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March 31, 2004
Don’t just sit there - Do Something
Ready for another boring night of mind-numbing television? No? Looking for a new hobby? Perhaps you'd just like to liven up your next party? How about some Fire Dancing?
What happens to the T-shirts you donate to charity?
40 Things every drunkard should do before he dies (From "Gravity Lens")
10 Things to expect after you turn 30. Number 10. Starting in 24 hours, you are officially closer to 40 than to 20. How're they hanging now, kid?
Washing the feet of Berkeley's homeless
Start Your Own Gold Teeth Store
More Things To “Do With Your Life” Here
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Industrial Hemp
The New Pot-TV Network (From Bruce Eisner)
New! Hemp wheat sprouted bread, an ancient recipe for the energy of life
Smoking Dope with Thomas Pynchon: A Sixties Memoir
Weed – The Card Game! (From ”Sciatica”)
More about any kind of illegal drugs especially Acid and Pot Here
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More unusual clocks
First Atomic Clock Wristwatch - Do not be misled. The many "atomic time" wristwatches you see on the market today are merely cheap quartz wristwatches with a built-in radio receiver…
The world earliest playable sound recording – voices from 1878 of an experimental talking clock (From ”Daily Jive”)
A dot for every second in the day Clock and “The old Clinton Clock ”: Mixing 3d Computer Graphics with real time animation using Java. (Both from the new ”Organic Shadows”)
Karen’s Alarm Clock v3.0.3
The problem is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
Our huge list of other unusual clocks is here
March 31, 2004 in Clocks & Watches | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
March 30, 2004
I want to read “Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush.” By John Dean.
From the Publisher: Former White House counsel and New York Times bestselling author John Dean reveals how the Bush White House has set America back decades—employing a worldview and tactics of deception that will do more damage to the nation than Nixon at his worst.
See the Weapongate Discussion Here
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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out on a Tuesday
Slide Show from Dr. Albert Hofmann's 98th Birthday Party . (Found at Bruce Eisner)
Top Twenty Drug Using Cartoon Suspects , from Shaggy to Speedy Gonzales
Lennon's Song "Help!" - The Real First LSD-Oriented Beatles Song
In Search of the Magic Plant "Ska Maria Pastora" in the Mazatec Country (From “My Problem Child”)
Stand up philosopher, Timothy Leary’s death
David E. Nichols, Ph.D. - A Scientist Reflects on the Discovery and Future of LSD
(Unrelated): "Bad spellers of the world... Untie"
(Refresh the screen to enjoy the fractal above)
More about the Sixties Generation and their Acid and Pot Here
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Death & Eternity Links
The last picture you'll ever take... (From “Worth 1000”)
The gothic & creepy Gruft – Death room at the Propeller Island Hotel in Berlin
Re-Post: Museum of Death in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, and Leading Causes of Death in Various Countries
What are Life Masks? (In German). See their large Catalog. Enclosed is the Angelina Jolie mask.
Near-Death Jokes: "If you are reading this - you are dead"
American Anthropology Obituary Index (? - I guess you need that too)
Many More Unusual Links About Death and Eternity and about Unusual Coffins & Caskets Here
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"No, no, you’re too kind..."
Outside View: Who is William Krar? Did the Feds stopped the most devastating terror attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, and why have you not heard about it until now?
Did Richard Clarke KO the Bushies?
The Headline of the Week from “Finance Asia” (Thanks, Wayne)
Making the rounds: Woman spotted yesterday reading today’s paper (Originally from ”Back to the Future”) - Some nakedness on this site, beware.
Maybe we'll do a better job next war
Heady stuff: Condoleezza Rice on “Promoting the National Interest” - but this article is from January 2000, so expect slight differences from today’s positioning… (Found at ”Arts & Letters Daily”)
More Links about Current News Here
March 30, 2004 in Current News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
The fried chocolate sandwich is a Scottish winner
Artist Moira Hahn sent photos of her own candy experiment to Chris Null
Biscuit tin quiz from “Nice Cup Of Tea And A Sit Down”
Vintage Posters of Old Desserts
Our Old Desserts Collections are Here
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Newspapers -
“Magic Wallet Never Runs out of Money” and other Top Ten Tabloid Headlines (From ”Shitfit”)
Der Stürmer was the most infamous newspaper in history
CRAYON - Create your own Newspaper
Fashion Magazine Covers (From ”Things Magazine”)
Who Owns What: Online guide to what major media companies own
”News of the Weird” Map, search by state
Many More Unusual Newspapers and Magazines Here
March 30, 2004 in Newspaper & Magazines | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
March 29, 2004
Fix your mess!
