75 Minutes in Morgantown A photo collection of Morgantown. The only glaring error I found is that what he refers to as the Maglev is actually the PRT. (My first thought was, Maglev? What the heck is that?)

I heard a fascinating bit on Living on Earth last night on permeable concrete. According to the story, a gentleman accidentally invented water permable concrete. It took a bit for it to sink in why water permeable concrete would be a good idea–I do after all live in a fairly rural states–but after I thought about it for a second it struck me as sheer genius.

You can visit the website for the company that makes the concrete, Ecocreto (There’s a flash intro that I haven’t seen, since I don’t seem to have flash installed on this computer.)

Just imagine how different cities would be if the water went through the concrete instead of pooling or running off. Would it not make driving in the rain safer, since there shouldn’t be pooled water causing hydroplaning? Amazing.

Also, for your education and entertainment, a list of Teresa’s favorite rose names. I kinda like Lingo Muck, myself.

During our travels this weekend I decided that I really like Michael’s friend Chris. I’ve always been a bit uncomfortable around him, because he talks a LOT about drinking, and as someone who has a history with alcohol that has been tempetous at best, it always made me a bit nervous. Sunday however, removed my doubts. Anyone who has built their own Tesla coil out of spare parts, beer bottles, and aluminum foil, just for fun, qualifies as someone I really like.