>> No go on eco-sexual skyscraper. Designs for a green skyscraper in San Diego’s gonna get “toned down.” One complainant: “With its rounded forms and swelling of the uppermost floors . . . this building structure is very phallic.” (image from SD Union-Trib)
>> De-lead your hose: Your garden hose may be putting lead on your lawn and in your community. Another reason to go with drought-resistant yards –
>> The man who got Starbucks kicked out of the Forbidden City gets a lil ink in the LA Times. Says the 29-year old Rui Chenggang: “The Forbidden City is not an airport.”
I have non-lead hoses (intended for piping drinking water into RVs and such) for my vegetable garden. Look for white hoses at the store, and then check the label to make sure they’re safe for drinking water. (White hoses are supposed to be for drinking water, but you should always check the label.)
The green hoses in our yard are not allowed near the vegetables, and when they wear out we will probably replace them with white ones.
Note that the white hoses are flimsy, kink easily, and won’t last as long as the lead-containing green hoses. By using white hoses, we will be putting more into landfills in the long run… but at least it won’t be lead.
Comment by Tim Buchheim — July 18, 2007 @ 10:17 am
Show me a non-phallic sky scraper anywhere. C’mon. You can’t do it!
Comment by Rafi — July 18, 2007 @ 10:54 am