This is not news to the world, but is news to me. Humans dumping waste into the oceans has had unexpected results.

Currents of the oceans have accumulated the waste into concentrated zones of floating plastic called Gyres. There are 5 major swirling pools of plastic in our oceans. The most discussed one is the North [...]

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It was like a remake of The Birds on the beach today (we’re at the beach! YEAH!). A giant swarming mass of Cormorants descended on the water.

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Aly and I went to UNC in Chapel Hill today to visit with an “Arts and Entrepreneurship” class that fellow Designbox member, Francesca, teaches. On our walk across campus, we noticed little signs everywhere that said something to the effect of “UNC campus is smoke-free, starting Jan 1, 2008.” As we walked, we wondered [...]

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For at least 10 years I have wanted to get out to Lucama, NC, a short hour-plus away from Raleigh, to visit one of NC’s true art treasures, Vollis Simpson’s Windmill Farm. Saturday, Aly and I finally made the trek out there, and it was worth the wait! Driving around the back country of Eastern [...]

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There were stripes in the sky in Raleigh today. David Eichenberger, a friend and artist with apparent meteorologist tendencies, says it has something to do with “gravity and wind.” Other than that, it’s a beautiful mystery.

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