Bryan's Essay for July 23, 2010 (1 of 7) <<-first last->> slideshow <-previous next->
The Forth Bin
The Forth Bin (112 views)
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The sight of green compost bins has become almost commonplace here in San Francisco. They have appeared in food courts, street fairs, and now in movie theaters. All this effort towards composting is certainly extremely good. But one price of adding composting to the already existing mix of recycling versus garbage, has been an increase in confusion.

The Clock Ticks
The Clock Ticks (129 views)
by Bryan Costales
(2 of 7) A middle aged man emails his neglected mother for the first time in seven years. A retired nurse telephones an old flame after twenty years of no contact. A grumpy father writes his son in prison,
Migrating For Health
Migrating For Health (122 views)
by Bryan Costales
(3 of 7) During the dust bowl of the 1930's, thousands of families migrated from the mid-west to California in hope of finding jobs. Dust storms, drought, and economic hardship destroyed small farms in
Memories of God
Memories of God (157 views)
by Bryan Costales
(4 of 7) On a low grassy hill I came upon a washer woman hanging laundry on an outdoor clothes line. The sky was misty with a pancake yellow sun. The air was neither warm nor cold. The ground crunched as I
What's In A Label?
What's In A Label? (105 views)
by Bryan Costales
(5 of 7) You examine the label in a tee shirt to determine who made it. Some search for designer labels. Other look at the labels for cleaning instructions or to see what material was used to construct the
Second Guessing A Penny
Second Guessing A Penny (118 views)
by Bryan Costales
(6 of 7) Much angst surrounded a recent debate about whether or not 2005's should be the very last leap second ever. But why so much to-do about nothing? Take a moment to wander around your home. Look at all
Requiem For A Leap Second
Requiem For A Leap Second (117 views)
by Bryan Costales
(7 of 7) The world time standard changed in 1972, when Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was replaced with UTC, which stands for Coordinated Universal Time (yes the C is on the wrong end). GMT was based on Earth's