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January 31, 2006
Make you happy tonight
The Australian trio Tripod, performing their song Make you happy tonight at a comedy festival
Frank Caliendo: “I think it’s great that we have a president who seems like he’s always looking direct at the sun…”
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Dante Alighieri & Albrecht Dürer Gustave Dore meet YTMND. (Thanks, Rob M!)
Russell Peters and other Canadian stand-up comedians, as chosen by Sameer Vasta
If you were able to pick anyone you wanted to create the ultimate SNL cast, who would you choose?
AwesomeTown, a Fox pilot, created by Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer. (Long download)
Repost: "I didn't drag myself halfway across Antarctica on my butt so you could sit here all day playing strip poker with Kareem Abdul Jabbar Jr.!" And other Phrases Which Have Never Before Been Spoken or Written
Many Other Funny Comedians Here
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January 30, 2006
The reason for blogging
A few weeks ago I received this email:
Hanan,
I noticed that my site was listed as one of Yahoo! Picks of the Year. I thought I’d drop you a note to thank you again and let you know what’s up with me…
...It is not an exaggeration to say that you listing my site on your blog resulted in my work being seen by hundreds of thousands of people from all parts of the world. It placed my work in several national and international magazines, newspapers, and websites, connected me with many new cyber-colleagues, and lead to sales. The repercussions are felt in all parts of my life. I am most fortunate, indeed.
I wish you the very best New Year and beyond,
Martin Waugh, Liquid Sculpture
- All the best, Martin! Your site deserves all the credit it gets!
______________________________________________
Other connections:
One of Five Must (Ought to) Reads, by RipArvhivist R. C. Rybnikar
Best all-purpose blog on “Touch you last”. More comments
Imitation is the Best Form of Flattery...
One of many Reasons to be Thankful, from VerdantBlog
Growabrain, itself one of the best linkblogs ever
"…Dazzling & Joyfully delighful..."
Heel aardig weblog met allerlei alleraardigste zaken
A write-up from John Walkenbach about my new blog Korukoru, and Brian Kane’s interpretation of my planned move
Here is the complete list of what people were saying about Grow-a-Brain
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Democracy in America
Seattle Waterfront 2002-1907. Two panoramic photographs of the waterfront of Seattle, Washington, taken from the same vantage point - 95 years apart
Squint Eyes, artist and Indian Scout
Charts, diagrams & information graphics from Karl Hartig
Top 100 Lists of cities, including highest income, least crime, newest houses, most females, shortest commute, best educated residents, and many more
Erik Gauger’s Notes from the Road, a project in experimental travel writing
Motel Hell. Tacky and trashy Motel postcards of the 1950's, 60's and 70's
Due to the popularity of "The Smart-Ass Guide to NYC", Dan Meth created this national version of Smart-Ass Guide to the USA
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
Stabilized version of the Zapruder film of the Kennedy Assassination. (From Kottke. Slow load)
Many More Unusual Stories about America Here
January 30, 2006 in Americana | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Robert Zimmerman vs. AJ Weberman
Dylan’s garbage and other items of garbological interest, as collected by political gadfly and founder of the field of garbology
“Every word Dylan has ever written excluding the lyrics to his songs in a instantly searchable Database - includes Tarantula, Liner Notes, Misc. Writing, even Chronicles. The only reason this page exists is that Dylan does not want to draw attention to my book by suing me.”
Dylan Lyrics: Same as above but lyric data base
What the nuthouse was like the CPUSA put Woody in
Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song: Correspondence, 1940-1950
Chippie Monks Sing Mr. Tambourine Man
The Banquet at Joni Mitchell’s: "Come to the dinner gong - The table is laden high"…
It's Unbelievable - Dylan's embedded core meaning attacks Israel
Tangled Up In Bob - A Minnesota Story. A Film by Mary Feidt
The relationship between Bob Dylan and Neil Young
Elston Gunnn, Bob Dillon, Blind Boy Grunt, Tedham Porterhouse, Robert Milkwood Thomas, Boo Wilbury, Sergei Petrov, and other Dylan’s pseudonyms
This is another post that I am “co-blogging”, this time with Dylanologist AJ Weberman, the webmaster of Acid Trip, whose latest book is Dylan to English Dictionary and who provided most of today’s links. (Previous posts here.) Thank you, AJ! If other bloggers are interested to share the forum here on any other topic, please contact me for details.
