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December 31, 2005
Life-altering experiences
Bonds of Love, a flickr pool
In Praise of Idleness By Bertrand Russell. “A traveler in Naples who saw twelve beggars lying in the sun, and offered a lira to the laziest of them. Eleven of them jumped up to claim it, so he gave it to the twelfth.”
A good Metafilter thread: Can you point to a single experience in your life, as a child, which you can define as having contributed to the person you are today?
Bored? Listless? Pass away the pointless hours with this list of Things to do when you're bored: Things you can do with absolutely nothing, Things you can do with very little and Things you can do with another person
A So You Wanna guide for any occasion
Things I do when Maria left and I am in the middle of Nothingam
18 Tricks to Teach Your Body. No 1. If your throat tickles, scratch your ear
Ironic tea cozies at Craftster
Happy New Year 2006 to all of you! I am still on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Things To Do With Your Life Here
December 31, 2005 in Do Something with your Life | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
December 30, 2005
Logo Hell
Old School Style Carnival Posters. (From ”Land-o-links”)
“But we’re a sandwich company!” Coudal Partner’s new short Copy Goes Here
What does the phrase "A picture is worth ten thousand words" mean to you? Is it more or less meaningful to know that it was written by an advertising executive, to attract clients to his firm?
Confrontational Marketing - Building Brand Awareness in a Saturated Market
A few years ago it seemed that every other logo had a swoosh. (From “Incomplete Imaginations”)
It’s not easy being Sage, and many other clips from Gary L. Gray
Ads of the World ad aggregator
Review of the old Bell symbol History. (From John’s blog)
A list of SNL fake commercials
The distinctive animated ads from Charles Schwab
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. A Large Collection of Unusual Ads Here
December 30, 2005 in Advertising | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 29, 2005
Buddhist art
Sculptures of famous art. Pieter Breugel, Toulouse Lautrec, Modigliani, Dali, Daumier, Beardsley, Egon Schiele, many others. (From Las insólitas aventuras del pez)
Turtle Kiss. Koopa the Turtle is unofficially the world's first internationally collected, professional turtle artist, while Kira the human is a full-time artist and "turtle's assistant."
Keri Smith’s Fun with stickers - Round stickers, a pencil with an eraser, some black ink, and a camera
Yuko Nishimura, paper folder
'New Facts' photoblog of John Brownlow
Cindy Wright’s Bacon Cube
Seahorse made of cheese graters by artist Jim Opasaik
That's The Last Time Private Collector Loans Painting To Guggenheim
One of the most prolific poster artists of our time, Scrojo has created nearly 500 stunning color posters for the Belly Up Tavern and select other venues. (From Bifurcated Rivets)
The surrealistic art of Gilbert Garcin
La Maison Picassiette is the extraordinary result of one man's work between 1938 and 1964. The monument he left behind is a house and garden covered with intricate mosaics of broken crockery, painting and sculpture… Other inspirational examples of mosaic and tile art
Figure above is Julaporn Buakaow's three-feet tall Nong.
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Contemporary Artists Here
December 29, 2005 in Modern Art | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 28, 2005
Daydreaming
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Cheese. The age old myth that cheese gives you nightmares has finally been laid to rest following the release of a new study. The in-depth Cheese & Dreams study, a first of its kind, reveals that eating cheese before bed will not only aid a good night’s sleep but different cheeses will in fact cause different types of dreams
A Conspiracy of Sleepers. Submitting your dreams for the ruthless inspection of the Birdhouse crackpots is a total cinch
Dreamlines takes a few keywords and produces dream-filtered images
flickr cluster tagged with Dreams
Daydreamer 933
Re-post: "Did You Ever Have A Dream Like This?"
