Trina Stout’s Posts

• Bicyclists do it better

  Commute by bike, get lucky 7

  Posted 1 year, 6 months ago

  From a Hungarian PSA (No translation necessary. Mostly safe for work; use headphones):
  

  Rarrrrrr. Turns out, Hungary has an entire government position devoted to promoting bicycling.

  In Hungary, the Ministry of Economics and Transport actually has a Deputy Minister for cycling by the name of Adam Bodor. Bodor's job, put simply, is to get people on their bikes.

  Now, why can't the U.S. do that?

• Water, world 9

  Posted 1 year, 8 months ago

  Nifty:

  

  Left: All the water in the world (1.4087 billion cubic kilometres of it) including sea water, ice, lakes, rivers, ground water, clouds, etc. Right: All the air in the atmosphere (5140 trillion tonnes of it) gathered into a ball at sea-level density. Shown on the same scale as the Earth.

• Me Huckabee, you Jane

  GOP (and Dem) candidates: red-meat-lovin', veggie-hatin' 3

  Posted 1 year, 10 months ago

  From a compilation of responses given to AP reporters throughout the year:

  FAVORITE FOOD TO COOK
  DEMOCRATS:
  Clinton: "I'm a lousy cook, but I make pretty good soft scrambled eggs."
  Edwards: Hamburgers.
  Obama: Chili.
  Richardson: Diet milkshake.

  REPUBLICANS:
  Giuliani: Hamburgers or steak on the grill.
  Huckabee: Ribeye steak on the grill.
  McCain: Baby-back ribs.
  Romney: Hot dog.

  SHUNNED FOOD ITEMS
  DEMOCRATS:
  Clinton: "I like nearly everything. "I don't like, you know, things that are still alive."
  Edwards: "I can't stand mushrooms. I don't want them on anything that I eat. And I have had to eat… Read More

• Thanks, all!

  Shout-out to Grist donors 0

  Posted 2 years, 2 months ago

  Grist reader, donor, and prize-winner (See? We really do give that stuff away!) Irvin Smith of Rochester Hills, Mich., sent in this adorable photo of his son and nieces eating ice cream out of the ice-cream maker he won. A big, public Grist thanks to Irvin.

  As I was looking at the photo, I thought to myself: Self, what a fabulous opportunity to give props to all our wonderful donors. So thank you, Grist donors! We are but a humble nonprofit, and without your generosity, we'd all be sitting here in the dark.

  If you're reading this and it… Read More

• The war on chocolate

  Willy Wonka would be pissed 1

  Posted 2 years, 7 months ago

  The FDA is thinking about allowing Big Chocolate to pass off waxy imitations as the real deal:

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  More knee-slappers from Huckabee

  That Huckabee is just a bucket of laughs! Here are some more gems:

  If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague. (Emphasis mine)

  I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk.

  And let's not forget about that time when, as governor of Arkansas, he released a serial rapist from prison, despite pleas from victims' families, only to have the man go out and rape/murder again!

  Sigh...Bigotry. Ignorance. Fear-mongering. Utter lack of compassion. Now THOSE are the qualities I'm looking for in a president.On Notable quotable posted 1 year, 11 months ago 5 Responses