Many More Unusual Bob Dylan Links Here
January 30, 2006 in Co-blogged with, Music - Bob Dylan | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 29, 2006
ASCII art
Not Quite Perfect, a beautiful blog by a Kiwi artist, Dzeni. Every day she posts an original, usually-gorgeous image, done with some fancy-shmancy fractal software, as well as a daily Gratitude Item. Best browsed through the archives
Shoes, Domestic Production, 1960-1998 by Jason Salavon. 45sec sample of the 1min 40sec loop. These psychedelic constellations are, in fact, accurate visualizations of statistical data tracking the US domestic production of shoes and slippers from 1960-1998 in 31 categories. (Also by Salavon - "Ever wondered how our tastes in naked women have changed over the decades?")
Mandelbrot Set ASCII art. (From Charlie ‘Vruba’ Loyd)
Repost: Fractal Tic-Tac-Toe: the game. (First blogged here in ‘03)
Many More Unusual Fractal Links Here
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Fake bank database
Fake Banks are the infrastructure of advance fee fraud scams. By posing as a legitimate financial institution, a bank site can adds credibility to the story of a scammer. For example, Mariam Abacha might have deposited her millions of dollars with this "bank", and puts you in touch with the "banker" there to help transfer the money. Then, he is the one who will charge fees for various procedures, licenses, certificates, and so on
The Rich Jerk: “Lets get something straight. I am a jerk. I am obnoxious. I am lazy. And I don’t care, because I am FILTHY RICH. I am much too important to even be sitting here writing this right now. So I'll keep it short. I make several million dollars every year on the internet, doing almost nothing. Heard that before? Well you can see proof of my earnings here. Have you seen proof like that anywhere else? Didn't think so. Do you make that much money? Didn't think so…”
CircleLending, a loan administration company that provides services for managing financial transactions between private parties. (From a question on Metafilter about lending money to a friend or a relative)
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr., as living example that Sitting on the board of directors for a Fortune 500 company must be an easy job
Wolfowitz under fire at the helm of The World Bank
Many More Unusual Stories about Money Here
January 29, 2006 in Money & Finances | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Beer Cans For Sale
I received the following email yesterday:
Hello. I currently have 66 beer cans from parts of Asia, Mexico, and Europe for sale.The cans have no rust, but a few have dents. The cans are approximately 3-4 years old and are unopened. I'm looking to give it a new home -- Please let me know the approximate value of this collection and where I might be able to sell it.
Thanks
Michael Jaeger
mhjaeg@yahoo.com
I have no idea of how to sell 66 beer cans, but if anybody is interested in this collection, how about contacting the seller directly? (Click on photo to enlarge)
Elsewhere: Beer Goggles Calculator in Excel format
Scientists believe they have worked out a formula to calculate how "beer goggles" affect a drinker's vision
The Beer Goggles Australian band
How to manufacture a Giant Beer Can
Beer Dates Decoded: Two kinds of dates are given on beer labels: bottling and expiration. Some show the date clearly while others are encoded. Furthermore, some dates are on the labels while others are stamped on the bottle itself
Asahi Beer Pouring Robot
The beer belly. Enjoy your favorite beverages on the Sly. Pays for itself in less than 2 uses
A Huge Collection of Unusual Beers And Other Alcoholic Beverages Here
January 29, 2006 in Beverages - Beer | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack
January 28, 2006
County seat Alturas
Fallen Californian Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Balboa Park Reflecting Pool, San Diego. And other large-format photographs, at the GigaPXL Project
Next week's hot link: The 109 unique rooms of The Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo
Desert paintings by Mary-Austin Klein
Photographs of the bizarre, the unusual, the sublime, and the beautiful found in my travels through the deserts of California (and Nevada) by Matt Jalbert. (Also there, photographs of skulls)
A Californian’s conception of the continental United States
Santa Barbara Sunrises and 'sets by blogger Doc Searls
Modoc County is the most rural county in California. Population 9,599
Many More Unusual Stories From California, from Hawaii and from Iowa Here
January 28, 2006 in California | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 27, 2006
Homes in tropical paradise
A chart showing that American homes are getting bigger in order to fit their owners size