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Nightmares And Dreams Here
December 28, 2005 in Dreams | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
December 27, 2005
Thanatos
Bio is an urn for ashes that is made of compacted organic material (coconut shell) which is then covered in a layer of cellulose containing organic fertilizer. Inside this there is a seed which will later germinate and grow into a tree
Soul Ash Solace is a cremation coffin with integrated urn. (Thank you, Nick)
Eco coffins = plain wooden pine caskets
Very impressive pet caskets
Singapore's chief hangman in a candid interview
Virtual Florida Death Row Cell is one-man and 6 x 9 x 9.5 feet high
An unknown prisoner in Colorado designed the Do It Yourself Hanging Machine. The concept behind it was that it allowed the prisoner to trigger the device himself by stepping onto a platform, eliminating the need for an execution. (Thank you, Brady)
List of people who died in the bathroom
Funerals on old postcards
Photo above from Chicano Experience in Arizona. I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Coffins & Caskets and Links About Death and Eternity Here
December 27, 2005 in Death - Coffins | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
December 26, 2005
Old Danish songs
Louise Hindsgavl’s surrealist porcelain figurines
The massacre on The Faroe Islands
Under Byen (“Under the City”), the Danish band that recorded the song used in the video Plantage - “Bjork with a hangover” is how ”Blog Quebecois” describes it
One of the many Replicas of the Little Mermaid. (Found on a Google Answers)
Bon Bon Land in Holme Olstrup. “It's difficult to find a word to describe BonBon-Land because this is like no other park I've ever been to! You can use the words: Quirky, Bizarre, Disturbing, Perverted, etc... they all apply! How do you describe a park that has really nice theming, but themed to candy characters based on toilet humor?” (From ”Presurfer”)
Avall Severensen breaks the world record by swimming 166m Underwater
You know you've been in Sweden too long when… 14. A sharp intake of breath has become part of your vocabulary, as has the sound ”Jah hahh”
Gamle Danske Sange - Old Danish songs
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Links about Denmark And About India Here
December 26, 2005 in Traveling Places - Denmark | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
December 25, 2005
Growing on trees
Money doesn’t grow on trees - Yes, it does
50 Smartest things to do with your money: How to earn more, save more, invest better, spend wisely & protect your family
Uber Premium. luxury is about status (consuming the best or the most is one of the few surefire ways to establish one's status in a mature consumer society), and it's about fat margins (as consumers are willing to pay just about anything for two things: sex and status)
Don Lepre’s Ultimate Road to Riches
Questions for Matthew Lesko, the question-mark-man:
Q: Who is your target demographic?
A: People who have $40
“I'd rather be rich than stupid.” How many people in the US earn over $25 million a year in pre-tax income?
Can money buy happiness?
SE Asia Expenses. Dealing with new currencies is fun and frustrating, but I love the magical moment when I think to myself: "Well, then, how many Ringgits or Zlotych (currency converter) is this US$20." After about 2 or 2.5 weeks of mugging around, local currency becomes second nature. Even though they seem like strange and king-sized bills, reverting back to the good ole' USD happens pretty fast, though. (From Maya’s Micronomicon)
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Stories about Money Here
December 25, 2005 in Money & Finances | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
December 24, 2005
Mary Christmas, everybody
Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah
You’re home to a Christmas feast with all the trimmings - and Mom and Dad’s computer. You know what’s going to happen – “I keep getting these pop ups... It’s just been so slow lately… I keep seeing this flashing picture of a roulette wheel that just won’t go away. Can you take a look at it? How to fix Mom and Dad’s computer
The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass
Halloween costumes for dogs!!! (From Drinking with Bob)
Graphic from Frank Arrigo. I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Holiday Links Here
December 24, 2005 in Holidays | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 23, 2005
All your life you were only waiting for this moment to be free
Dylan and Lennon sharing a Taxi ride 1966, completely under the influence
Yellow Submarine Nestling Dolls
An historical archive of images and photos of Beatles handwritten lyrics
The gun that killed John Lennon
Obvious Moose’s Beatles ’95 photographs
If Hackers Ruled Teh Beat0rz!
Electronic artist group Hippocamp Ruins Sgt Pepper's just like they ruined Pet Sounds
This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to The Beatles' Rubber Soul
Happy heads from Dana Countryman
Covering the Paul Is Dead rumours on Wikipedia. Also from there - A list of The Beatles' record sales and worldwide chart figures
11 moments that forged Lennon's voice and vision
Re-post: Dear Prudence Flash Art
A Christmas greeting from Tiga
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment.
