A Thousand Tiny Things Vox 2008-07-17T01:43:06Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d09e6501c3be2b/ Meetup Photos tag:vox.com,2008-07-15:asset-6a00d09e6501c3be2b00fa9688320d0003 2008-07-15T04:33:18Z 2008-07-17T01:43:06Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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You can view my complete set of photos here: http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/queen-city-voxers-meetup-july-2008/ Here are the highlights: ^^^ This was our picnic site at Ault Park in Cincinnati. Out of the frame to the right is an overlook, ...

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]]> Phew! tag:vox.com,2008-07-12:asset-6a00d09e6501c3be2b00fa9686d1dd0002 2008-07-12T19:01:47Z 2008-07-12T22:56:50Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Phew!

We had a terrific meet-up! Thanks to Krissy for the swag... Photos to come soon, plus a gripping tale of survival in the forest, and maybe even the recipe for Guilt Cookies.

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]]> Mysterious Doodads tag:vox.com,2008-07-12:asset-6a00d09e6501c3be2b0100a7e7c481000e 2008-07-12T15:05:17Z 2008-07-13T21:47:20Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Mysterious Doodads

We're the first ones here. SWAG has been spread out on the picnic table. What are the little baubles in the foreground supposed to be used for? I'm stumped.

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]]> En Route to Meetup tag:vox.com,2008-07-12:asset-6a00d09e6501c3be2b00fad698f9aa0005 2008-07-12T14:27:53Z 2008-07-12T19:10:19Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

En Route to Meetup

We're on the way to the first ever Queen City Voxers Meetup! One Centro takes a picture of the meetup announcement on another Centro. Sorry; this was the best I could do in a moving car.

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]]> There's Just No Excuse! tag:vox.com,2008-07-06:asset-6a00d09e6501c3be2b00fae8c982a0000b 2008-07-01T15:08:45Z 2008-07-08T12:41:29Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

There's Just No Excuse!

A few days ago the Cincinnati Enquirer printed the story of two men from different parts of the world who proved to be compatible for marrow and stem-cell donations, which saved the life of one of the men. The Enquirer story said (emphasis mine):...

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]]> Great Anonymous Writers, #3: Rochester Times Police Logs 100 tag:vox.com,2008-06-28:asset-6a00d09e6501c3be2b00fad69580d10004 2008-06-28T02:22:32Z 2008-07-19T01:56:21Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I would guess the weekly police log is one of the most tedious, least coveted assignments at any local newspaper. Someone at The Rochester Times (NH) apparently sees it differently. Read the current installment, below; it's wonderful. Thanks to m...

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]]> Wear Your Safety Goggles tag:vox.com,2008-06-22:asset-6a00d09e6501c3be2b00fad692c0b20005 2008-06-22T04:18:45Z 2008-07-14T15:44:51Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Blueberry

Blueberries are literally bursting with nutrients and flavor." --www.whfoods.com

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]]> The Life tag:vox.com,2008-06-21:asset-6a00d09e6501c3be2b00fad6926e970005 2008-06-21T00:45:45Z 2008-06-21T00:50:30Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Life

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]]> Hypermiling tag:vox.com,2008-05-29:asset-6a00d09e6501c3be2b00fa9679da7e0003 2008-05-29T00:16:15Z 2008-06-12T03:40:19Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Quarter-mile coast

I've become mildly, amateurishly interested in hypermiling, the technique of driving a certain way to maximize miles per gallon. The basic idea for city driving is to use the vehicle's momentum as much as possible, rather than the gas pedal. The ...

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]]> Cartae Gratia Cartarum tag:vox.com,2008-05-16:asset-6a00d09e6501c3be2b00fad6885f400004 2008-05-16T14:23:34Z 2008-05-18T00:26:20Z Amy Jeynes http://thousandtinythings.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I took a look at Google Books (beta) for the first time today. I like it... I really like it. What they're doing--sorting books by genre and subject in a non-retail environment--is simple, yet profound because it pushes the focus from packaging (...

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