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March 12, 2008


Call me a hopeless romantic, but not a day
goes by that I don't tell my girlfriend, "Baby,
you're pretty much the best of my available options."


I might've posted this one already, but if so, here it is again - Probably the Most Awesome Idea For ANYTHING, EVER!
     http://www.lollyphile.com/maple-bacon.php


Nursery Rhymes for Our Times
     http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/nursery.html

This is too cool - Watch your favorite TV shows online
     http://www.primetimerewind.tv/homepage.do

An open letter to Will Ferrell.  Amen.
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/03/06/an-open-letter-to-will-ferrell/

The
über-cool search engine of the week - ManagedQ
     http://beta2.managedq.com/

BSG - What the Frak is Going On? (Official Recap, S1-S3)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4DUraGnEMk&

Face in Hole - who do you want to be today?
     http://faceinhole.com/home.asp

Top 10 Grammar Myths
     http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/top-ten-grammar-myths.aspx

In the "I-gotta-get-me-some-of-these" category - Custom Contact Lenses
     http://www.9mmsfx.com/lenses.html

A Bit of Fry & Laurie - Psychiatrists and Patients
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0STFqXJpFxY&

The Top Ten Hubble Images of All Time
     http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/01/14/the-top-ten-hubble-images-of-all-time-the-very-best-hubble-images/

Life-sized picture of a Blue Whale
     http://35mm.instantfundas.com/2008/03/life-sized-picture-of-blue-whale.html

If Celebrities Moved to Oklahoma
     http://www.wintrest.com/if-celebs-moved-to-oklahoma/

Wigglevision - 3-D without those stupid glasses
     http://users.linkfilter.net/%7Eeric/worshiptheglitch/gate3d.gif

Let's take a trip back in time to 1977
     http://alimoso.com/pages/Funny%20stuff/Absolutely_HYSTERICAL.htm

There Will Be Blood, Best of
     http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/there-will-be-blood-best-of/

10 Killer Firefox Extensions That you Probably Don't Know About
     http://www.webupon.com/Browsers/10-Killer-Firefox-Extensions-That-You-Probably-Dont-Know-About.91442

The last one's from Will - Frozen Grand Central
     http://youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo

 

 

March 5, 2008

 
I applaud companies that go out of
their way to hire disabled people.
Recently my company hired a paralegal.


Star Trek (TOS), Twilight Zone, MacGyver, Hawaii Five-O and Melrose Place - online for free
     http://www.cbs.com/classics/star_trek/video/video.php

Kind of a cool picture - all of the water in the world, and all of the air in the atmosphere
     http://blog.phiffer.org/post/27344630

10 New Uses For Everyday Things
     http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/gallery/print/0,22304,1030084,00.html

100 Weird Facts About the Human Body
     http://www.businesscreditcards.com/bootstrapper/100-weird-facts-about-the-human-body/

Now we're cookin' - Bacon Cups!
      http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/02/27/bacon-cups

Stuff white people like (thanks, Barri D!)
      http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/

New (and final) season starts next month - Crack the Battlestar Galactia code
     http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20169703,00.html

History's Greatest Replies
     http://www.drmardy.com/repartee/historygreatreplies.shtml#jbarrymore

For Spock and crew - 20 Things That Culturally Define Australia
     http://www.the-trukstop.com/articles/2008/australia.html




 

 

 

February 27, 2008


I'm back from Hawai'i, troops!  Didja miss me?


 Egrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention.
But not, apparently, to that "by-the-book" game warden.

Achmed, the Dead Terrorist  (Tip O'the hat and a big thanks to Lucky and Gay)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go

The 5 Ballsiest Con Artists of All Time
     http://www.cracked.com/article_15892_5-ballsiest-con-artists-all-time.html

How to Illusion Knit (I didn't even know you could do this!)
      http://www.wikihow.com/Illusion-Knit

The bacon-wrapped hot dog.  So good it's illegal

     http://www.laweekly.com/eat+drink/dining/the-bacon-wrapped-hot-dog-so-good-its-illegal/18276/

Probably because it tastes like crap
     
http://hubpages.com/hub/Drinking-Green-Tea-or-Taking-Green-Tea-Supplements

A Bucket List for Nerds  (actually, I'd do some of these...)
      http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2007/12/50-nerdy-things-to-do-before-you-die.html