Many More Unusual Beatles Links and Unusual Bob Dylan Links Here
December 23, 2005 in Music - Beatles | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 22, 2005
Joy of Man's Desire
From Rapture Ready, The Resume' of Jesus Christ: Hello. My name is Jesus -The Christ. Many call me Lord! I've sent you my resume' because I'm seeking the top management position in your heart. Please consider my accomplishments as set forth in my resume'.
Homeless or Jesus? (From ”Exploding Aardvark”)
Philip Pelletier’s New Testament Wine Coolers
Related: Jesus Juice. Blasphemy In A Bottle
Jesus Had Short Hair, by Dr. Jack Hyles. Christian kids want to know Why?
Interview with Jesus. Inspirational Presentations for Personal Enrichment, Worship Services, & Bible Studies
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment.
Graphic above from Malanda. More Unusual Links About Jesus and Other Strange Spiritual Links Here
December 22, 2005 in Jesus | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 21, 2005
Cai Guo-Qiang
Indian and Asian firework art posters and labels
Also, the underappreciated art of firecracker labels. Aside from decorative urinal cakes, I really can't think of a more underappreciated form of art than firecracker labels. (Thank you, Avery Ant)
From “Planet Christmas”, some Christmas light show with Wizards of Winter score, featuring about 16000 lights and 88 LOR channels
4th of july fireworks, with monument
“…The street of Reno 911 are much safer today because of what we did…”
Cai Guo-Qiang, Chinese fireworks artist
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Links about Fireworks Here
December 21, 2005 in Fireworks | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
December 20, 2005
Happy snow day
Jane's Mom sent these ice sculpture photos from China
You read about all those Ice hotels that open all over the place. Where do they get their “stuff” from, the bar equipment, glass holders, etc.?
From pyrotechnics to fiber optics frozen in ice, Ice Sculptures, Ltd
Brian Reichow’s photos
Re-post: The snow show. Top international artists and architects to collaborate in works of snow and ice in the winter of 2004
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many more Unusual Ice Sculptures Links as well as Sand Sculptures Links are here
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December 19, 2005
I have to floss my cat
Hopefully you've never had these used on you, but this is a list of Bad date excuses to use if that "special" someone asks you out and you don't know how to say no. If someone gives you one of these excuses, it is very likely that they have absolutely no interest in going out with you
The list of girls I have dated (Warning: Some obviously descriptive language)
Prospect magazine’s list of 100 intellectuals. (Click on “Poll” to see results)
Clouds
2. Desks
3. Geese
4. Modems. From Metachat’s short list of things and another short list of short lists of things
The longest list of the longest stuff at the longest domain name
Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (pronounced /ˈalˌbin/) was a name intended for a Swedish child who was born in 1991. (From Wikipedia’a List of unusual personal names)
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Lists Here
December 19, 2005 in Lists | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 18, 2005
For every philosopher, there exists an equal and opposite philosopher
Sartre is sitting at a French cafe, revising his draft of Being and Nothingness. He says to the waitress, "I'd like a cup of coffee, please, with no cream." The waitress replies, "I'm sorry, monsieur, but we're out of cream. How about with no milk?" Other Philosopher Jokes
This morning I received thrilling news: a joke I wrote more than 20 years ago has been voted the funniest religious joke of all time! (From Steve Michel)
Don't flush, don't flush and Wrong Number. From “Amidst a tangled web”
Jewish Greetings –
A. “Nice to see you again, Hymie.”.
B. “Nu, is this how my friend greets me? Aren’t you going to ask me how I am?”
A. “So how are you, Hymie?”
B. “Don’t ask.”
More Jewish Jokes
A new kinda chain letter: This chain letter was developed by virile men in order to make their sex life even more fantastic. As opposed to normal chain letters, this one costs nothing, and you Can only win. Green banana. (Many more at Rusty Brooks’s Joke mine). Also, On Thursday, May 10th, I installed a gigantic mountain of bananas- well over a ton of them - in the historic town square in Piotrkow Trybunalski in Poland…
Q: What's the difference between a girlfriend and wife?
