to purge my lifestyle, 6 months ago I moved out of my money-pit beautiful three bedroom pool home and into a mediocre but comfortable condo on the beach. In the process, I got rid of 80% of all my stuff; 10% went into storage and 10% is what I live with currently. I gotta say, feel liberated!
Still, I’m always excited to see what creative minds are coming up with in the area of space-saving ideas. I’ll admire this from afar but secretly I’m hoping that someone out there is going to copy these ideas and make them more affordable for a simple-living person like me.
Post inspired by our friend Duncan who graciously hipped me to this flick.
Need a Bag?
We gals love bags.. but if you’re like me, you just don’t have enough! So when you need a new bag fast, don’t go spending your hard earned dough on expensive ones to match every outfit. Think outside the box, delve into your shirt drawer and make your own. I found a simple little DIY project that recycles most any tank top into an awesome bag. You’ll need two things, a tank top with large arm holes and a strong rubber band.
Idea and photos via Love Maegan