Troubling Ikea furniture name (From ”Dangling Pointer”)
Katrina As Michelangelo: My Dining Room Mural
The Chicago TV Bed with secret, remotely elevated flat panel 22" wide screen television
The role of the folding chair
Artistic Glass Sink Sets for Bathrooms (From ”Information Junk”. By the way, John-of-Footprints, please contact me with a good email – I’d like to ask you something and I’ve tried to reach you a couple of times but the email on your blog doesn’t work).
Hand-painted children's furniture (From "Dragons of Walton Street" in Knightsbridge London)
Our Old Home Decor Links are Here
March 29, 2004 in Home Decor | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
With the Southern California Weather we are having now -
Harbin China Ice & Snow Festival 2003 – definitely, the most amazing ice sculptures you’ve ever seen. (J-Walk & Larry, the Happy Cynic beat me to that one!). Here’s a Webshot album of Harbin and a BBC story about the festival
Snow Angel (From “Leusche”)
Afro Gumby, a Walking Block and a giant Snow temple in Sapporo's snow festival
World's first drive-in cinema for ice scooters in Saami, Norway
Tim Linhart is The Mountain Freak
9-11 Memorial Snow Sculptures. More Fireman Snow sulptures
Snow butt (?) in Grindelwald, Switzerland
“Team Sandtastic” becomes Team Snowtastic in the winter (obviously)
Snow "jizo" line a street in Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture. "Jizo" memorialize and watch over aborted fetuses wandering in the netherworld, according to the Jodo sect of Buddhism
Any good tips for keeping our snowmen from melting?
The Ten Thumbs guide to Snow Sculpting
More Links about Ice & Snow Sculpting Here
March 29, 2004 in Ice Sculptures | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Fly Away
Sacramento Airport Booty from “Cockeyed”
"Every time I fly and am forced to remove my shoes, I'm grateful Richard Reid is not known as the Underwear Bomber" - Flying Jokes and "Airport ABCs: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes". Both from “SkyGod”
NTSB aviation accident database
Record Racing boat from “Off-Shore Electronics” (From "Beer is for Winners”)
The rest of Our List of Flight Links is Here
March 29, 2004 in Flight | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Luxury travel
Abercrombie & Kent, the original luxury travel company
Little Czech Primer in pictures
Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway
Paris at night (Click to enlarge)
New York's subway (From “Domicile”)
Propeller Island Art Hotel in Berlin
March 29, 2004 in Traveling Places | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
March 28, 2004
The war goes on
Soldiers' Last Letters from Iraq
560 pairs of boots and a pile of 8,500 shoes
War Rationale: Version 10.0, from Tom Paine
Pat Buchanan’s about the Consequences of the War in Iraq
Saturated with detail high resolution war photos (From "Sachs Report")
Somebody Google-bombed "Bush's foreign friends"
More Links about the War in Iraq Here
March 28, 2004 in War in Iraq | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Nights of the living Dead
The official Home of the Grateful Dead, and The Phil Zone, the home of Mickey Hart and the official Ratdog (Bob Weir Band) website. Lots to discover there!
Merchandizing: Jerry Garcia Ties, Grateful Dead Lunch Box and Jerry Garcia Action figure. Don’t forget the old Jerry Garcia Autopsy Doll - A Groovy Peek Inside Captain Trips
Grateful Dad T-shirt in Thailand
“Animated Architecture”, designers of lightning, set & video projections for the Grateful Dead concerts
It was 1978, the night they closed old Winterland down - and the Grateful Dead's all-night show lives on in memories, flashbacks...
More Music -
The excellent blog ”Tofu Hut” writes about Susana Baca, an Afro-Peruvian Jazz singer (See 3/24/04 posting). He has some beautiful temporary MP3’s there. Listen to "Cardo O Ceniza". More about Susana Baca and some Susana Baca samples
The Wonders of Brazilian music (Via "Eye of the Goof")
And “Good morning all!! Stand up and tap your feet It`s a great day to be alive!!" (From the German “Just-a-Joke”)
More Eclectic Music Links Here
March 28, 2004 in Music_ | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
L-A Stories
Wes Clark’s “Avocado Memories” - Growing up in Burbank, in the Sixties and Seventies
Is it true that an artist secretly painted a 60-foot-high image of a naked pink lady above a tunnel in Malibu Canyon in 1966?
