Once I wanted to be a good man, now I want to become a great man.A place to share my interests and thoughtsTumblr (3.0; @adamhansen)http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/Vegetable Garden at Cook County Jail in Chicago<a href="http://www.cityfarmer.info/2009/12/20/vegetable-garden-at-cook-county-jail-in-chicago/">Vegetable Garden at Cook County Jail in Chicago</a>: <p><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bytaVqahT38&hl=en_US&fs=1&" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></p> <p>By Mr. Brown Thumb of Chicago Garden </p> <p>Excerpt:</p> <p>The last place you expect to see a vegetable garden is behind tall fences topped off with razor wire, but at the Cook County Jail there is…</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/292287623http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/292287623Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:10:36 -0500Tea And Coffee Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk<a href="http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/006802.html">Tea And Coffee Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk</a>: <p>Tea and coffee reduce the risk of insulin-resistant diabetes that many develop in middle age and later. Drinking more coffee (regular or decaffeinated) or tea appears to lower the risk of developing…</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/291962195http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/291962195Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:32:41 -0500Handcrafted wooden bathtubs from Japan<a href="http://www.mellowmonk.com/2009/12/handcrafted-wooden-bathtubs-from-japan.html">Handcrafted wooden bathtubs from Japan</a>: <p><a href="http://www.bartokdesign.com/japan/">Bartok Design</a> custom-crafts top-quality traditional wooden <a href="http://www.bartokdesign.com/japan/7photo_gallery/">Japanese bathtubs</a> made from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaecyparis_obtusa"><i>hinoki</i></a>.<br/><br/><br/>And remember: These tubs are for <a href="http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2002.html">soaking</a>, not washing. But what a soothing, stress-relieving,…</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/291962188http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/291962188Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:32:40 -0500Good to see. Real style is making a comeback… NYTimes: Dressing for Success, Again...<p>Good to see. Real style is making a comeback… NYTimes: Dressing for Success, Again <a href="http://s.nyt.com/u/vYN">http://s.nyt.com/u/vYN</a></p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/291765135http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/291765135Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:12:07 -05004 of the Last 8 White Rhinos on Planet Flown Home to Kenya<a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/4-of-the-last-8-white-rhinos-on-planet-flown-home-to-kenya.php?campaign=th_rss">4 of the Last 8 White Rhinos on Planet Flown Home to Kenya</a>: <p><img alt="Male Northern White Rhino at San Diego Zoo Photo" src="http://www.treehugger.com/male-northern-white-rhino-at-san-diego-zoo.jpg" width="468" height="305"/><em>Image via: <a href="http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1189559&site_id=1#import">Google Earth Community</a></em> Even the organizing agency, <a href="http://www.fauna-flora.org">Fauna & Flora International</a>, admits is a “last-ditch effort” to save the northern White Rhino - the project itself has been…</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/291758436http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/291758436Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:04:13 -0500The last weekend before Christmas. I think people should #godrinksometeaandleavemealone so I can...<p>The last weekend before Christmas. I think people should #godrinksometeaandleavemealone so I can finish shopping.</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/290374799http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/290374799Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:47:59 -0500There are 8 Northern White Rhinoceros left in world. I wonder how many people know that.. or care....<p>There are 8 Northern White Rhinoceros left in world. I wonder how many people know that.. or care. <a href="http://bit.ly/5HZszT">http://bit.ly/5HZszT</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/5gW8uI">http://bit.ly/5gW8uI</a></p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/290374796http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/290374796Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:47:59 -05004 of the Last 8 White Rhinos on Planet Flown Home to Kenya<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/gTHn7DuWNT0/4-of-the-last-8-white-rhinos-on-planet-flown-home-to-kenya.php">4 of the Last 8 White Rhinos on Planet Flown Home to Kenya</a>: <p><img alt="Male Northern White Rhino at San Diego Zoo Photo" src="http://www.treehugger.com/male-northern-white-rhino-at-san-diego-zoo.jpg" width="468" height="305"/><em>Image via: <a href="http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1189559&site_id=1#import">Google Earth Community</a></em> Even the organizing agency, <a href="http://www.fauna-flora.org">Fauna & Flora International</a>, admits is a “last-ditch effort” to save the northern White