Tropical homes for rents in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
The penthouse at The Pierre Hotel encompasses the top three floors. Spectacular 360-degree views of Manhattan are found in this incomparable property
If you can’t effort the Pierre, try the Quintessential Malibu Living: A nice 2 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home at the 90265. Only $2,200,000. (From ”Inman blog”)
Open House Signs: Speculators Looking to Get Out
The celebrity clients of Elaine Young, Realtor to the Stars. (From ”Curbed LA”)
My house is worth a million is not a retirement plan – especially if you live in California
Bad Landlords We Have Known
A calculator compares the cost of owning a home relative to renting for a potential new homeowner
Snapshot above by Jason Love. Many More Unusual Real Estate Stories Here
January 27, 2006 in Real estate | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Ethanz Ride
I went to a concert of my buddy Rob's punk band Ethanz Ride at Hoagie Barmichael’s in Newport Beach – No blogging tonight - - -
January 27, 2006 in Music_ | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
January 26, 2006
This is Gari
Dec 6th 2005 Freestyle sushi master competition
The Sushi Laptop. (From ”Look at This”)
“This is ‘gari’. Nobody knows what it is made from.” Sushi - The Japanese Tradition and other Sushi videos on Google
Tucker Max’s Famous Sushi Pants Story. My advice to you: Avoid it at all costs.
Soy Sauce Dispensing Chopsticks
Steve Plotnicki’s finest Japanese Dining in NYC
More How to from Yokohama
Many More Unusual Sushi Links Here
January 26, 2006 in Food - Sushi | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 25, 2006
Felines in IT environment
While domestic cats are a common feature of many computing environments, IT review sites have proven oddly unwilling to investigate this popular computer room accessory
What was the largest creature ever to walk the earth? The answer is certainly a dinosaur, and certainly a sauropod. Depending on how accurate current estimates are, a sauropod might even be the largest creature ever to have existed, perhaps beating the Blue Whale's record of 103 feet and weight of +175 tons
Songs of Brazilian Birds in .au files. (From Metafilter). Many other Birdsong sites
Crow and Rabbit Google video
Animatronic stop motion creatures by Kim Blanchette. Kim has done a series of fantastic commercials for a Japanese company called Nissin, makers of Cup-o-Noodle Soup
Whale carcass washed ashore. The US$295,000 lump of Whale puke
Kangaroo suicide attempt
Imagine: your dog, cat, or other pet in full military regalia
Everywhere today: The Cat Helmet Prototype. (Like the previously circulated Lime Cat)
Hamster on flickr
Wildlife photographs by Brian Caine
Many More Unusual Animal Stories Here
January 25, 2006 in Animals | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
January 24, 2006
Stays in Vegas
For 15 years now, my jobs involved making people feel comfortable when they hand me their money. Las Vegas makes people LOVE to hand over their money. This weekend trip just convinced me once again that Las Vegas is the most American of all cities, and reminded me all the reasons I love it so much. The oft repeated slogan “What happens in Vegas” plays all over again & again there. A truer one didn’t test well: "We 100% guarantee that you will lose it all, and that you will still love it". No matter how noisy and crowded, over-the-top, artificial, garishly decadent and popular Las Vegas is, it’s always evolving, energetic, re-inventing itself, over-indulgent, larger than life fun. Too bad I don't like to gamble...
The gorgeous water show at the Bellagio's
Recommended: Abandoning their innocence, contortionists Gyula and Bolormaa wash away their inhibitions and taste love for the first time. Fluidly they glide through the water, striking an amazing array of sensual poses, in the tantric waterbowl of Zumanity
Worth 1000’s Las Vegas Hacked
Virtual Tour of The Venetian Hotel
Aerial photographs using a tilt-shift lens by Olivo Barbieri’s - Las Vegas 05. (From Metafilter)
A strange store sign at Caesar's Forum (Right next to the 'Fountain of the Gods'): I wish I had a cocktail. If some local reader can get me a better picture, I would really appreciate it
Welcoming 2006 With The World's Largest Toast
Sheldon Adelson built a billion-dollar fortune in Las Vegas. His next act: building Macau, China into something even bigger than Vegas
Learn all about the symbol WINN: Wynn Resorts - Investor Relations. Don’t forget Wynn Macau
This post is a link gift for Chris at Cynical-C Blog. Many More Unusual Stories From Las Vegas Here
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Peter Luther, born January 17, 2006
Congratulations to Anna & Dustin Luther of Seattle’s Rain city guide
on the birth of their son Peter!
