http://liquidgoldbook.com/blog Updates, news and whimsy for those who grow with the gold Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:47:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Writing and updating three books, conducting workshops, selling urine-diversion gizmoes (www.ecovita.net), and trying to make a living are all crowding out my blog-writing time. Check back in May for updates! In the meantime, comments are shut down for this blog. We were getting tons of spam posts daily. Email directly if ... http://liquidgoldbook.com/blog/?p=19 anonymous@dull.com (folks, why be anonymous?!) who hasn't read Liquid Gold asks: "I'm all for using the P [phosporus] and K [potassium] on the plants. Even getting some N. But I'm worried about the Na.  (less about the Cl)  How does one capture the NaCl?  Getting some of the Na out is ... http://liquidgoldbook.com/blog/?p=16 Wondering what to do with the "Urine Charge: Take Life Full Circle!" decal that's bound into the backs of copies of the first U.S. edition of Liquid Gold? So far, we've put them on: toilet tanks cars bathrooms in vegetarian restaurants urinals bicycles urine collection bottles and here's a fun use--use the decal to cover the uninteresting logo ... http://liquidgoldbook.com/blog/?p=15 My mother emailed me the link to a great article about traveling through eastern Russia, along the Bering Strait. Amazing photos. [link] What caught her eye is a photo of a reindeer herder giving a little cup of urine to reindeer as a salty treat. North of Kanchalan, ... http://liquidgoldbook.com/blog/?p=14 Becky Owens tipped me off about the release of the book, "Pees On Earth," a collection of photos of its author, Ellen Jong, urinating outside in locations worldwide. This isn't really a Liquid Gold practice---she urinates mostly on non-carbon, impervious surfaces, such as a discarded toilet on a street corner, an ... http://liquidgoldbook.com/blog/?p=12 To be featured in the next edition of Liquid Gold: Nik Bertulis of Berkeley, California made this combination sink and urinal. It drains to the backyard farm compost pile, which was suffering for lack of moisture and more nitrogen. This is mounted on the upper deck of the home also known ... http://liquidgoldbook.com/blog/?p=9 Recycle nutrients, save water! Feed the earth that feeds you! A poster with instructions, stickers and press releases will be available on this site in April! http://liquidgoldbook.com/blog/?p=11 Check out these gorgeous flower- and seashell-themed water-flush urinals by Clark Sorenson in San Francisco! http://liquidgoldbook.com/blog/?p=5 To start off the blog, here's a snippet of the soon-to-be-classic, "Pee Outside" by Frankie Meyer of Austin, Texas. He tells us that it's gaining "cult status" and is played quite often on a Vermont radio station. To obtain the entire song on his entire CD, "Dangnabbit," go to his Web ... http://liquidgoldbook.com/blog/?p=4