Rhino - the project itself has been…</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/290367066http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/290367066Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:39:26 -0500I just found a $10 iTunes Card playing @gowalla: http://gowal.la/gift<p>I just found a $10 iTunes Card playing @<a href="http://twitter.com/gowalla">gowalla</a>: <a href="http://gowal.la/gift">http://gowal.la/gift</a></p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/289341756http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/289341756Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:28:27 -0500Wishing this was my last stop… — at Books A Million http://gowal.la/s/22rr<p>Wishing this was my last stop… — at Books A Million <a href="http://gowal.la/s/22rr">http://gowal.la/s/22rr</a></p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/289341752http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/289341752Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:28:27 -0500Teavana is coming to Toledo! http://twitpic.com/u1c3j<p>Teavana is coming to Toledo! <a href="http://twitpic.com/u1c3j">http://twitpic.com/u1c3j</a></p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/289213298http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/289213298Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:15:22 -0500Use code SANTA to save 80% at restaurant.com. That’s a $25 gift certificate for only $2!...<p>Use code SANTA to save 80% at restaurant.com. That’s a $25 gift certificate for only $2! <a href="http://chpt.me/34h0npd">http://chpt.me/34h0npd</a> (via @<a href="http://twitter.com/CheapTweet">CheapTweet</a>)</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/289213292http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/289213292Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:15:21 -0500The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain. Kahlil Gibran...<p>The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain. Kahlil Gibran (via @<a href="http://twitter.com/JimRohnQuotes">JimRohnQuotes</a>)</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/288826024http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/288826024Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:30:30 -0500Does anyone have an invite for @blippy they could send to me?<p>Does anyone have an invite for @<a href="http://twitter.com/blippy">blippy</a> they could send to me?</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/288347021http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/288347021Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:14:27 -0500Random thought… If the health of Americans is so critical why must we pay income tax on *any*...<p>Random thought… If the health of Americans is so critical why must we pay income tax on *any* health related expenses?</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/287747399http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/287747399Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:24:05 -0500If I won @steepster’s contest http://bit.ly/tea-contest, the first tea I’d make with...<p>If I won @<a href="http://twitter.com/steepster">steepster</a>’s contest <a href="http://bit.ly/tea-contest,">http://bit.ly/tea-contest,</a> the first tea I’d make with @<a href="http://twitter.com/joeyroth">joeyroth</a>’s Sorapot is Pearl Fine Tea’s Jade Oolong</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/287451734http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/287451734Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:44:17 -0500Consuming Coffee or Tea Could Cut Risk of Type 2 Diabetes http://ow.ly/MJlE (via @HealthNewsUS)<p>Consuming Coffee or Tea Could Cut Risk of Type 2 Diabetes <a href="http://ow.ly/MJlE">http://ow.ly/MJlE</a> (via @<a href="http://twitter.com/HealthNewsUS">HealthNewsUS</a>)</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/286303766http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/286303766Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:33:39 -0500Al Qaeda represents all Muslim people as accurately as the Ku Klux Klan represents all Christian...<p>Al Qaeda represents all Muslim people as accurately as the Ku Klux Klan represents all Christian people. Educate yourself. Don’t assume.</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/286040710http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/286040710Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:15:22 -0500Ignorance struck again at work… Not all African-Americans are Muslim, Not all Lebanese people...<p>Ignorance struck again at work… Not all African-Americans are Muslim, Not all Lebanese people are Muslim, Muslim people are not evil</p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/286040714http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/286040714Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:15:22 -0500Currently reading on @mental_floss: 9 Muppets Kicked Off Sesame Street http://tinyurl.com/yj5sodq<p>Currently reading on @<a href="http://twitter.com/mental_floss">mental_floss</a>: 9 Muppets Kicked Off Sesame Street <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yj5sodq">http://tinyurl.com/yj5sodq</a></p>http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/286040703http://adamhansen.tumblr.com/post/286040703Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:15:21 -0500