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There is an aliveness to fields that lawns do not have. Our small patio on a hill overlooks the tall grasses, which attract many birds and dance in the wind. Paths through fields are a simple way to capture a slight feeling of enclosure, you go from walking *over* the land to walking *through* the land.
Everything I Know About Gardening
Simon Sarris
Earth intercepts only a tiny fraction of all of the energy coming off the Sun but it's enough to bathe our planet in radiant light and warmth to the tune of about 55 x 10 joules each year. That means that our estimate of the civilizational energy usage to meet the needs of every human on Earth is about 0.04 percent of the inci dent solar radiation (which also powers the movement of wind and water on the planet). Four parts in ten thousand.
How Infrastructure Works
Deb Chachra
Parties are a public service, you’re doing people a favor by throwing them. Someone might meet their new best friend or future lover at your gathering. In the short term, lovely people may feel less lonely, and that's thanks to you. In the long term, whole new children may ultimately exist in the world because you bothered to throw a party. Throwing parties is stressful for most people, but a great kindness to the community, so genuinely pat yourself on the back for doing this.
21 Facts About Throwing Good Parties
Uri
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