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April 30, 2006
Wood you believe it?
Another wooden hotrod with two engines
Gene Pool talking about his grass covered car
Acres of sheet metal in the new Coupe-Brougham blog
The Human Touch of Toyota
Wheels on the bus by Paul Kinsella
California's secret SUV ban. You probably are not aware that SUV's aren't legal on most roads in the US
The Hummer H8 sport utility vehicle is all new for 2007. Gas mileage reduced to 3.7 mpg, weight increased to 9,250lbs, and the engine replaced by a 1800HP, V24, 72 liter powerhouse
Chevy Tahoe's online ad contest is bringing up this page on the Chevrolet website
Where's Bugs Bunny? , a car full of carrots . (Warning: Bad pop-up!)
By the way, if you read this now, that means that I don’t have internet access at my new home. This post have been pre-blogged for your enjoyment.. Many More Unusual Automotive Links Here
April 30, 2006 in Cars | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
April 29, 2006
Loss of natural teeth
Zacarias Moussaoui's INS arrest photo and all public exhibits from the Moussaoui trial documents. (Thank you, Avi Solomon)
Outtakes - Remote villages in the New England countryside
Whatever Happened to Standard Oil? A History of the Standard Oil Company
Facsimile of Walt Whitman's 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass
Motorcycling from California to the East Coast and back
Comparative chart of Oral health in all 50 states
Jim Pendleton's Barnhouse is no more. One of Owen County's more unusual landmarks has been reduced to ashes.The five-story, 70-foot-tall Barn House, on County Road 850 West just off Ind. 46, burned to the ground
Vote for Kinky. Thank you, Derek
By the way, if you read this now, that means that I don’t have internet access at my new home. This post have been pre-blogged for your enjoyment.. Many More Unusual Stories about America Here
April 29, 2006 in Americana | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
April 28, 2006
Chocolate rooms
Photographs made out of chocolate
Salvador Dali pitching Chocolate
Marina Malvada has created her deadly delicious Chocolate Skulls for All Hallows Eve, All Saint's Day, Day of the Dead, and any other occasion for honoring the departed. These "life sized" and realistic confections, cast from an actual human skull, are worthy competition to any Jack-O-Lantern
Nothing says Easter like a chocolate crucifix
Food is art - everything made out of chocolate
Explosive chocolate bomb, the latest delicatessen from Fallujah
Monster Ferrero Rocher and many other Pimp My Snack projects
How the Bellagio’s chocolate fountain at Jean-Philippe Patisserie works
By the way, if you read this now, that means that I don’t have internet access at my new home. This post have been pre-blogged for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Chocolates and Unusual Desserts Here
April 28, 2006 in Food - Chocolate | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
April 27, 2006
Blog’n’Fly
Can I Crash? - a service that lets you lend your sofa to travelling bloggers. (20 years ago, I was active in one of the original hospitality clubs, Servas International, and last year, when I visited New Zealand, I used a similar, non-bloggy service called Couch surfing, both of which worked very well. I even met & stayed with a couple of Kiwi bloggers, and had a very good time with them, which led me to think that such “Blog’n’Trip” thingy should work. Obviously, it does.)
A blog about Camilla The Hen
A blog about a small village in Botswana that's documenting the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS there
“One morning last month, I woke early, finished a book I'd been reading, and shut down my blog. I had kept the blog for nearly five years, using it as a repository for personal anecdotes, travelogues, and the occasional flight of fiction—all of which I hoped, eventually, might lead to a novel. And then, somewhere between the bedsheets and 6 a.m., I realized something: Blogging wasn't helping me write; it was keeping me from it…”
The 19th Floor, a blog by lawyer Mark Siegel from Minnesota
Today’s “Blog of the Day” is Optical Illusions Etc. Warning! Some illusions on this blog may cause dizziness or possibly epileptic seizures. If you’d like to recommend an excellent, fresh blog for consideration, please email me.
By the way, nearly 5 months too late, I am finally moving today to my new house. (Oops, the sequential order of this photo album is all screwed up...) If the electricity, gas & internet are not hooked up by tonight, blogging may undergo some disruptions until further notice. See you later.