Welcome to LA Stories - "seventy-two suburbs in search of a city."
An anthology of little known Facts and Stories about Los Angeles, California
Atomic Yellow Pages listings in Los Angeles (and explanation about the fascination with the atomic bomb)
Pretty Vacant: The Los Angeles Dingbat Architecture - "If you lived here, you'd be home now"
Many More Unusual Links About Los Angeles and Orange County Here
March 28, 2004 in Los Angeles | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Sunday Comix
Adolf Hitler Comic Books (They also offer collectible figurines of WW2-nazi leaders)
"Dinky Dog", animated character from 1919
The Cartoon Guide To Genetics (From ”The Eyes Have It”)
Come in to Klonek, open 24 hours
A Softer World (From “Liberals are really Swell”)
More Comics & Cartoons Links Here
March 28, 2004 in Comics & Cartoons | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
March 27, 2004
This land is your land
Thirty-one words, at least one of which is five syllables long: The Pledge of Allegiance PowerPoint version
Phil Bradford’s trip to Dealey Plaza
“Narrow Larry” presents “United States of the un-Disney”: A travel guide with dozens of folk art environments across the country. Here are only three examples:
Dr. Evermore's Scrap Metal Park in Saulk Co - WI
H.G. Hartman's Rock Garden in Springfield Ohio
Vollis Simpson and his windmill-powered whirligigs
Quartzsite, Arizona is a major winter destination for owners of Recreational Vehicles (RV’s)
By the way, I was advised by my attorney that due to the increased traffic in readership, I will have to develop some Legal Disclaimer on this blog. Since I wouldn’t know anything about it, I am borrowing the one that 'The Electric Eclectic' utilizes, as it seems to be comprehensive enough for our current use.
March 27, 2004 in Americana | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
If anyone noticed, I’m going through a massive Link-load right now, whereby I’ll dump here this weekend many of the links that I’ve gathered - so that I can start doing something else soon…
Those fleeting moments where New York meets Nintendo (From ”Oink”)
Build your own Real roller coaster action with CoasterDynamix
Bad Scrabble Hands. (From ”Give Get Have Take”)
They came from outer space – possibly: Magnetoids
”Junkyard Sports”, the new book from Bernie DeKoven, Junkmaster
Zillions-of-Games with David Glaude. (Thanks Sammy)
The rest of our Games & Toys Links are Here
March 27, 2004 in Games | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Old Links about "The Donald"
Last years’s Big Seller: 2003 Halloween Mask from "Forbes"
Charitable contributions for 2002 (From J-Walk) - 1/16/04
On his brief non-run for a president - Donald Trump On the Issues
Astrology Chart of Donald Trump
Can Just One of Donald Trump's Secrets Make You $1500+/Wk ? (MLM Scam)
Briarcliff Manor Golf Course and Trump Online
Other Unusual People:
I can Still Tell Your Wife, Bill!
Kilt Men, Bravehearts in Kilts Against Trouser Tyranny
Recent close-ups of “The Lizardman” (And more disturbing photos of extreme body modification inside)
More Eclectic Links about Unusual People Here
March 27, 2004 in Unusual People | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
More Fashion Victims
Gothic Makeup Tips (From ”Mighty Girl”)
Knitted Elvis Wig Pattern was specially designed to coincide with the world's first North Yorkshire Elvis Bus Tour… (From ”Snarky Malarky”)
More Fashion Victims Walking Airbags
No-contact jacket for women - Warning: Electric shock
Vinyl Disco Costumes for Little Girls
More Eclectic Fashion Links Here.
March 27, 2004 in Fashion | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Off the strip
The "Simpsons" move to Henderson, Nevada
Our House Las Vegas. In a city that doesn't sleep, what better place to relax, au natural, than at Our House. Hello, we are a privately owned clothing optional guest house resort. Because our house is just like being at a resort, we have chosen to share our house with others.
