TED Repost: Growing Fresh Air

I just saw this Ted.com video about effective houseplants that scrub  the air super-efficiently...thought I'd share. Get yourself a few of these badboys and breathe easy...

I don't own this video, found it at TED.com. It's pretty useful, though!

Tomato Time!

I've got ants in my pants over our upcoming crop of tomatoes!Every day I think, "ripen NOW, you little bastards, so I can eatchoo'. But, alas, they have their own agenda. I suppose this is a great time for me to adopt a greater appreciation of nature's slow and steady wins the race attitude. At least, that's what my brain tells me- i think. I mean, I can barely hear it over the commotion my belly and tastebuds are making as I stare longingly at the giant rat's nest of tomato vines trying hard to obscure their nutritious bounty amongst green leaves and tiny yellow flowers.
Every day I peer into the tangled maze, and every day my heart sinks at the site of the hard, green harvest not yet ready for human consumption....That is, until today, when I noticed two plump, maroon Black Ethiopan tomatoes have *nearly* ripened to perfection! Finally! Ojala! I am so excited! Tomorrow, we will feast upon the products of my labor and my watchful eye! A salad! Yes! A salad made from garden goodies! Tomatoes! Swiss Chard! Green Onions! Basil! Eggplant! Oh, yes!
The last time a tomato was born of my somewhat garden, it was a loner. Solitary in its existence, but delicious all the same! Observe:

Come on, tomatoes! Ahmunna eatchoo!