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Veggies and Our Nation’s Kids

By kimba | Published: February 26, 2010
OK, so these kids aren’t representative of the entire nation … I’m not one for promoting prime time television shows, but I have to admit that this is one show that I’m glad will be on a national network in prime time rather than hidden on cable or on PBS. I was raised by a [...]
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Downsizing Stuff

By kimba | Published: February 23, 2010
I’m a minimalist at heart. I’m not big on having a lot of stuff. I like functionality. I like simplicity. When I imagine my dream home it has only a few sparsely furnished rooms plus a detached painting studio. That’s actually more than what I have now, but still minimalist on American terms. That said, [...]
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TED Talk: Photographer Edward Burtynsky

By kimba | Published: November 11, 2009
Photographer Edward Burtynsky has made it his life’s work to document the impact of humanity on the planet using large format photography. His haunting photographs are at one and the same time beautiful, educational, and a look into the unseen world of rock quarries, the path of oil, the rise of dams – all urging [...]
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