It’s Monday morning and, as the saying goes, I got nothin’. Oh, the pressure to come up with something semi-interesting to put in this little space! Or, just anything, interesting or not. Well, let’s see… There’s this. So, the rich want to live somewhere in the vicinity of the poor, but not too close, because [...]

But it is, after all, a concentrate, so you’re not going to use that stuff straight. (Well, I suppose you could, if you wanted to. It’s your nervous system, folks. I’m not the bossa you!) — here How about “The next level up is severely retarded and insists on multipart forms”? Does that work for [...]

The Clockwork Man – The first cyborg novel, published in 1923. Hmmmm… I wonder if there is some way to get that onto my Kindle. Must look into that. Searching for the Ringworld – or something like it Restaurants for Book Nerds – Ooooo! I love them all (Well, actually the Kafka one looks kinda [...]

Sorry, only two this week and late because I had mouse issues on Friday. In times of dire emergency, lots of things are said, some of them stupid. — here I wonder if Pillsbury knows they have a recipe on their site called “Donkey Balls?” — there

The Hitcher – Sort of nifty art Chatelaines – Victorian accessories The Drunken Botanist – a book about plants used in fermented and distilled drinks Travisty’s Beard – An artist’s blog. The Texas Bible – and the second person plural. (via) Unforgetting Women Architects Creepers – a word of the week and some really ugly [...]

I continue to find and bookmark sewing, fashion, and craft blogs. It’s really rather exciting to me that there are so many people out there showing off their sewing. It makes me feel a wee bit less weird. (Not that there’s anything wrong with being weird, right?) This time I’m just going to link to [...]

Her eyes are so bright- she must have fed recently. — here If all the things we always cite as reasons we should be doing better aren’t getting it done, what does that tell us? — there That’s outstanding! If something’s wrong, it’s wrong, period. It doesn’t matter what party affiliation one espouses… — here [...]

Seriously, I’m starting to think a little hammering will solve anything! It does get the GD cat off the sewing table, I’ll give you that! — here Why should we stop playing dress up, just because we are no longer children??? — there The variability of appetites: it was very late in life that I [...]

Bird Album – Lovely 19th century ink wash and watercolor illustrations Probe – Didn’t I see these in Star Trek or some other sci-fi show? 11 Foods You Can’t Buy Anymore – To be honest, I don’t miss most of these at all. The last time I had a Hostess cupcake I thought, “Ewww, this [...]

Wow I Want This – They call it “The Internet’s Geekiest Mall.” I do see some nifty stuff. Like this for example. Strange miniatures Which way is the train going? – Neat illusion Spray-on clothing – Wait! That’s new? Victorian “Fancy Dress” Costumes – Wow.

It takes a certain amount of bravado / innumeracy / cranial-rectal inversion [choose as many as necessary] to come up with a definition of “recorded human history” that lies entirely within my lifetime. — here So in closing, don’t ask for an opinion if you don’t really want it. Just save everyone the trouble and [...]

And so I am grateful to have mail order. I may use the Internet to request things, rather than a stamp and an envelope, but in some ways it’s really not all that different from my grandmothers’ day. — here “Dear incompetent ninny…” No. “Dear complete imbecile…” I suppose not. “Dear feeble-minded simpleton…” I’d better [...]

Rothko Toast – Heh. Watching you – Yeah. That’s pretty much how it is. Clouds – Neat photo TypeToy – Type faces and graphics Shoe – A neat, surreal image. But wait. That shoe looks familiar. Moonlight – Beautiful! Hmmmm… maybe I should rename this post, “Random Images”. Pets Impersonating Humans – Not really related [...]

Okay, I need to stop talking about the weather and the puppy but I will just say that it looks like today is going to be a nice day. The sun is shining and it’s supposed to warm up later. And the puppy? Yes, she is still alive and so am I. A lot of [...]

I haven’t had time this week to read blogs and find nifty quotes so just a few links… Triple Gear – Interesting. I wonder what you could use that thing for. Bad Kids’ Jokes – Really bad. You can imagine a four or five year old proudly telling these, expecting everyone to laugh. The Hickory [...]

Classical music — at least in the United States — is one of those areas that tend to be something of a hole in a lot of people’s education. I’ve been continually surprised by the number of extremely intelligent people I know who can discuss politics, visual art, film, philosophy and popular music in detail [...]

Best Headline Ever? – I resist declaring anything the “best ever” because there is a lot out there that I haven’t seen, but this headline is awesome! Remember When – I actually do not remember quite that far back, which should make me feel just a wee bit better about my upcoming birthday. (but I [...]

If April had Ides, they’d be today, and the 15th of April has not been the happiest of days in world history, quite apart from the fact that if you’re in the States, your income-tax return is probably due today. — here It is a good time to pull out our fabric, needle and thread, [...]

I think this is just fine if the other side of this – namely my “genuine and sincerely held” conviction that prats like that need to be punched in the throat – will be respected. — here They are like living works of art, these ladies! — there Which equinox was that? — here It [...]

Bungee cords as high fashion – No, really. Look closely. I know there’s so much distraction – I didn’t notice them at first myself – but the belts are actually bungee cords. Women in Congress, 1938 I confess, sometimes I wish I could be elected to Congress just so I could be all over the [...]

…probably the stuff that pushes most people’s buttons are things that are not actually true but that our Inner Critic TELLS us is true in our darker moments. — here “If the manager is setting workproduct goals that correctly meet his expectations, and the employee is meeting these goals, why on earth does management give [...]

Steampunk Icarus Uncle Walter’s Bad Romance Novel Covers – Making fun of romance novels. Awesome. The smell of rain – Interesting. Also learned a cool new word: argillaceous. Ring that may have inspired Tolkien Object Focus: The Bowl – About bowls, of course. Very nice! Sounds of the Harbour – Excellent! The Curious Brain – [...]

We have a 100% chance of rain today which means a 99% chance that I will lose my Internet connection so before that happens I’m going to try to quickly find a few links to keep you entertained just in case. Spool chair – Nifty idea! The impending death of “whom” – I am devastated. [...]

Ah… here it is. I thought this was lost. I think that an uncomfortably large amount of comedy these days springs from the same mental space from which bullying comes. — here Ok, it didn’t hurt that I misunderstood the lyrics as ‘turn and face the strange‘ — there I am sure the guy in [...]

Cartoon character socks – I know someone out there will adore these. I like the colors and I have to admit there’s a certain coolness to having eyes on your socks. Abandoned Soviet Space Facilities – That first photo is cool. It looks like it’s from a sci-fi movie. 1950′s Chinese Propaganda Posters – Very [...]