How to win war on drugs

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Joshua  (a computer): "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?" (Wargames 1983). T...

Iceland gets it; takes action.

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Like most of the world, Iceland is watching the United States of America with growing concern. President Trump won the election in part by ...

A new ginkgophyte!

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Wow, a new ginkgophyte.  Of course most plant lovers know the Ginkgo , Ginkgo biloba , the only living species of gickgophyte.  For those of...

Friday Fabulous Flower - It's red, really red.

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This is usually not the type of plant TPP grows, mostly.  It's common in more tropical climes, it's an annual, but seeds itself i...

Take your favorite bar along

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Isn't this the cutest thing?  A mini-bar that you can rent for private functions, although it would be cool as a road-side stand too....

Who hung compact disks in my hedge?

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It was a humid morning.  The sun was finally up high enough to begin shining through the tree canopy and into the hedge, and looky, looky!...

Lawns are a soul-crushing timesuck and most of us would be better off without them

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How did TPP miss this article as it so clearly reflects his lawn philosophy in so few words "a soul-crushing timesuck".  You have ...

Little minds focus on smallest details

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A small article caught TPP's attention. The WH via the Dept of the Interior has rescinded an Obama era ban on plastic water bottle in Na...

Weed of the week - ragweed

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Your eyes may have just started to water just looking at these images of giant ragweed. The plants can reach 7-8 feet tall easy an...

Friday Fabulous Flower - Phlox

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This is not a wild phlox, but it is not a typical whimpy cultivar either; it resists powdery mildew and all the cultivars tried in this...