“What if…”
I hate that I love J. Crew.
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Why Historic Buildings Are Greener Than LEED-Certified New Ones
For buildings of comparable size and use, old buildings are almost always the greenest buildings. A new report from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Green Lab concludes that constructing new, energy-efficient buildings almost never saves as much energy as renovating old ones.
Yeah!
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Financial Fitness Task 25: Make a Wish List to Curb Impulse Buys #30DaysofGOOD
You’ve already made a list of what you need; it’s time to make a wish list to help you decide what you really want. A new bicycle? A flight to New York? By setting clear, big-picture goals, you’ll have them in the back of your mind every time you’re tempted to buy the latest and greatest cat hairbrush.
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I got this tip in my inbox this morning and immediately made a wish list. Like, so immediate I didn’t even conciously decide to do it - it just happened.
Impulse buys are my weakness, but I know I can beat it! Let’s go!
After live-tweeting the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, we took a look at our retweet stats to get an (unscientific) sense of the parts Twitter liked most.
Here are the top moments of the speech, as decided by our Twitter followers:
1. “That means women should earn equal pay for equal work.”
2. “No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together.”
Click through on each quote to see a clip of the relevant bit. What was your favorite part of the speech?
Being out of the loop means I have no TV means I didn’t watch The State of the Union. But, you’re damn right I read about it!
One small step for political understanding!
PS - I really like your ideas, Obama.
Pretty crazy excited about this.
Yeah dragons!
(via katespadeny)
The Historic New Orleans Collection currently is showing The Eighteenth Star: Treasures from 200 Years of Louisiana Statehood. The show contains stories that have defined Louisiana since its entry into the Union on April 30, 1812, as the eighteenth state.
The show will stay up until January 29th.
above: Drinking water donated after Hurricane Katrina by Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 2005.
Why am I just hearing about this?
(via defendneworleans)
Skins
Society 6 has the coolest iPhone cases! My only problem is, I don’t know which one to buy!
They also have prints, framed artwork, iPad covers and more!
Oh, hey - it’s me looking stupid on YouTube! Also starring Ben Matheny and Jesse Manley, What’s Happenin’? is a funky news broadcast filmed by Ben Maner!
