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Reuters (my previous employer) has a great blog written by their photographers and photo editors.

The weather has been so great the last couple of days I was just about to head down to Yamagami’s Nursery in Cupertino and buy some heirloom tomatoes to plant in the back yard.
But this great Blog, Growing Gourmet Tomatoes in the Bay Area, suggested I resist my urge for now and plant them in […]

Recent letter I sent to Kellogg’s
My family and I have been loyal Kellogg’s customers for decades. I grew up eating Rice Krispies. Up until recently, my family ate them as well.
Recently, we decided to make a concerted effort to eat healthier, more natural foods. We were disappointed to find that Rice Krispies contain both […]

Great advice.
It is from this very interesting NY Times story by Professor Michael Pollan, UC Berkeley.

The Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab has created a new site, Captology.tv. Check it out.
Captology.tv is a place for sharing insights, observations, and ideas about persuasive technology through video. Some of our favorite videos are below, but please explore the rest of the site.
Nuggets are a look a tiny piece of persuasive technology, case studies […]

The fellows have reviewed all of the existing projects and are convinced they are worthwhile. Please explain why you feel yours will be successful moving forward.
Over the next twelve months:
What are your project goals?
How will you measure your success in meeting these goals, that is how will
you quantify success?
What do you see as the major […]

Draft Outline - Initial thoughts
A New Spirit of Harmony - One Planet, Many Voices.
Goal: By 2020, every person on the planet would have a cell phone (geek
speek IP dial-tone).
Why cell phones instead of footprints on Mars?
- As technologically challenging as mission to Mars
- More likely to have short and […]