More About Unusual bloggers Here
April 27, 2006 in World of Blogging | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack
April 26, 2006
The Psychedelic Furs
I just have to congratulate Carleton alum Arijit Guha on his new haircut
Dragon Leather Bag. Also there, more crazy haircuts
Men In One-Piece Swimsuits, a site for men who wears or wants to wear one-piece swimsuits in public
Gay Hanky Code is a traditional form of signaling to others what your sexual preferences and interests are. Gay men used this code to communicate with each other in the noisy and distracting environment of gay bars. Although not as widely used these days, it is still a worthwhile resource and is, among those who know, a great conversation starter
Shoelaces for Converse All Star "Chuck Taylor"s
Any internet meme deserve a shirt. Even Mustard Man from Amorphia Apparel
Hate Mail sent to the webmaster of Fat Chicks In Party Hats
Women's Mambo Sandals by Carlos Santana
The Exsil external silicone Perky breast bra consists of a pair of silicone breast forms, that resembles a perfect female breast. (From West Virginia Surf Report. Also there, Christian Weight Loss and Christian Handicap Gun Sports, with the caption: "In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven", Matthew 5:16... Or in other words: Are you wheelchair-bound? Shoot a bunch of deer)
By the way, yesterday I drove to downtown Los Angeles with a friend who wanted to buy a special bedspread for his new home. We found a perfect parking spot in front of an old building on 7th St., and took an ancient elevator with an even older elevator operator to the 6th floor. We went to visit one of them furriers straight out of the forties. A softsoft cover made out of fox skin costs $16,000, and will take 60 days to make… Never been to such a strange place before…
Today’s “Blog of the Day” is Bird on the moon by poet/writer Jay Joslin. If you’d like to recommend an excellent, fresh blog for consideration, please email me.
You may click on the photo above to enjoy its larger format. Many More Unusual Fashion Trends Here
April 26, 2006 in Fashion | Permalink | Comments (6) | TrackBack
Profiteering
Some bookkeeping of KBR’s open-ended master Iraq contract, known as LogCAP III:
“KBR's five-year financial data show that revenues have exploded thanks to the post-9/11 wars, from $5.1 billion in 2002 to $10.1 billion in 2005—about half of all Halliburton revenues…
Like war architect Paul Wolfowitz, now ensconced at the World Bank, KBR is trying to move beyond Iraq. It's pushing its petrochemical business and downplaying its war work. Of the eight images on the cover of the prospectus, only one—of what appears to be a large mess hall—seems to show Iraq…
Iran has trained battalions of suicide bombers to hit western targets if its nuclear plants are attacked. 40,000 trained suicide bombers were ready to strike Western targets
The terrible human cost to wounded US soldiers. Warning -Very uncomfortable graphics! Imagine the situation suffered by Iraqis
Today's headline from Juan Cole: "Reuters reports 18 deaths during a relatively light day of violence in the Iraqi civil war.."
Claifyingly the Deciderer conundrums
Much More About The Coming War With Iran Here
April 26, 2006 in War in Iraq | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
April 25, 2006
What’s the matter with Denmark?
Pipe-Smoking Championship in a local pub in Vorupør
The Daily Show tackles Denmark's militarism, and quest for world domination
I have watched the insanity set off by a few cartoons published in a Danish newspaper. Ten people have died, embassies have been torched and a worldwide Muslim boycott of Danish goods has begun. I can no longer sit on the sidelines. Today I begin my campaign to Buy Danish
Guest-blogging in Denmark Day 1
A letter from another Denmark
Many More Unusual Links about Denmark And About India Here
April 25, 2006 in Traveling Places - Denmark | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
I love cafes
22 Belgian chefs became the first people ever to eat a whole gastronomic meal 50 metres above the ground, dangling from a crane
A short Glossary of Indian Restaurant Curries. From Balti to Vindaloo
Project: Denny’s. To visit every Denny's restaurant in the world (or at least as many as possible), getting lots of free stuff along the way. "And so it was written that at each Denny's restaurant there shall be a worker whose image resembles that of Saint Al of Yankovic"
Photos from The First and Last Chance Bar in Oakland, an old hangout of Jack London
Steve Plotnicki reviews a meal at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck, from Nitro-Green Tea Lime Mousse all the way to the carrot and orange tuile with beetroot jelly, mango, and Douglas Fir puree
Jerry Kindall’s Seattle Pancake Page. A Sculpture of a Pancake Stack
Russell Davies’s Breakfasts in America
Food Magellan. To “visit” as many of the countries of the world in a year and sample their cuisines. Due to financial and other constraints, this will be accomplished by making excursions around Los Angeles, occasionally using a liberal definition of “around.”
By the way, if you read this, please name below your most favorite local restaurant
Many More Unusual Bars and Restaurants Here
April 25, 2006 in Food - Restaurants & Bars | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack
Nosmo King
Opening Main Titles to Thank you for smoking, done by ShadowPlay Design Studio. (From Giavasan)
The trailer to Steve Anderson’s Four Letter Film. (Unsurprising warning: Contains mostly four letter words!)
Brokeback Mountain 2, The Lasses
Die Hard: The Ballad of John McClane. It's Christmas, 1924, and young Manhattanite John McClane visits olde Los Angeles towne to see his wife and enjoy yultide splendor. However, a few ne'er-do-wells have plans of their own, and C4
The evolution of the NetFlix envelope. The key to Netflix's lean operations is its lightweight, versatile mailer. Here's how 7 years of tweaking paid off
A list of Good movies set in Paris. (From Metafilter)
A few other good Metafilter threads: Overlooked Films of the 1990s
Movies featuring people eating pancakes in a chain restaurant
A list of movies that have changed midway from one style to another
Today’s “Blog of the Day” is Hanzi Smatter, dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters in western culture. If you’d like to recommend an excellent, fresh blog for consideration, please email me.
