Declare your independence from junk mail

Direct mail contributes nearly 6 million tons of waste every year in
America (U.S. EPA). The amount of energy required to produce junk
mail is equivalent to 3 million cars (U.S. Department of Energy). And
generally, these marketing plans are aming to hit a mere 1% success
rate.

Here's information on how to remove yourself from junk mail,
telephone solicitations, junk e-mails, and credit card offers. The
opt-out information here works, I've been doing it for two years, but
I occasionally need remind them. By the way, this link will help you
remove you name and address from national mailings only. For local
mailings, just call the 1-800 number on the flyer, they invariably
have an opt-out option early in their automated response.

http://www.newdream.org/junkmail/optout.php

And for pete's sake, don't buy from direct mail!
(It only encourages them.)
Buy locally.

WikiMapia

WikiMapia combines Google Maps with a wiki system, which feels like a geographic Flickr. Launched on May 24, 2006 and is aims towards "describing the whole planet Earth". Just checking it out for a few minutes I learned about interested previously unknown features of my neighborhood.

Go describe your world.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Seriously hot bhangra

	We've been so busy lately that we haven't had any time for ourselves. This is Bhangra night at the Rickshaw Stop.

The New American Road Trip

The New American Road Trip
At some point after puberty and before mortgage payments, that summer ritual our parents used to make us do became something we couldn't do without. And the rules have changed. Cars are faster, highways are better, and there's cool stuff—really cool stuff that doesn't involve buffets or Dollywood—just about everywhere. Stop sitting on those vacation days and get out there. Our five two-week loops will get you rolling.