2008 Movie Sequel Guide
     http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/02/12/2008-movie-sequel-guide/

How to calculate the value of pi by throwing frozen hot dogs

     http://www.wikihow.com/Calculate-Pi-by-Throwing-Frozen-Hot-Dogs

Amazing Puppetry
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxjzoAd96JE

A list of Obsolete Skills
     http://obsoleteskills.com/Skills/Skills

9 Conditions You Shouldn't Do Anything About
     http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100188830&GT1=10914

Addicting Game of the Week - CoBaCoLi
     http://jayisgames.com/games/cobacoli/

How to draw caricatures - the 5 shapes
     http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=1782

41 Hilarious Science Fair Exhibits
     http://www.photobasement.com/41-hilarious-science-fair-experiments/

For my old Seattle friends - a great article about one of my childhood TV icons - J.P. Patches  (thanks, Melody!)
     http://heraldnet.com/article/20080225/NEWS01/277275338&news01ad=1#Proud.to.be.Patches.Pals

Still searching for that "special" gift?
      http://www.bd.com/thermometers/products/sb_musical.asp

20 Fascinating Facts About the Healing Power of Bananas
     http://www.thethinkingblog.com/2008/02/20-fascinating-facts-about-natural.html

Pretty cool graphic - The Ebb and Flow of Movies: B ox Office Receipts 1986 - 2007
     http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/02/23/movies/20080223_REVENUE_GRAPHIC.html?unomas

I'm so ashamed to be sending this out - Mr. Methane (credit to George)
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofn8-3SWd8M

Teens Turn "Repeller" into Adult-Proof Ringtone
(don't do this, kids)
      http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5434687

How come February only has 28 days?
     http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_160.html

And finally, one of the weirder posts - the Echo Park Time Travel Mart
     http://344design.typepad.com/344_loves_you/2007/12/introducing-the.html

 

 

February 16, 2008

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I 
understood as a child, I thought as a child.
But when I became a man, I put away my
childish things and bought a Dodge Viper.

 Skipnote:  
Dear troops:  I'm going on vacation, and there won't
be a Website Wednesday next week, so I made
this week's a bit longer than normal. 
Love you, mean it.



You saw the Obama "Yes We Can" video; now watch the McCain one
     http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/28810-obama-parody-video-targeting-mccain

This is pretty cool - Howcast is the YouTube of instructional videos  (I liked "How to Pretend You're a Real New Yorker")
     http://www.howcast.com/

Thinking Outside the Box
     http://www.netfrontiermarketing.com/thinking-outside-the-box-creativity-in-the-21st-century.html

Out of sight, out of mind
     http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00015/05RubbishGraphic_15022a.jpg

Top 100 Essential Mac Applications
     http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/01/top-100-essential-mac-applications.html

NOW we're cookin' - Homemade Bacon Vodka!
     http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/01/20/homemade-bacon-vodka/

This is STILL beyond me  (quit laughing, Luis)  - The Solution to Rubik's Cube
     http://www.scaredcat.demon.co.uk/rubikscube/the_solution.html
 
Here's a fun way to kill some time - Yellowtail.  'Nuff said
     http://www.flong.com/storage/experience/yellowtail/

Addicting Game of the Week:  Spin the Black Circle
     http://www.kongregate.com/games/AlejandroG/spin-the-blac-circle

10 Myths About Canadian Health Care - Busted!

     http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19299.htm

Funniest moment on a game show, ever
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3ImnkzaBaY&

And, on the political scene - An Unemotional Case for Obama
     http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/02/the-unemotional.html

Related:  Wanna contribute to Barack Obama's candidacy?  You can right here
      https://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute/main?source=homenavbar

And, just to be fair, if you want to donate to old What's-Her-Name, do it here
     https://www.now.org/pac/hillary.html

Guess the song (it will become apparent about halfway through)
     http://www.noob.us/entertainment/guess-the-song-impressive/

Funny!  Spongebob actors voice classic movies
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eYkc2oQyOQ

Poser 101 - or -  How to Look Cool for Cheap
     http://www.holyjuan.com/2008/02/poser-101-or-how-to-look-cool-for-cheap.html