January 24, 2006 in Personal | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
January 23, 2006
Bad luck
The Yates kids. This site is dedicated to the memory of our precious children, Noah, John, Paul, Luke, and Mary Yates, who died tragically on June 20, 2001
Pervert or Druggie? So you think you know what a sex offender looks like? Take the test. (From ”Paxtonland”)
Jim 'the Hammer' Shapiro is a lawyer in Rochester. He is also INSANE. He tends to advertise late at night, which makes you wonder just what kind of person would look up from the couch in a semi-conscious stupor and proclaim loudly, "CRIPES! I wish he was MY lawyer! I'd better call!" The Battle of the Late Night Lawyers
Nobody is paying any attention to me, and meanwhile the guy who stole my wallet is getting away
Small Town Misfit. Police logs from small town. Latest: Erie County, NY. A man was reported running naked through a store on Walden Avenue while another man was videotaping him
Trailer Park Boys , a community at the margins of society
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, displayed in over 600 tables
Alistair Cooke's bones reported stolen by New York criminals
Serial killer’s painting brings bad luck, owner says
(Graphic above from Machine Gun Keyboard.) I am away for the weekend. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Links about Crime and Punishment Here
January 23, 2006 in Crime & Punishment | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 22, 2006
Free dogs
New real estate blogs: Buy a House, Get a Free Dog. Found on “Real estate, and How” - News for the Real Estate Professional
Dan Forbes & Marie Avery’ Bradenton Real Estate News
Tony Kawaguchi’s Aloha Tony blog from Honolulu
Continuing Education in Real Estate Blog by Carol Knowlton Irvin, J.D., and James D. Irvin, J.D., (With a write-up about this blog, always a good way of getting on this list…)
Brooklyn Views, a blog about the Atlantic Yards project
Ron Ares’s Re: PDX - Brought to you by Ron Ares, an Oregon broker
Jack Patton’s Gainesville Florida Area Real Estate Blog
2 blogs from Zip Realty: Zip Realty blog and Market Conditions
Dain Charbonneau’s Central Florida Real Estate - The Real Estate Information Resource for Central Florida
Starting Real Estate, starting a blog….
Steve Levine’s Massachusetts Real Estate Blog
I am away for the weekend. 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
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January 21, 2006
Candy making
Visit a lollipop factory
Personalized, hand-made Australian candy. (From ”Cool Hunting”)
The Candy maker
Seioubo, Japanese traditional sweets
I am away for the weekend. This item had been pre-posted for your enjoyment. More unique links about Candy Art And Other Unusual Sweets Here
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January 20, 2006
My name is Lester Burnham …
Jackie Brole and Dunlap (played by Nashville comics Travis and Jonathan) discuss that new "King Kong" movie everybody's been talkin' about (the new one, not the old black-and-white one), and how it's nice to enjoy a good Western, for example Brokeback Mountain
Jean-Claude Van Damme got his start as an actor in movies such as Breakin'.. (Another original post from Planet Dan)
The Hollywood Librarian - Librarians in Cinema and society
Jackson County Jail - “The cops are there to protect her… but who will protect her from the cops?” Many other Adult Cinema Posters
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"Whoa, he made the international sign of the donut!" And some other Donut Movie Quotes
Savage Eden, a new film from Godfrey Reggio, Philip Glass, Ron Fricke, George Meyer , some of the folks who brought us The Quatsi Trilogy. Images from Koyaanisqatsi, Life out of balance
Vintage Image of the Day feature on "Cinematical" blog
After nearly 2 years of not having a TV, radio, iPod or any such electronic toys (except of this computer), I received a DVD player for Christmas. So this week I finally turned it on, and watched some movies: Ray, Mystic River & My Pet Goat – 3 thumbs up.
