Kiva
A new website that allows individuals to make small loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). In this way, people like you can help provide affordable working capital for the world’s poor.
(tags: international money)

Starlight Cinema – Drive-In Movies
Last one is this weekend…
(tags: weekend)

Farmers Markets, Fairfax County Park Authority
(tags: food local)

The Reston Market
(tags: weekend)

Looks like my first class, “Software Design,” is going to be a cinch. We’ll be writing in “pseudocode,” which, as far as I can tell, is a simplified (if such a thing is possible!) version of QBASIC.
The purpose of the class is to teach the student how to think with the logic that programmers use. [...]

There is an article in Forbes magazine I was going to post a del.icio.us link to. But then I collected more than a sentence worth of comments about it. This is initially how my link was going to look:
Forbes: “Don’t Marry Career Women,” controversial article with rebuttal.
Both commentaries are fun to read, but both [...]

The Nuclear Option — A threefold expansion of nuclear power could contribute significantly to staving off climate change
Let’s get started on this already!
(tags: environment science)

I wanted to go somewhere special on my last Friday off before my class at NOVA starts. I chose River Farm off of the GW Parkway. This was the northernmost of 5 farms owned by George Washington. He never lived or worked there. He instead leased it to Samuel Johnson in exchange for large amounts [...]

Nor’East Miniature Roses -
(tags: gardening)

Split Infinity Radio – Interviews – Warhammer Online
Scroll down to August 2006 and enjoy – or at least experience – 23 minutes of Josh talking about the game he’s working on.

BBC NEWS | Hunt on for ‘ugly’ Aussie sheep
Psh. I do not believe there are ANY ugly sheep.
(tags: sheep)

I’m back from California, with bunches of memories swirling about.
The Bachelorette Party
I hold the double honor of giving Brianne the raciest lingerie she got, and the lingerie she decided to wear on her wedding night. Score one for Fredericks of Hollywood. In addition, I’m the only one whose piece of advice for the wedding night [...]

We’re leaving in about a half hour for Brianne’s wedding and all the festivities surrounding. I’m both nervous and excited… and I’m sure she feels ten times what I do! Who knows what’s going to happen at the Bachlorette party, or how my maid of honor toast will go over. Hopefully I will get a [...]

Plugged in: Your car, corn and Wal-Mart – Aug. 9, 2006
If Wal-Mart actually does this, they’ll go from being villian to hero.
(tags: environment)

Six-hour work day ‘key to bliss’ | NEWS.com.au
Dr. West, please start your own company, so that I can move to wherever it is and work there!
(tags: working)