Gobal warming is actually good news for some countries. (via Antigravitas) Tofu may increase the risk of dementia. Or it may not. This is only one study and you know how it goes with health related claims. (via Articulatory Loop) Gerobatrachus hottoni – I like the illustration; unusual point of view. NYC subway art – [...]

Some interesting photos and links. I like the “gothic machinery” and the shadow photo. Among the links there’s this list of exotic fruits. I might be willing to try some of those. What a food looks like definitely has a lot to with whether or not it is appetizing but I also shy away from [...]

It’s Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. Normally that would not excite me at all. I’m not a fan of Shark Week, unlike a certain 8-year-old I know. But we haven’t watched anything on the Discovery Channel for over a month since they turned it into the Crab Fishing Channel with nothing but Deadliest Catch [...]

It’s Not Easy Being Green – something to show to your favorite vegan The Ugly Chick – funny Salad Fingers – disturbing Fire Truck – Heh. Cute kid. Maybe NSFW.

1. Some people are afraid of color – Oh no! Oh no! Don’t let those scary colors in here! 2. Warm earth tones – formerly known as neutrals. Currently popular in kitchens and bathrooms. These designers should get together with the people-are-afraid-of-color designers. 3. Some people are afraid to paint brick. – No, some people [...]

The Rule – sounds like a pretty good rule to me except that I don’t especially care whether or not a movie has at least two women in it. Teeth – OMG! OMG! What the…!? Weird, crazy, messed up… What kind of sick minds… I probably shouldn’t link to this but I can’t unread what [...]

Slight SPOILERS ahead. Way back in the late 70′s when my husband and I were newlyweds we frequently went to a small library that had a fairly impressive collection of science fiction. The most memorable book I read in those days was The Ice People by French author René Barjavel. (English translation by Charles L. [...]

If you watch HGTV you know that granite countertops are the latest must-have feature in high end kitchens. I do like granite but I just found another reason, besides cost, for not having a granite countertop: Some granite contains radioactive elements. Via The Daily Grail

This has to be one of the top 10 best blog pseudonyms ever: Ernest Scribbler. (And when I find the other nine I’ll be sure to let you know.) Found at Claw of the Conciliator

Beautiful. It looks like the Mojave Desert is once again the center of the private space industry, with Richard Branson and crew on hand to unveil Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo spaceship carrier as promised. This craft (only the first of more that are promised) has been named EVE (after Branson’s mother) and, with a 140-foot wingspan, [...]

A charming old photo. Note the poster behind the girl. As for the rest of the post, I agree with Henk, the third commenter.

FullBooks.com – A large collection of public domain books. A wide variety of stuff from classics to the obscure. There are magazines too, for example, several issues of The Atlantic Monthly from the late 1850s to early 1860s. Just browsing through the titles is fascinating.

Everyone has been linking to this video so, in the time-honored copy-cat tradition of the blogosphere, I’m going to link to it too. I can’t decide whether it’s very clever or really stupid but it amuses me.

Hailstones from an unexpected place. (via)

Can’t keep up with what all the different color awareness ribbons mean? Here’s a list. Looking at it makes me a little tired. It’s not exactly that I don’t care anymore, it’s just that the overwhelming number of causes represented by a few colors makes the whole ribbon thing seem silly. What if you agree [...]

Oh dear! This is going to give a boost to the wacko side of Elvis fandom. Not only is he “still alive”, apparently, he’s been alive forever.

Fantasy Cartography (via Quiddity) – Very cool! I love maps and even non-existent places need maps. On the other hand, although I do like when sci-fi and fantasy novels have maps, they can be annoying and distracting. I can’t resist turning back to the map over and over again while I’m reading. And I hate [...]

Get over it. The great ones are always a pain in the ass. — here (Not that I necessarily agree completely with the article. More on this subject some other time.) Starbucks is in the process of closing 600 stores nationwide, while Dunkin’ Donuts — that oh-so-unhip place where you can pay less money, get [...]

I had another one of those dreams where the impossible seems perfectly logical, reasonable and normal. I dreamed that when we got Dax we also got two other kittens at the same time. One was a black and white male who was a delightfully mischievous little scamp and he could talk. This wasn’t surprising at [...]

Photoshop beauty tutorials. This post has links to Photoshop tutorials and, for those of us who don’t necessarily want to learn how to do it ourselves, lots of photos showing what can be done. Be sure to show this to any teenage girls you know. Never believe magazine photos.

Shock! Horrors! Princess Anne recently showed up at a wedding wearing the same dress she wore to another wedding in 1981. So what? Maybe she likes the dress. I’ve always felt a teensy bit sorry for rich women. You spend hundreds, maybe thousands, of dollars (or pounds) on a beautiful new dress and only get [...]

Medieval Help Desk – very funny (via The Mumpsimus) Haha – I guess we’re supposed to groan when we read something like that but I just smiled and felt special because I get it too. Cake Wrecks – bad, strange or amusingly decorated cakes (thanks, Scott) Ooooo, shiny! How It All Began – Warning: Pun [...]

I guess I’m not really as nice a person as you probably think I am. I mean, I strongly believe in niceness. I sincerely believe that the world would work so much more smoothly if everyone was nice and I do try but sometimes it’s so difficult. To practice niceness is not too difficult but [...]

A Drama In One Act dramatis personae KES: a nine year old calico ME: her disobedient servant ~ ~ ~ KES: Let me in; I have a mouse. ME: No. You’re not bringing that thing in here. KES: I demand that you let me in. ME: Demand all you want but I am not going [...]

Horse/Water – images, (photos, posters, signs, album covers, etc.) videos and links BillieBlog – cooking, gardening, life in Mexico; very nice The Arab Aquarius – lots of images; design, pop culture, etc. The Hungover Gourmet – food, drink and travel Mixed Meters – Have I mentioned this one before? I should have. Music and more. [...]