Professor Naughty - The Longest Playing Comedy Hypnotist in Las Vegas
More Eclectic Links about Las Vegas are Here
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Vegetarians of the world, Unite
After Centuries, the Vegetarian Feast of India Finally Arrives ( A "New York Times" Article)
Why one vegetarian activist is obsessed with Hitler's diet - "There's absolutely no evidence Hitler was a vegetarian” . After all, what vegetarian doesn't cheat?
Black is the new red for tomatoes
The Art of Homemade Sausage Making (From “Information Junk”)
Hamburger Nostalgia-Fest, a look at vintage burger ads & spokespersons
The Rest of our Meat & Vegetables Links are Here
March 27, 2004 in Food - Meat & Vegetables | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
I owe, I owe….
From "Office Space" - Lumbergh Soundboard - "UmmmmKay?..."
Money Magazine’s Best Places to Retire (From “Two Things”)
Welcome to Totally "Off The Record", the virtual watercooler where members share and enjoy anonymous work stories
An IBM salesman commuting to work in Venice, Italy, (1966), from the IBM Archives. (Found at “I Like”)
March 27, 2004 in Jobs | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Moroccan Doors
Moroccan Doors from “Moresque” interior designs. Thank you, CitrusMoon
This door is alarmed apparently
Buddhist Door (From “Shitfit”)
March 27, 2004 in Architecture - Doors | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Bento box character
How to make Gyoza - Japanese Dumplings (From Gordon Coale)
Bento is Japanese lunch box. Here are Bento box character photos (From ”Octopus Dropkick”). Here’s a mom’s “Bento Moblog”
Hokusai Wave with rabbits, (By Kozy & Dan)
Our Extensive List of Japanese Links Here
March 27, 2004 in Japan | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
A Moment of Zen
The Engaged Zen Foundation is a Buddhist ministry founded to foster zazen practice among prisoners and those waiting on Death Row. (From ”Diminished Responsibility”)
Mini Zen Gardening Kit includes a tray, fine sand, decorative rocks, and miniature wooden rake
March 27, 2004 in Zen | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Orange County Follies
H2O mixup creates scare. The now-famous story about officials in Aliso Viejo that were concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide…
A personal photo gallery of a trip from Malaysia to Orange County
Virtual Tours: A virtual tour of The Train Station at San Clemente and around the mission in San Juan Capistrano. A virtual tour of the Bower Museum courtyard in Santa Ana (From ”Art Centers in Orange County”)
Menacing Simulated prototypes for Kaiser Permanente pharmacies
The rest of our Links about Orange County are Here
March 27, 2004 in Orange County, California | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Israeli Songs
The operatic snippet ”Hine Od Yam Oleh” by the 18-year-old Israeli Artist Mor Meroz. Beautiful. (From Not a Fish)
Echad Mi Yodea, Passover songs
Shiron- lyrics of over 20,000 Israeli songs
Our Music Links from the Middle East are here
March 27, 2004 in Music from the Middle East | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
March 26, 2004
A couple of ducks landed in our back yard's pool a few minutes ago and are going for a swim in it. How cute.March 26, 2004 in Personal | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
“Money, it’s a crime. Share it fairly but don’t take a slice of my pie.”
There are the 6 types of millionaires. Which Wealth Personality are you? Satisfied Savers, Status Chasers, Altruistic Achievers, Secret Succeeders, Disengaged Inheritors or Deal Masters?
Get it Straight From the Horse's Mouth: “Art of Money Getting” or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum (1880)
What happened to the original 12 companies in the DJIA?
Authentic Shredded U.S. Currency
What is Money’s relative Value? You can make this computation among all the years between 1789 and the present.
Fun Money: Prank bills & collectibles (Please do not use at Walmart), and Currency Tissue for those who wish they had so much cash, they could wipe with it
Who is J.S.G. Boggs? J.S.G. Boggs is an artist who has consistently employed the image of money in his art since 1984, when he first accidentally “spent”(1) a drawing of a one-dollar bill. J.S.G. Boggs’s rules: He draws money: francs when in Switzerland, dollars in the U.S., pound notes when in England. He doesn’t sell his drawings. That’s rule number one. Instead he “spends” them. That’s rule number two.
Many More Ways to make Money Here
March 26, 2004 in Money & Finances | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
The Governator
For Arnold’s Sake - fighting for marijuana legalization, one Austrian muscleman at a time
“Hercules in New York” Arabic poster (1970)
President Schwarzenegger Bobblehead. Another Schwarzenegger bobbing head doll from Bosley Bobbers
“God help us all” , a stupid cartoon.
