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Dick Cheney lives in a mansion less than a mile from my apartment. And although I haven’t heard the deep rumbling emanating from his compound, other neighbors have. Some speculate that construction crews are undertaking a secret project.

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December 9th, 2002 at 1:44 pm

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Related environmental item: Michael Wong-Sasso’s birthday party was held at quite possibly the coolest place imaginable for a six-year-old boy: the dump.

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December 9th, 2002 at 1:25 pm

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Ecopod: the environmentally-friendly coffin. Gimme a break. “Made from 100% ecologically sound materials the Pod is the ideal product for a non toxic burial or cremation.” Isn’t death all about toxicity? This concept might be too ridiculous even for Bobos. (Link via Reenhead, a cool DC blog I recently discovered.)

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December 9th, 2002 at 11:02 am

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