Grow-a-brain’s Extensive Collections of Best Film Directors and other Unusual Film Stories Here
January 20, 2006 in Cinema | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 19, 2006
Old flames
"With all the time you spend watching TV - you could have written a novel by now." How to be more productive: First, you have to make the best of each kind of time. And second, you have to try and make your time higher-quality
“You can’t go home again” - Another sad, little pearl from PostSecrets
10 Ways to Achieve your Goals Quicker. No 1: Make all your dreams real by first identifying and then focusing on specific, tangible targets for what you want
An interesting Ask-Metafilter thread - What skill should I learn next, and why? Martial Arts ? Automotive repair? Investing Teaching? Knitting? Sign language? Poker?....
Also there: How can I totally blow my mind?
Looking up old flame? Think twice. (Last year I received an unexpected email from my first girlfriend. It was 1968 1969… We played Disraeli Gears Wheels of Fire… “In a white room with black curtains near the stations”… On April 18, I’ll fly to NYC to meet her…)
Inner Algebra - How To Do Algebra In Your Head
“I turned 40 on January 12th, 2006, and I wanted to mark the occasion in some positive fashion. So I got this crazy idea: I know! I'll write 40 words (no more, no less) every day for a year, and each day I'll write about a different person (in no particular order--in fact, in a shuffled order) who touched my life in some way. But not just anyone, it's got to be someone I've actually met in person, someone whose name I still remember, and someone who was interesting…”
Many More Unusual Things To Do With Your Life Here
January 19, 2006 in Do Something with your Life | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
January 18, 2006
Would you prefer the red one or the yellow one?
"Shall we meet next week or the week after?" The alternative close works by offering more than one clearly defined alternative to the customer. The number of alternative should be very few - two or three is often quite adequate. If you offer too many alternatives, the customer will then be faced with a more complex problem of how they choose between the many alternatives offered. Many other closing techniques at Changing Minds, with 1,700 pages, one of the largest sites in the world on all aspects of how we change one another's minds
Old Glory Robot Insurance
"Until last Saturday, I have never heard of Classica cookware by Regal Ware. Two weeks ago, my friends Matt and Kristin went to Chandler Balloon Festival. At the festival, one of the booths was advertising in-home cooking demonstrations in exchange for free hotel-stays. The cookware company would send a sales person to your home, cook your family dinner, and try to sell you their cookware. Regardless if you decide to purchase the cookware or not, the company would pay for 3-nights resort stay at a Mexico vacation spot..."
A basic guide to the ideas in Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People
The top ten lies of entrepreneurs, by Guy Kawasaki. I used all ten between 1987-1990
The Smoking Gun. A treasure trove of damning evidence against Big Tobacco has been unearthed at UCSF
Please help - I need to sell a domain name. Anybody has any advice of the best place & method? I will announce it within the next week or so.
Many More Links of How to Win Friends and Influence People Here
January 18, 2006 in Salesmanship | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
January 17, 2006
Urban symmetries
Photos of Ice Fishing Shacks by Scott Peterman. Many other gorgeous montages at Polar Inertia, include Arizona Cotton, Cuban Television sets, Overpasses, shipping containers, more. (From ”Pruned”)
Origamic Architecture by the Canadian papercraft artist Yee
The great walls of Iraq. A new form of architecture is dotting urban centres throughout Iraq, but it is not the type Iraqis say they can be proud of. Tonnes of reinforced concrete walls overlooking man-made mountains of sand bags are being systematically erected around government offices, party headquarters, senior officials' houses and police stations
Built St, Louis - A site dedicated to the historic architecture of St. Louis, Missouri
Urban symmetries at The Book of Pallalink
Garage Conversions are "a low-cost way to accommodate surging population growth without increasing sprawl"
Many More Unusual architectural Links Here
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I added a lenghy summery of my recent trip to New Zealand on "Koru-Koru". Please visit, read & comment.
