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tsparks:

Story from CBC News:

Soot from an Ottawa crematorium has been falling and blowing on nearby homes, residents say, making it impossible at times to open their windows or play outside.

The news item goes on to explain the crematorium (owned by Catholic Church) meets emission standards for this type of facility, the reality of the situation seems surreal, most the commenter’s blame the home owners. This seems like a story from decades past not one in a environmentally aware era.

Via: bldgblog

scribeforthetribe:

Terrific article on dealing with paper clutter.  Much better idea than my recommendation to throw it all out. 

Toxic, like you mean it.

jxnblk:

Clutter is any distraction that gets in the way of a remarkable life. Clutter doesn’t have to be physical — you can have time clutter or mental clutter or even bad processes that qualify as clutter.

No matter how much physical clutter I get rid of, there are inevitably people I interact with who add heaps of clutter of the intangible kind to my life, whether in the form of unnecessary revisions, unproductive tasks or work that simply should not be done.

roamin:

New York Times | A Sparse Landscape

“This is the fifth in a series of articles that revisit states and landmarks in the American Guide Series of books, which was produced during the Depression by the Federal Writers’ Project and has become part of the canon of American travel writing…”