http://freerange.ws Living, working and raising a family in the big city. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:04:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo. This video, at first, appears to be using a miniature set, but, then, you see that it's real. Very cool. (via @KBAndersen) http://freerange.ws/2010/03/04/nyc-in-miniature-sort-of/ http://freerange.ws/2010/02/26/another-snow-day/ This was the view outside our front door yesterday morning. Now there's lots more of the white stuff! http://freerange.ws/2010/02/11/the-start-of-the-snow/ I learned most of my cooking skills under the tutelage of my mother. On special occasions, when she had a lot of cooking to do, she'd hand me a recipe card and put me to work. We'd work alongside one another, and I'd occasionally ask her what was meant by ... http://freerange.ws/2009/12/13/homemade-toffee-christmas-tradition/ Photo credit: NYRRC This weekend, we strolled down to the end of our block with Callum and Rory and watched the world stream by. It was the 40th running of the New York City Marathon, and 4th avenue, here in Brooklyn, was one of the main thoroughfares through our borough. As ... http://freerange.ws/2009/11/02/raising-little-citizens-of-the-world/ Just a link (via Justinsomnia) to a very sobering set of pictures: http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=11 http://freerange.ws/2009/10/20/albatrosses-and-plastics/ This afternoon, I found myself climbing flights and flights of stairs in a subway station, struggling up from the underground "R" line to the above-ground "F" line. Our ride included the highest station in the NYC Subway system, so it's not surprising so many stairs were involved. It probably wouldn't ... http://freerange.ws/2009/09/09/first-day-of-school/ Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo. Dooce turned me on to this amazing fan video of a song called Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear. Wow. Just Wow. http://freerange.ws/2009/08/26/amazing-fan-video-for-grizzly-bears-two-weeks/ Interesting piece from Time magazine's Cheapskate blog on a couple of schoolteachers who set out to eat on a dollar a day. They got the idea from discussing how much of the world eats on a dollar a day. http://freerange.ws/2009/08/19/how-to-eat-on-a-dollar-a-day/ I've been a fan of Douglas Rushkoff for quite some time (and I consider him a friend). Am eager to check out his new book, Life Inc. Following is a video of his recent appearance on the Colbert Report: The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c http://freerange.ws/2009/07/20/rushkoff-on-colbert/