Mick's thinks...

A collection of random intriguing stuff I notice in my world. http://danggooddesigner.com/

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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

Suess

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9mf3Bypyk8)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ)

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Room of the Day: Siblings’ Bedroom With Built-Ins and Play Space

Storage and style mix in a room shared by a brother and sister

I know this person!!!  ;)

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Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away? | George Monbiot

A great tract of Earth is on fire and threatened species are being driven out of their habitats. This is a crime against humanity and nature

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(via Grateful Dead Live at Madison Square Garden on 1990-09-18 : Free Streaming : Internet Archive) my birthday show

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How to Build an Insulated Earthbag House

For those new to earthbag building, please read my Step-by-Step Earthbag Building Instructable . Also, my new Earthbag Building Guide and Earthbag Building DVD are now available. Energy performance on most buildings can be improved with insulation, including those made of earth such as adobe and earthbag structures. Although most earthen structures are located in hot, dry climates, there is increasing demand for low-cost, eco-friendly earth building techniques in cold climates. This article explores four innovative methods for insulating earthbag buildings, which extends their building range to cold regions. Most earthbag buildings use polypropylene grain bags or mesh bags filled with soil. Bags or tubes can be used. We demonstrate bags, because they’re often available recycled for very low cost. The bags or tubes are filled in level courses and then tamped solid. There are typically two strands of barbed wire between courses to bond the bags to each other ...