Grow-a-brain’s Extensive Collections of Best Film Directors and other Unusual Film Stories Here
April 25, 2006 in Cinema | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
April 24, 2006
Do not leave me
French songs from the 60’s. YouTube video clips collected by Bibi
Ne me quitte pas. Many more audio clips at Musica Francesa. Thank you, Dafna
Alizee, the reason I want to move back to Paris
La Musique de Serge Gainsbourg pt 1 by Will Kane
Les Idoles. Alas, in Japanese! From the incredible Blow-up Doll. So much more inside the archives
Today’s “Blog of the Day” is Huffington Post, news & opinions since May 9, 2005. If you’d like to recommend an excellent, fresh blog for consideration, please email me.
More French Music from the Sixties Here
April 24, 2006 in Music - French Chansons of the 60's | Permalink | Comments (7) | TrackBack
April 23, 2006
McNookie
The World's Youngest Drummer - Julian Pavone is the little drummer baby
Carter, a Gene Simmons wannabe
The Deschler Family Home Page, Featuring the Deschler Quadruplets, born May 19, 2000. (From J-Walk)
Artist Jill Greenberg’s Crying children series
Pakistani children ride a Ferris wheel over a heap of garbage in a slum area of Karachi
How to draw dragons. Dragons are quite easy to draw if you follow these tips
Children’s Franchise Opportunities - Selling stuffs to parents
Many More Unusual Links About Kids Here
April 23, 2006 in Kids | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Apple Picking
My other niece, Michal, left Israel after serving in the army and has been traveling the world. About 3 months ago she somehow found herself in New Zealand, and she too loves the place. Right now she is picking apples in Nelson area. (Click on photo to enlarge)
See a new NZ post on Koru Koru, my Moving to New Zealand blog
April 23, 2006 in Music from New Zealand | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
The Mobius strip
A Gateway to Higher Dimensions - A new book by popular science writer Clifford Pickover explores the weird world of the shape made famous by M. C. Escher
In the same vain, then: Möbius Beer, infused with taurine, ginseng, caffeine, and thiamine
Play with the one-sided nonorientable surface. How to make a Möbius strip
Animated Mobius Strip at “Optical Illusions, Etc.”
Wood carving blanks made from premium basswood. Knitted versions
Elsewhere: How to catch a mouse without a mousetrap
Microwaved Water - See What It Does To Plants. (From Presurfer)
The Cure for Information Overload, from Steve Ballmer to Linda Lovelace
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Many More Unusual Inventions & Discoveries Here
April 23, 2006 in Science & Inventions | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?
Water drums Baka Beyond Rhythm Tree. (Site designed by JohnJohn). More at Baka Beyond, The original African Celtic crossover band
The Led Zeppelin stamp collection, and other Worth 1000’s Going Postal creations, including these Jackass stamps
From Cuba, The Los Zafiros Buena Vista 2
Total Eclipse of the Heart, as performed by the two upside chins of Dustin & Terrance. Other singers that have been caught lip-synching
Follow up to the previously-blogged Pipe Dreams: The complete collection of Animusic computer annimations
If I Had Shot You When I First Wanted To, I'd Be Out Of Prison By Now, and some other Country & Western Song titles
Three threads from Metafilter: An interactive Shockwave-based look at Bach's Well-tempered Clavier
148 different versions of Henry Mancini’s Moon River
Life is Wonderful by the Japanese group Kuzu. Who are they and what are they singing about?
The Concretes In Color (From Fulminatia)
The strange connection between the "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wizard of Oz"
Move over Weird Al, here comes Green E - The Environmental Elvis loving momma nature forever
Brainwashed's canonical guide to weird band names
Today’s “Blog of the Day” is Pax Nortona - A Blog by Joel Sax. If you’d like to recommend an excellent, fresh blog for consideration, please email me.
Many More Unusual Musicians and their Music Here
April 23, 2006 in Music_ | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
April 22, 2006
Ba Da Bang! Bang! Bang!
Everybody underestimate the kick in the groin! NEVER look away from your opponent. Some wonderfully-dynamic street fighting tips & hints from fighting master Bas Rutten, nicknamed El Guapo
10 Reasons to Have Children and 20 reasons not to. I guess it's very easy to choose, if you can
The Garden of Earthly Delights
If you're a man, you are going to shave for the rest of your life, whether you like it or not. Many men find shaving painful and uncomfortable, but this is mainly the result of poor technique. Learning how to shave correctly
Many More Unusual Things To Do With Your Life Here
April 22, 2006 in Do Something with your Life | Permalink
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