A: 45 lbs.
Q: What's the difference between a boyfriend and husband?
A: 45 minutes.
More Sick Jokes from “Neon Bubble”. The following jokes are, at best, in less-than-savory taste and, in some instances, downright sick. However, if you're offended by offensive jokes you really, really, really shouldn't read any further
In-Progress Ideas for New Yorker Cartoons
Actual Medical Charts
The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut and handed to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately. Exam of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized. The skin was moist and dry. Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until 1989 when she got a divorce. Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant. The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy. The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day care three times a week. Bleeding started in the rectal area and continued all the way to Los Angeles. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation. She is numb from her toes down. Exam of genitalia was completely negative except for the right foot. While in the emergency room, she was examined, X-rated and sent home. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function. The patient was to have a bowel resection. However he took a job as a stockbroker instead. Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches. Coming from Detroit, this man has no children. Examination reveals a well-developed male lying in bed with his family in no distress. Patient was alert and unresponsive. When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Hilarious Jokes and other Funny Stuffs Here. I am not a serious person.
December 18, 2005 in Jokes | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 17, 2005
The Basics of Blogging
The new Los Angeles version of “Curbed”
Duane Thilmony’ Real Estate, Nordeast Style from Minneapolis, MN
LowDown on Uptown Dallas, Jon Moreau’s commercial blog
Beau Betts of John L. Scott, one of the many Seattle bloggers, at Chris Pirillo’s list of local real estate bloggers
Marc Rasmussen’s Sarasota Real Estate News
Restoring a Decrepit Victorian House in a Richmond's downtown neighborhood
Ronnie Roach’s Outer Banks Real Estate
Another F@CKED Borrower, done as somebody "in" the mortgage industry
Lance Rogers’s City Central weblog
The Basics of Blogging, from Realtor® Magazine
Rey Estate, reporting from the trenches, the good, the bad and yes, even the Marina crowd
Tasty Real Estate. A Real Estate Resource For Berkeley, Albany, and El Cerrito CA
Selling Timeshares on eBay, blogging , craiglist & other ways for real estate agents to promote their business
A blog dedicated to Competition in the Real Estate Industry
Green Gecko Adventure - A frustrated artist in a Real Estate Career woman's body
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment.
The complete List of Real Estate Blogs as well as Grow-a-Brain’s Extensive Real Estate Archives are Here
December 17, 2005 in Real estate Blogs | Permalink | Comments (8) | TrackBack
December 16, 2005
Update regarding TypePad
I understand that all Typepad blogs suffered some kind of a breakdown a few days ago, and what you see here now may be an earlier snapshot. Hopefully no data is being lost, as I have composed over three weeks of pre-written material. For whatever it is worth, Typepad will be posting updates to status.sixapart.com.
Please check out this page later for fresh postings.
(By the way, New Zealand is stunningly beautiful. I'll follow up on my trip later.)
December 16, 2005 in Website News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
London’s Pubs
“The 61,000 pubs in Britain have over 25 million loyal customers. Over three-quarters of the adult population go to pubs, and over a third are ‘regulars’, visiting the pub at least once a week”. London's traditional and historic pubs. A guide to British pub etiquette
An intimate look into the employee make-up of about 95% of the restaurants you're eating at, by Alex Blagg. Next time you sit down and order that Chilean Sea Bass, remember - these are the people who are preparing it for you. (From ”Waiter rant”)
Little Chef - "The food is bad, the service is terrible, the prices are overpriced and they haven't kept up with the times in terms of menu, style or cleanliness"
"During our world-record North Pole trek in 2005, we lived off ever-depleting rations. Matters became worse when the dogs ate much of our supplies. When we arrived at the Pole there was just enough left for a celebratory bowl of spaghetti Bolognese. Food never tasted so good." From 50 Ultimate Food Moments. Also there: "I have a friend called Stefan who constantly tries to introduce me to eating odd things like herring sperm, or elk. I prefer my food to be normal, but last time I visited him I thoroughly enjoyed some donkey sausage. The only other things on offer that evening were testicular, so I can only hope that this wasn't a theme night, and that the donkey meat came from somewhere a little higher up"…
Mama's - The Best Sandwich in all of New York
Brûlée: the Dessert Experience, a dessert-only restaurant. (From ”Damn Interesting”)
Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert are Waiters who are nauseated by food
Bald patrons eat free at Gary's Uptown Restaurant (Wednesday only. From Ed Rants)
Habib's, Brazil's biggest home-grown fast-food chain specialising in Middle Eastern cuisine
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Bars and Restaurants Here
December 16, 2005 in Food - Restaurants & Bars | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
December 15, 2005
Head Box Study
In the sense of the war on Terrorism, who do you think should be the next county to invade? On The Streets Of America. Italy! Sri Lanka! Cuba! Iran! Israel! North Korea! France!
