December 30 2008

links for 2008-12-30

• The Energy Challenge – No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in Innovative ‘Passive Houses’ – Series – NYTimes.com
  Alas: "But the sophisticated windows and heat-exchange ventilation systems needed to make passive houses work properly are not readily available in the United States. So the construction of passive houses in the United States, at least initially, is likely to entail a higher price differential."
  (tags: eco home)
• Evergreen Bookmarklets
  these also work for Timberland Regional Library!
  (tags: library local olympia personal)
• Slow Cooker Pozole – Allrecipes
  sounds nomnomnom. I could really stand to get a slow cooker.
  (tags: recipes soup crockpot mexican)
• Jólakötturinn, the Christmas Cat
  "The ginormous cat’s sole purpose in life is to eat children (and adults, some say) that do not get a new piece of clothing before Christmas." whoa. that is some craaaaazy folklore.
  (tags: cats holiday weird)
• The Chronicle Online – The Great Depression: Here Again?
  "Keeping money under the mattress is tempting at times, but I’ll stick with the TwinStar Credit Union." How lovely. (25+ year member, talks about his mom's experiences during the depression.)
  (tags: creditunion)

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