January 17, 2006 in Architecture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 16, 2006
Matrix Reloaded
The Mystery of Larry Wachowski. Could the co-creator of The Matrix real life truly be stranger than fiction? A Rolling Stone story involving one billion dollar, androgyny, leather and BDSM
Ladies and Gentlemen. This is Chip Zdarsky Chip Zdarsky as Elektra. Here is Chip Zdarsky’s comic Prison Funnies
What is pony play? It is different for each player but the basics is where one takes on the role of a pony (or sometimes a mule, donkey, etc..). Sometimes it is just the one person, like playing dress up, dreaming of the peacefulness of fields. Other times there may be more participants…
How does one become an international drug smuggler? Before becoming a writer, Richard Stratton ran hash from the Middle East, making money hand over fist and living off adrenaline. Until he got caught. (Salon registration required)
Bambam Baba, the Indian Holy Sand Man
April Beaver - 2003 Beaver Fair Queen. (From BA’s blog)
Hetty Green, the tightfisted, shrewd Witch of Wall Street
Many More Unusual People Doing Unusual Things Here
January 16, 2006 in Unusual People | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
January 15, 2006
"If you ever drop your keys into a river of molten lava, let 'em go, because, man, they're gone"...
Some people collect stamps. Some people collect artwork. Other people collect model trains or model airplanes. Me, I collect fire alarms
Philadelphia physicians have been pioneers and leaders in the practice and teaching of obstetrics and gynecology since the 18th century, and the OB-GYN Instrument Collection of the Mütter Museum reflect the richness of that heritage
Flickr photos tagged with Buttpaste. Unfortunately, Due To Damage By Hurricane Katrina, Boudreaux's Buttpaste Cannot Currently Fulfill Orders Placed On The Website At This Time
The purpose of The Box O' Truth is to test the penetration of various rounds. There is only one way to know how much a certain round penetrates. You must shoot it into a medium and see for a fact
Hunters from “Consumptive”
Michael Jackson In Winter, by Lamar Peterson
‘Smells like dinosaurs’ and other things my boyfriend says
Impossible Images can be drawn on paper but can't exist in real life. (From Floble)
Thanks to Michaël Bellon for the graphic above! Many More Unusual Oddities and Crazy linkage Here
January 15, 2006 in Odds & Ends | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Father blogs about daughter's cancer battle
Robyns Morph. On Metamorphfaces (Good name!) you can find other samples of readers’ kids. (Turn your speakers off to avoid gratuitous music)
More on Google Videos: Baby's First Laugh, by little Devin
Samantha's Story, my fight against a childhood cancer called Neuroblastoma. As reported in the BBC - Father posts cancer toddler blog. (Found on A View from England)
The best cakes in town are made by Miss Cora Lee Merriweather, and when she dies, her ghost comes back to haunt the bake shop and harass any new owners until they leave. Years later, the establishment is bought by Annie Washington, the best baker ever to have worked on the Sea Star cruise ships. The ghost tries to scare this young woman into leaving as well, but to no avail… An old story from NPR - A Baker's Ghost Returns
If you have a baby, you should outfit him/her with a pair of very cute shoes. (From SFT). Also, Baby Squid Knitted Hat
Your children have ruined my neighborhood. This used to be a nice neighborhood: artists, laborers, immigrants, postgraduates. Good, clean, quiet, hard-working people all. But recently, your children have begun to creep into my lovely neighborhood, and, since their arrival, this place has really gone downhill
The State of the World's Children 2006
Many More Unusual Links About Kids Here
January 15, 2006 in Kids | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
January 14, 2006
Headless
An classic Jon Stewart Mess O’ Potamia Report Card
The Abortionist of Arkansas - Unabashed in Recommending, Performing Procedure
The latest statistics on the world epidemic of AIDS & HIV were published by UNAIDS/WHO in November 2005. Their report gives the latest AIDS and HIV statistics for the whole world and for regions. Number of people living with HIV/AIDS in 2005 - 40.3 million
The N55 ROCKET SYSTEM enables persons to communicate their protest in a concrete way. It is a low tech, low cost, highly efficient hybrid rocket propulsion system, fueled by a mixture of polyethylene and laughing gas (N2O. From ”Pruned”)
Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey for Governor of Minnesota - 2006
Repost (?) - Top 100 Speeches American Rhetoric
Here is the 1976 Maine police document recording the arrest of one George W. Bush for driving under the influence of alcohol
Wishful Thinking: Bush Approval Ratings in All 50 States as of December 2005, from SurveyUSA. Don’t start celebrating though
Strong opinions from Doug Thompson (Time to impeach a President) and from Cenk Uygur: Are We Really This Stupid?
