How many Freudians does it take to change a lightbulb? – This might be the best lightbulb joke ever. But I’m not sure about that because I can’t remember any others at the moment. Artist Pierre Bonnard – New to me. Interesting and very nice. Early 1900′s Paris in color – Wow! Bomb – Great [...]

I finished reading book one of The Mongoliad. It’s okay but not great and as I was reading it I was thinking that I probably wouldn’t bother to continue with books two and three but then I get to the end and there’s no kind of conclusion nor even a logical break. It just ends [...]

I just found Windows2Wearables, another sewing blog, this morning. For you people who like tentacles (not that fond of them myself) here are 29 Pieces of Titillating Tentacle Decor. Okay, I’ll admit, a couple of the chandeliers are… uh… interesting. Here are more chandeliers. Skylarking – science fiction blog by M.D Jackson Mynah birds are [...]

The only reason anyone ever needs for doing something out of season is, “because I wanted to,” but I want to explain this anyway. Pretty Grievances has had this Jungle January thing going on all month and it is, without exception, the best online party ever. So of course I’ve been feeling the pull to [...]

TV Tropes may be the most effective time suck on the entire Web; it’s the pixel equivalent of those potato chips you couldn’t eat just one of. — here If you went to school in the good old days, much of what you learned is wrong. — there (Yeah, we knew that. But if you’re [...]

Flood surfing – This looks like the sort of thing Oklahoma rednecks would think of to do but the picture was actually taken in Australia. Come to think of it, that’s not surprising either. Internet vs “Real Life” – Probably true for some people. Great illustration. Tense – Hah! History of weeds – Oooo! Gotta [...]

These are awesome. Some of them remind me of old nature/botanical illustrations but nothing like this ever existed in nature. Here are more. I’m sort of fascinated with this little guy.

I can sort of understand city dwellers not understanding how four way stops work. I mean, they’re still dumbasses, but at least we can understand why. It’s not a part of their everyday driving experience. But when someone in my neck o’ the woods doesn’t know what to do at a four way stop it [...]

Getting a Handle on Your Future Self Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense The Science of Choosing Space Pioneers – They will probably get it wrong. I think they should forget science and look to history. Some of the most successful colonists have been misfits and adventurers – people who didn’t fit in back home. Biomimicry [...]

This is “Number One Son”, (a.k.a. Hippie (he used to have long hair)) of whom I write so often. Obviously that’s the only reason I’m showing you a video about a muffler but with my tiny but diverse readership it’s not inconceivable that one or two of you might find it interesting or even useful. [...]

I guess you could say I have a “strange relationship” with football. A few weeks before the start of the NFL season I start looking forward to it. Sometimes I even get into “Oooo I can hardly wait,” mode. And then the season starts and I really enjoy watching football. But, usually, a little more [...]

The glass is definitely half full, not half empty. — here I’m still unsure if this is a prime example of German efficiency, or some sort of subtle psychological torture. — there You need to be thoroughly misinformed and you need the confidence to act precipitately on the basis of that misinformation. here It’s worth [...]

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Six Terrifying Beach Sculptures – Not exactly what I would call terrifying but mostly not lovely to look at. The whole idea of beach sculptures makes me sad. Natural beaches are perfect and do not need any adornment. The only sculpture I want to see on a beach is the occasional sand sculpture that will [...]

Reason Number 1 why my attempts at dieting in 2013 will be pretty much the same as my attempts at dieting in 2012.

Did you know that temperatures below absolute zero are possible? Kinda makes 13°F (the current temperature here) seem almost like a warm spring day.

Dustbury pointed the way to Rhymes With Orange, an excellent web comic that I had not seen before. Of course, the name of the comic brought back memories from my childhood. Kid’s today are so culturally deprived.

As cat owners know, cats shed the outer layers of their claws when they sharpen them on your furniture. This is one of those shed pieces.

There’s a theme again this week. Less is more. But less is more difficult than it looks. — here Although explosions are most definitely a bad thing, it’s kinda awesome that I now get to add “dodged a gigantic fireball of doooooooom” to my list of accomplishments in life. — there I got paid to [...]

Drought – Oh, so that’s the problem. Edible Geography – Very interesting blog Disparate Disciplines – A sewing and crafting blog Weirwood Station – Another crafty blog. The first time I saw it I thought it said “Weirdwood” and I still can’t get that out of my head. Stupid brain. Professor X at His School [...]

A study has found that “low-intensity vibrations led to improvements in the immune systems of mice compromised by obesity.” The vibrations also reversed obesity related bone loss in the mice. The second I saw the headline my mind went to the vibrator belt machines that were popular in the 60′s.

This is mean and I’m a bad person for laughing at it. Hmmm… I think I do have a scarf somewhere… Actually, the comments at YouTube suggest using this trick when you need to immobilize your cat, such as when you need to trim his claws. That’s a good idea if it works. I think [...]

Well, I guess a new season of The Biggest Loser has started? I don’t watch it but I can’t avoid the commercials. But they no longer annoy me as much as they used to. Whenever one comes on I just picture Jillian Michaels in a cage match with Holley Mangold. My thanks to Number Two [...]

A year ago I knew about, I think, two sewing blogs and one quilting blog. In the past few months it seems like I find a dozen new sewing blogs every week, most thanks to the absolutely wonderful, Pretty Grievances and its highly active and fun comments section. I fear that I will soon get [...]

I thought about doing a guessing game but you could just roll over the photos to see what this is.