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I saw this post on solar chargers over at Tree Hugger. I may have to go order some of that solar goodness myself. A little looking into it is probably in order first, but that sounds like it could cut the power bill pretty quickly. If it works as well as they claim it would pay for itself in a few months.

Also, from Boing Boing, to which I eternally link whore, Smoking Etiquette in Japan and Extra Hot Jalapenos for your garden.

The smoking etiquette is for Brad, who never updates his scant web presence, and spends a lot of time in Japan.

A few weeks ago I picked some of the last jalapenos out of the little pot I’d been tending for two years. I moved a little while ago, so now the squirrels don’t eat two bites of every one of them and then throw them on the ground. I kept expecting the squirrels at the old place to realize the peppers were hot. They never did. I put three of the peppers into a small curry, and then let it cook for a good long time. Near the end I squeezed a whole lemon into it, why the hell not? This got the peppers going in a way I hadn’t expected, and while I could eat it with no problem, my poor girlfriend had five bites and then had to give up. I am so tempted to get some seeds for those hotter jalepenos… I’m going to have to cook two dishes for every meal next summer.