Many More Unusual Links About Politics As Usual Here
January 14, 2006 in Politics | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
January 13, 2006
Antispyware
Swedish Girls with Network Equipment
Webmasters who didn't think when they registered their URL … What’s wrong with GasHeating?
Anatomy Of A Spyware Infection; There’s a fuzzy line between second-tier antispyware vendors and the malware they clean
25 "most interesting'' cams for 2005
I love my computer (Looks like Tom Winkler’s style)
Switzerland's first manufacturer of individual computer mice
The history of 404 - HTTP/1.0 Room 404 Object Not Found
It's a wonderful Internet (with hidden surprises)
Motivator: Inspire! Motivate! Mock! Armed with a digital camera and that non-stop wit of yours, you now have the power to turn a simple photograph into an inspirational message that will burn forever in the hearts and minds of dozens
An Extensive Guide to Google Services
More To Life On The Internet Here
January 13, 2006 in Internet | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
January 12, 2006
Like AutoTrader for airplanes
Airplanes for sale world wide: Airplane Trader is the plane enthusiast’s choice when searching online. We offer a wide selection of planes for sale including hundreds of personal, business and transport planes. Our excellent selection of airplane listings also includes float planes, kit planes, helicopters and classic warplanes
Panic at 30K Feet: Ever had them oxygen masks deploying in mid-flight?...
The 'Enya Trailer', created by Brian J. Terwilliger as a promotion for his film ‘One Six Right: The Romance of Flying’
World’s smallest co-axial helicopter. Some specs in Japanese
Also, Proxflyer, the smallest RC helicopter in the world
Can I drive The Ultralight Flying Scooter on the freeway? A: No, this vehicle can not reach freeway speeds (60-75mph) because it is a motor scooter
The Upside Down Balloon Illusion
Learn to fly with Whittsflying….
2006 Airshow Schedule.This is a preliminary list of the air shows currently scheduled for 2006. There will be a lot of changes and additions as airshows finalize their plans
The Airboard
Boeing 777-200LR, Hong Kong to London non-stop
Image above from Melody Rose. Many More Unusual Flight Links Here
January 12, 2006 in Flight | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 11, 2006
Tiki World
Twig Bench made from copiced (?) hazel, by furniture designer Russell Pinch. (From ”Book of joe”)
After many months of hard work, Mr. Balis' Hai'deaway is now open. Please come on in, sit down, and have a virtual look around while I mix you up a fruity cocktail or three as the tropical sounds of Martin Denny and traditional Polynesian music waft along the humid island breezes. Play some pinball if you wish, it's set to free play
Residential Urinals are showing up in more and more high-end bathroom renovations. For example, here’s Dave’s urinal
Partridge Nail Relief Sculpture and other murals by David Gerry Partridge. (After a post by Joe Clark on his beautiful Toronto photoblog). Also, David Shrigley’s Sculpture of a nail
Hand grenade oil lamps by Piet Houtenbos. $40.00
Gutterstuff, the Foam Filter Insert
Dress your milk or juice cartons for breakfast with these Carton Slips
Animi Causa seating system
Alvin Lustig, Modern American Design Pioneer
Whitehall Flagler Museum in West Palm Beach, Florida
Many More Unusual Design Concepts Here
January 11, 2006 in Home Decor | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
January 10, 2006
3,000,000 hits!
Congratulations to the blog! Here are tonight’s statistics:
Total number of hits: 3,011,833
This week: 57,397
Average per day: 4,271.69
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Following an idea from the Good Shit blog (Careful, source is NSFW!), I am going to start an occasional feature here, a little link-gift for a random reader-blogger. The first gift is for Anne M. of Ample Sanity:
The world's history for those who are in a hurry, by Bruno Bozzetto
Thank you to the 3 million anonymous Google surfers, or to the 500 visitors who returned 6,000 times each.
Grab a graphic to link to Grow-a-brain
January 10, 2006 in Website News | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack