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Techniques for getting better gas mileage are called hypermiling. In this book, I discuss 13 hypermiling techniques. I also discuss how to calculate gas mileage so you can tell how your mileage is improving as you apply some or all of these techniques.

Sing Ho was innocently walking down the street minding his own business. Then he noticed a FedEx truck driving down the street. There was nothing unusual about today. There was nothing unusual about the Fedex truck. The normal amount of people were milling about. The normal number of cars and trucks were on the road. There was the normal number of buildings. But for a second, Sing Ho and that FedEx truck were the only two objects in the world. Then there was only one, and Sing Ho's world went completely dark.

In Search of a Right-Brained Computer is the story of my search to find a computer for my right-brained wife. Since I'm left-brained, this was perhaps a futile attempt. Yet I pursued it. What I found was what makes right- and left-brained people ask the same questions while asking different questions. I explore each of the main questions one might ask when purchasing a computer. I then go through a computer system I designed in an attempt to design a right-brained computer. Then I analyze where it came close to meeting its mark and where it fell short.

So, now Bob and Dilly had been best friends for a few days. They were playing in Bob's yard. They were playing trucks and "hide to the count of three" and "run this way and that" and "hide facing the house" and neat things like that. They were trying to think of what to play next. What would you want to play next? Bob yelled, "Run for your life! The Huggers are coming!" And Bob and Dilly ran for their lives.

It was not surprising that Brunettes said something together. They said and did everything in unison. It was this request for a name that was so surprising. They had a name!

Xeechagillapxtuurii jumps into the raging current to be carried downstream in search of his vision. He finds his vision, including the one he is looking for. But this world is totally foreign to him. Nobody understands him. Somehow he must gain her trust and communicate with them. Somehow he must get her to want to come back to his world to help him save it. Sylvia is a college student. When she sees a hippie being driven towards her truck, she responds as she always does when she sees someone in need - she opens the door and pull some blankets from the back for him to wrap up in.

From across the room, he noticed her elbow. As he traced the curve of her elbow with his eyes, he noticed something stenciled there. At this distance, he should not have been able to tell that that something was a flower. But he could, so he gave up reasoning for reality. His eye started tracing the lines of the flower. He was only vaguely aware that the flower was drawn on a woman's elbow some 20 yards away.

I learned how to save paper from my grandmother. I explore all the details involved when choosing a greener printer. I also explore tree-free and tree-friendly paper, non-toxic ink, and outsourcing your green printing. At the end, I share my conclusion of how to find a greener printer for your personal or business use. Hopefully I will have given you enough information to come to your own conclusion.

The bottoms of her eyes drifted to the left, as did her hair. This effect made her look sly. Because she looked sly, people thought Capri knew things, even when she did not. Most people thought she was called Capri as short for Capricious. Actually, it was because her mother was color-blind and thought her red hair was capri, or deep sky blue. Actually, her hair was scarlet with touches of vermilion.

Now at 150, Jamil is bored, even more bored than he was at 100. Then Jamil becomes disoriented, and somehow he ends up on a dance stage. Jamil found himself walking off the stage, in his elation. He couldn't stop himself, and it was a long way down.

Saving the Earth One Beard at a Time starts with the amusing story of how I learned to shave. It helps you understand the reasons why you shave and helps you figure out how to shave less and still be you. It takes a look at how being mindful in one daily activity can save the earth. Imagine, if we were all mindful in a few of our daily activities, how much more that would save the planet.

Cascadia Prime is an apocalyptic story of three men who are sent to the far reaches of space to make friends and help save the people of Earth. Viggo, who is possibly a relative of Bigfoot, is selected to go on this mission. Hanini, an Hawaiian Kahuna is also chosen, as is General East - the quintessential military leader. These three very different men have to learn how to get along, escape one group of natives on a distant planet, and make friends with another group.

Poems that make you smile

Poems that make you groan

Poems that make you wonder

Why you're reading them alone

Poems that rhyme with rhythm

Poems that simply don't

Poems that to you make sense

Poems that surely won't

Who writes these poems anyway

Whose mind has gone astray

Just tell your tales the normal way

I don't have time to play

Poetry fans will like them

Laureates will not

Short stories added for a treat

To thicken out the plot

Danwe lived in a vase. It was not a regularly shaped vase. Danwe's vase had a tall cylindrical section. That is to say it was taller than it was wide. This section of the vase was similar in shape to a can of spam, but much nicer looking. This section was just tall enough for Danwe to stand and walk comfortably in. When I say Danwe lived in a vase, I mean he lived in a vase. That is to say, he never left. He had lived here all his life, all by himself. So what happens when Danwe finally leaves his vase and starts exploring? What will his world be like?

What is a Sub-Bohemian? A Sub-Bohemian is one who lives an unconventional lifestyle. He has artistic interests which drive his unconventionality. But, in our Superhero's case, his unconventionality is also driven by the necessity to avoid being crushed. Sub-Bohemian's are the smallest people in the world. Well, actually there is only one Sub-Bohemian, our Superhero. Introducing: Pavlik-Pavlik! The Sub-Bohemian! Our Superhero!

Meet Ambrosia, one of Gitchi Manitou's helpers. Ambrosia tells the story of the beginning. In the beginning, Gitchi Manitou created the earth on which we live. First Gitchi Manitou created the creatures of lights, mountains, trees, fish, birds, and mammals. At this time Gitchi Manitou also created the shires of Eden, Agartha, Atlantis, Shambhala, Aztlan, and Camelot. Over time, the creatures start to forget about the shires, so Gitchi Manitou creates the train to take them to the shires so they can better remember them.

Moose Feather is a story of a young boy named Davey. His family decides to move to an Intentional Community - one where everybody has different responsibilities. In this community, everybody is assigned a Community Name. Davey gets the great name of Moose Feather, except Davey doesn’t think it’s so great. Davey has a hard time becoming part of the community. He has left all his friends behind. He meets a girl named Chipmunk who helps him with his transition. After school is over for the year, all the kids in the community move into a different time and reality - unbeknownst to the adults.

Everybody wants a little piece of paradise right in their own backyard. This book is about how to make that happen without spending too much effort on it. After all, one of the rules of paradise is to let everything be as easy as it wants to be. Tired of yard work? Want to spend time in paradise in the comfort of your own backyard? This book is for you. I explore composting, replacing your lawn, play, pruning, companion planting, edible forest gardens, tree guilds, perennial plants, and creating your own microclimate.

Ribo Quadrilobe is a mystery where nobody dies. Ribo Quadrilobe is the quintessential robot. Ribo has no desire to become a human. He is an investigator pursuing the case of one Hannah H. Harvester. Hannah is a human doctor who has a super high percentage of patients who recover. Is Hannah violating the law which forbids her to use her religion and faith when practicing science? Will Ribo judge Hannah innocent or guilty? Will they fall in love?

Every man dreams of falling in love. But sometimes when he has that dream too often and still has yet to find his love, that dream can become a nightmare, always haunting him. The only solution sometimes is to go off in pursuit of your dream, no matter how unlikely it seems that you will actually fulfill your dream. If you'd like to hear a clean romance story with a little adventure and mystery thrown in, this is it!