There’s no question that the transition to a headless society will be physically challenging, but we must also take into account the pyschological impact on the bodiless patient and the caregiver. To this end, we created the Head Box
Dude's Fish Store at 1600 Amphiteatre Parkway in Mountain View, CA. Yahoo Maps pranks Google. Also, Google's dentist
The new Mp3 Experiment from ‘Improv Everywhere’
Breathtaking bravado foils speed camera
'I Will Eat Your Dollars' To the cyber scammers in Nigeria who trawl for victims on the Internet, Americans are easy targets. But one thief had second thoughts
Last fall I visited the University of Manitoba armed with homemade wooden frames. The result was framed wonder of the everyday.
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment.
Many More Hilarious Pranks And Many More Outrageous jokes Here
December 15, 2005 in Pranks | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 14, 2005
Fly LA-Air
Villa Romanza and Antonio D’Attellis’s highly-fresco’ed Villa Fiona, 2 upscale properties for sale for the well-heeded individual. (Both from "Forkbender”)
Great Los Angeles Restaurants That Ain't There No More. Well, maybe "great" is the wrong word for some of these. These are places I've dined in the past that are now defunct. Some I miss, some I don't, some I miss for reasons other than the food. A large percentage of them were on La Cienega Boulevard
Panoramas from The Problem of Urban Historical Knowledge
Near Downey, there is an abandoned hospital campus situated near a residential area. From random clues and records found at this site, it appears as if the hospital has been abandoned for at least 10 years. Already the buildings show signs of advanced aging, by way of vandalism, marauding plant growth, leaky roofs and overall neglect
Eye in the L.A. sky, traffic-related airborne images
Re-post: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfield in Central Los Angeles Area and The Aviation History of the San Fernando Valley. (From “The Skunks of Los Feliz”)
Shag’s LA by Day & by Night
I am on vacation and am possibly writing on my new Moving to New Zealand blog. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment.
Many More Unusual Links About Los Angeles and Orange County Here
December 14, 2005 in Los Angeles | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
December 13, 2005
Wow!
Like the wooden clocks below, here’s a mechanical ass chewer on eBay - You must watch the 2 videos on loud, and see all photos at the bottom of page!
This is a Hand Carved kinetic sculpture; Made from American Black Walnut. Height of the "Mechanical Ass Chewer" is just above 5' tall.
Perfect for: Parents of teen agers, Managers with high production quotas, Law Offices, or anywhere where additional motivation is needed.
