May
14
“Don’t let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do.”
John Wooden
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taking my life back . going off the grid .
no electricity - developing alternative energy sources . only rainwater on tap . no money so no accounts or debts . growing food - developing aquaponic systems and learning how to eat food from the veld . living naturally . being neighbourly . volunteering to work in my village . recycling . rediscovering the full beauty of being alive . recognising that merely existing can never be enough!
“There are only two things that will change your life: either something new comes into your life, or something new comes out of YOU.”
Brendon Burchard
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May
12
Thoughts of a New World: Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to...
Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following is an open…
May
11
“Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don’t matter
and those who matter don’t mind!.” Dr.Seuss
because those who mind don’t matter
and those who matter don’t mind!.” Dr.Seuss
“While we try to teach our children all about life,
Our children teach us what life is all about.” Angela Schwindt
Our children teach us what life is all about.” Angela Schwindt
“If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.”
Flavia Weedn
We often feature examples of palletecture and cargotecture — wood shipping pallets and metal shipping containers repurposed for architectural uses — though seldom come across the two incorporated into one project. One of the few examples involving both types of repurposing can be found in this earlier Unconsumption post about Infiniski’s Manifesto House in Chile.
As you can imagine, I was psyched to learn during my most recent trip to Dallas about the opening of The Foundry, a beer garden in the Oak Cliff neighborhood, which features BOTH palletecture and cargotecture, among other examples of creative reuse.
The Foundry’s stage, designed by Gary Buckner, is constructed from used pallets, and several decommissioned shipping containers furnished with second-hand items serve as lounge areas.
For additional information on The Foundry and attached restaurant Chicken Scratch, see this D Magazine review. From writer Carol Shih: “Just about every piece of furniture and design — from the hanging lamps fashioned out of crates to the wall decor — is a lesson in recycling.”
Well done, isn’t it?
Photos, top to bottom, used with permission from Flickr user Bullneck and Instagram users Megan Smith (@megan_sm on Instagram), Matt Shelley (@mattshelley), Fred Pena (@alfredchingon), and @redondallas. Bottom photo via D Magazine.
Your office will never waste paper again with Oriental’s White Goat machine, which converts normal paper into toilet paper. Simply insert about 40 sheets of paper, and in 30 minutes you’ll receive a freshly made roll of toilet paper. The machine shreds the paper, dissolves it in water, thins it out and then dries it and winds it around a roll. According to Oriental, it costs about 12 cents to churn out one roll.
15 bizarre green inventions
May
10
How to build a daybed out of pallets.
For tutorial, to DIY, see Prudent Baby.
(spotted on the Young House Love blog here)
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