The Rest of our Schwarzenegger Links are Here
March 26, 2004 in Schwarzenegger | Permalink | Comments (41) | TrackBack
California Dreaming
California to use Feng Shui to help budget crisis? A San Francisco Assemblyman is pushing a legislative resolution that urges the state and municipalities to consider adopting design standards that incorporate the ancient Chinese art of geomancy. Feng shui principles hold that one's physical surroundings and the flow of chi, or energy, can be arranged to attract harmony, wealth and good luck.
Don’t miss the Dinah Shore Weekend in Palm Springs this weekend, if you are into that kind of thing. Here are where the Palm Springs parties are
Leisure World is the first US city exclusively for the elderly. (From “Sachs Report”)
Historic San Bernardino postcards (From “Penny Postcards”)
Salvation Mountain in Niland, California
The story of California's Underground Railroad
Many More Unusual Stories From California, from Hawaii and from Iowa Here
March 26, 2004 in California | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
ODDS & Ends
Zombie Infection Simulation v2.3 - Zombies are green, move very slowly and change direction randomly and frequently unless they can see something moving in front of them, in which case they start walking towards it. After a while they get bored and wander randomly again. Press your Space bar to start. (From “Oink”)
Danish artist paint iceberg red
Toilets of the World (Including "Exploding Toilets")
"Lorem Ipsum" is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s
The following is a list of ten questions to answer to determine if you are experiencing mania
The Prostitution Pictures made by photojournalist Piet den Blanken (1951), show prostitutes, street-walkers and brothels in various parts of the world.
Ubnormal Festuses - Examples from the Gross Specimens collection, of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, Department of Pathology. Please do not click if sensitive. (From “Flabber”)
More Odds & ends Links Here
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March 25, 2004
I have been accused by a reader of this blog, that the blog is way too intellectual. I promise to remedy this & increase the posting of more popular themes; we don’t want to cater to a small elite few of ivory-tower dwellers here, now don’t we…
On the “Who Cares” front, in the last few days we have been linked by a dozen or more of “Link Aggregators”, which have increased our traffic dramatically. Most have linked to the Archive of Sand Sculptures and some have linked to the Archive of Insect food and other postings.
Among these linkers are LinkFilter, Linkdump, Madville , Metafilter, The Greek Humor, the Danish Test Domicile , and from South America Oink, One’s Web, Internezz, Milinkito, Yonkiss, as well as J-Walk, Presurfer and many other bloggers.
Here are more people that were talking about “Grow-a-Brain” recently
“…Best real estate blog in the universe, IMO…” from “Playing with my Food”
“A Brilliant Site” from “Mr. Power”
“Vast site with too many links to follow” from “Johnny Burrito”
Thank you to all readers & blessed be the comment makers.
March 25, 2004 in People are Talking about Grow-a-Brain | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack
Politics
The actual text of the USA PATRIOT Act can be found here
"How to be a good Democrat" (From “Shitfit”)
“Atheist Presents Case for Taking God From Pledge” - A NY Times article about Michael Newdow, who makes his living as an emergency room doctor, and who gave a spell-binding performance before the Supreme Court today.
A long Link list from “The Multinational Monitor” which tracks corporate activity, especially in the Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, worker health and safety, labor union issues and the environment.
The John Ashcroft Snow Globe. Each snow globe, hand-sculpted and hand-assembled by artists, comes with a windup music movement of "White Christmas," a bust of the Attorney General in ivory resin and, of course, white snow. (The last 2 are from “Sensi 3000”)
The Rest of our Political Links are Here
March 25, 2004 in Politics | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Did you hear the one about…
I don’t take quizzes, but you have to Take the “What type of blahblah” are you?” quiz from “Sugarmama”
Interactive Apologies from “Nobody Here” – Add your own!
"Hot Dog Boy" has a new short film - Please watch all 16, if you like them.
Sixteen Things it took me Over 50 Years to Learn by Dave Barry. Some are obvious (Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night), some are less obvious - You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. (From “Driko”)
Giving 100% For Those Who Still Work : Hard work and knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there. But wait, there’s more.
The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less
For some reason, I found these Baby Costumes hilarious. (From “Soup De Jour of the Day”)
Browse through our previous Funny and Crazy Links Here
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