This is a Brand New, Completely Hand Carved, #15 from the Artists Lot of A very limited supply. This is your exclusive chance to own an intricately designed device which caters to a broad range of uses, including Abstract Art collectors, Humor Connoisseurs and seekers of Stress Relief devices. (From quonsar)
Many More Unusual Inventions & Discoveries Here
December 13, 2005 in Science & Inventions | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Leap Seconds
Get a lesson in prime numbers when you own the only clock in the world that actually keeps Prime Time, and which displays the time only if it's a prime number
Sixties Magician using many watches
Frank Lloyd Wright inspired clocks
Clayton Boyer's Homemade Wooden Clocks
Alarm clocks are bad. How to wake up and feel better
The first Seiko watch that uses flexible e-paper
From Mark Headrick's Horology Page - Escapements in Motion
Pong clock - one round of Pong every minute
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come…
Stop All the Clocks by W.H. Auden
Blowfly by Ena Macana
Goodbye! I am leaving on a 3-week vacation. However, I prepared daily posts that will continue both here and on my new blog (Details tomorrow). So, keep reading as usual. Many More Unusual Clocks and Watches Here
December 13, 2005 in Clocks & Watches | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
December 12, 2005
Birthplace of the bungee jump
Lucha va voom, Mexican wrestlers who hate to take their masks off and women who love to take their shirts off
The Winkler Collection of old boxing photographs. Also, Vintage Young Physique, Volume 1 Number 1, August 1958. Over 22,000 images, sorted by studio/photographer
A video of the worlds first jet assisted, level, sky dive by some crazy Finn. (From Rod Drury)
In 1988, following extensive restoration work, A.J. Hackett opened the world's first commercial bungee site outside of Queenstown, New Zealand
NZ finds Black Cocks hard to swallow. It was a bloody silly idea in the first place, but New Zealand's badminton world may finally have to concede that calling the national team the "Black Cocks" really is a bit too strong
Rose City Rollers, All-girl roller derby from Portland, OR. (Look under 'Team & Staff'. Via Whole lotta nothing)
The Precision Lawn Chair Marching Dads are a group of Illinois businessmen that get together on a normal basis to entertain parade goers and get some exercise
Different types of bicycles from The Bicycle Forest: The Hula Bike, The Treadmill Bike, The Couch Bike, others
Pretty triathletes: Kelly Cook, Rachel Sears, Julie Swail,Joanna Zeiger, Sheila Taormina, Laura Reback
Never too late to get in shape. (From Attu)
Many More Unusual Links of Extreme Sports Here
December 12, 2005 in Extreme Sports | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Bookstore Hall of Fame
Robert Teeter's Bookstore Hall of Fame is his list of great bookstores. They are characterized by a large selection of books in numerous subjects, with a particularly wide range of literature, and independence of spirit
The History of Gay Bookstores
Library humor (Library-related cartoons, advertisements, pictures, photos, comics) by Library Mistress
Book Hunting in Britain: The best bookshop in the world is Tindley and Chapman at 4 Cecil Court, an all-antiquarian pedestrian lane in the West End, just off Charing Cross Road, the old center of the London book trade. (Part 2 of a 5 part series)
Illiterate man seeks books so poor can read
Biblio, the online marketplace for buying and selling used, rare, and out-of-print books
Many More Unusual Bookstores and Unusual Literary Links Here
December 12, 2005 in Bookstores | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
December 11, 2005
Hungry Planet
Keep it simple: You want a Round Thing with Salt or not?
The Hungry Planet - What the World Eats. The new book by Peter Menzel (Who was prominently featured here a few times as the author of Man Eating Bugs. Found on a Salon review)
How to braid garlic. (From ”Fawn Jotters”). Cold pressed garlic juice spray
(Since for some Googly reason, I’m the 2nd result for this culinary search), here is the new gallery of creations from Grant Achatz Alinea Restaurant in Chicago. The latest idea from Alinea: Gastronomic Reversals
A Toast to the Art of Emily Rosamond. (From ”Art for housewives”)
Hot Rock! Cook your food on your own tableside volcanic stone
Toasted mayonnaise sandwich. One of the many readers-submitted “Utterly Outrageous Recipes” from LavaMind - That's right. A slice of bread covered in Mayonnaise and toasted to perfection. Mmmm... I eat it almost every day
Chew by numbers Children Gum Art
Antique Toasters & Small Kitchen Appliances for sale
Many More Unusual Recipes and Meals Here
December 11, 2005 in Food | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 10, 2005
Heavy drinking
"What is it about a beautiful sunny afternoon, with the birds singing and the wind rustling through the leaves, that makes you want to get drunk?"
Elvis coffee. Old postcards about coffee
Pickle Juice - Mmmmm… Don't Pour Out the Pickle Jar: Plenty of Uses for Pickle Juice
Vodka in A Tube. Like Wine in a can, but faster
A giant list of Liquid Links from Malt Maniacs
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2005 - A Proclamation. (Thank you, Braddy)
The Myth of Fernet-Branca and how it became the toast of San Francisco. The legendary liquid in that emerald bottle is more than merely San Francisco's preferred method of self-medication; it's an intoxicating fairy tale
The History of Tea
Breaking news: Eugene McCarthy, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood’s biggest black stars, died of a heart attack Saturday. He was 89
Quote above is "A Deep Thought". Many More Unusual Drinks Including Unusual Beers Here
December 10, 2005 in Beverages | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
December 09, 2005
All I know is what I read in the papers
Playboy in Braille: "Elka leans against a wall, wearing only a carpenter’s tool belt. She’s hot. Believe me..."
50 years of The Village Voice - First cover from October 1955
This page provides links to some of the major Dada-era publications before 1923. The list is divided into two sections. The first section includes some of the major periodicals of the Dada movement in Zurich, Berlin, Paris, and elsewhere. The second section includes books by some of the participants in the Dada movement, as well as some of the more ephemeral Dada-era publications
Skin Deep, UK’s best selling tattoo magazine
Waste Age; a garbage industry trade mag
Many More Unusual Newspapers and Magazines Here
December 9, 2005 in Newspaper & Magazines | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Bogus Science
A One Dollar Compound Microscope. In this article, they describe the construction of a very simple low-cost compound microscope
Illinois Gear Collection. A set of 15 models built by the Illinois Gear & Machine Company of Chicago that was acquired by Cornell University
Reflect-A-Sketch. Unique drawing tool is a fun way to develop children's artistic talent
Replace all the elements of the periodic table with photographs of the letters that represent each element
Pimped Out Megaphone Helmet
Gigantic QTVR's from Inside a Wind Tunnel. (From ”Hippo Blog”). Also, QTVR of Large Hadron Collider at CERN
The Birdman of Lincolnshire. I have for the past 30 years been developing a machine that will enable man to fly like a bird
Did Al Gore invent the Internet, or did he claim to do so? Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf clarify in a forwarded message dated 28 Sep 2000
The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science. (From ”Presurfer”)
Alex Steinweiss, the man who invented album covers
By the way, my friend Jeff Abbit The Average is a talented magician in Orange County, California. I met him a few years ago doing a hilarious sidewalk show outside a coffeehouse in Brea. If you want him to entertain you & your party this holiday season, give him a call and get some details. He is still available for Sat. Dec. 17th and New Year’s Eve
Many More Unusual Inventions & Discoveries Here
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December 08, 2005
12/8/80
Imagine there's no heaven
it's easy if you try
no hell below us and
above us only sky.
imagine all the people
living for today
imagine there's no countries
it isn't hard to do
nothing to kill or die for and
no religion too.
imagine all the people living life in peace
imagine no possessions.
i wonder if you can
no need for greed or hunger.
a brotherhood of man.
imagine all the people sharing all the world
you may say: i'm a dreamer
but i am not the only one
and i hope some day
you will join us and
the world will be as one
Many More Unusual Links About John Lennon Here
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December 07, 2005
"A spider the size of a Buick"
Woody Allen turned 70, and the weakness of his recent films obscures the fact this is one of the great American filmmakers. We take him for granted, think of him as a cottage industry producing little boutique films, one a year, like clockwork. But since 1969, he has racked up so many masterpieces, so many near-masterpieces and so many just plain good movies that there's no denying his place among the great writer-directors: Sturges, Welles, Keaton, Chaplin.
Woody Allen mask by Canadian artist Patrick Lundeen
The complete script to Annie Hall
Anemic Cinema by Marcel Duchamp (1926, 26.1 mb AVI)
A comprehensive listing of all the locations which John Hughes filmed at
1950's Sci-Fi Vintage Lobby Cards
“250” helps you manage the movies you've seen from t