The Top 40 Photoshopped Images
     http://www.vertustech.com/blog/2008/02/11/32/

The 10 Most Twisted Animated TV Shows
     http://tv.popcrunch.com/10-most-twisted-animated-tv-shows/

5 Retro Commercials That Companies Would Like You to Forget
     http://www.cracked.com/article_15852_5-retro-commercials-companies-would-like-you-forget.html

Reference Sites to Make You a More Effective Writer

     http://diplomaguide.com/articles/Writing_Reference_Sites_to_Make_You_a_More_Effective_Writer.html

Top 50 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Google Maps
      http://www.virtualhosting.com/blog/2008/top-50-things-you-didnt-know-you-could-do-with-google-maps/




And, we can't forget that tomorrow is Valentine's Day -


8 Unusual Valentines Gifts
      http://inventorspot.com/articles/8_valentines_day_gifts_make_your_10263

Unfortunate Valentine's Cards

     http://www.capnwacky.com/valentines/valcard1.html

How Men Really Feel About Valentine's Day
     http://www.tinyprints.com/valentines-day-videos.htm

Scientist Valentines
     http://www.ironicsans.com/2008/02/idea_scientist_valentines.html

Least Popular Candy Hearts Sayings
     http://www.badcupid.com/candy1.shtml

Penn Jillette says that his Hillary joke predicts the future
     http://crackle.com/c/Penn_Says/Penn_Says_-_Hillary_Joke_Predicts_the_Future/2180807/#ml=o%3D15%26fc%3D52%26fx%3D


 

 

February 6, 2008                   


                   It is almost criminal that those of us with
                   a genuine medical need for coffee should be
                   forced to wait in line behind those people who
                   view it as some sort of recreational activity



Miss the Super Bowl?  How about the commercials?  See them all here
     http://www.youtube.com/profile_favorites?user=adblitz

Consumer tips for using salt
     http://www.saltinstitute.org/29.html

I saw this in Vegas - Penn and Teller: How to Do the Saw Trick
     http://www.5min.com/Video/Penn--Teller-How-to-Do-the-Saw-Trick-4988312

99 Extraordinary, Creative and Unusual Uses for Ordinary and Everyday Objects
     http://lifehackery.com/2008/01/23/99-extraordinary-uses-for-ordinary-objects/

20 Things Everyone Needs to Know 
(21, if you count knowing that "tire" is not spelled with a "y")
      http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/20-things-everyone-needs-to-know-481270.html

Stranded at an airport?  Don't forget Rule 240
     http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22900119

From the Earth to the edge of the visible Universe - all in one map
     http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~mjuric/universe/all200.gif

The Hawaii Chair!  And it won't make you look like an idiot at all!
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_amg-Aos4&e

Related - Ellen DeGeneres using the Hawaii Chair  (Hilarious!)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbWQYG-lDJo&e

14 Songs by Mr. Rogers.  Sure.
     
http://pbskids.org/rogers/songlist/

Welcome to Elvis Place. Thankyouverymuch
      http://www.elvisplace.nl/

Simply Google - all of Google's hidden features
     http://www.simply-google.com/

The 44 Most Annoying Things of 2007
     http://retrocrush.buzznet.com/archive2007/annoying2007/index.html

 

 

January 30, 2008


Okay, let me see if I've got this straight.
 If you die waging jihad, you shall be
rewarded with 72 virgins in the afterlife.
That's you and six dozen adolescent
girls -- for the rest of all eternity.
Truly, Allah is just.


This is funny - Do's and Don'ts with Babies
     http://www.c00lstuff.com/1133/Do_s_and_don_ts_with_babies/

Let's see the Dog Whisperer work his magic with this bad boy
     http://postworthy.com/Worthy/ex/This_is_one_mean_dog/66.aspx?source=rss

Strangely, this sort of reminds me of MY desk...
     http://mrdoob.com/#/66/

Vegetarians on the Website Wednesday list might want to skip this one - the Bacon Cheese Baconburger!!!!
     http://www.speakeasy.org/~sjmaks/bcb/index.html

Looking to waste some cash?  Look no further
     http://www.wastesomecash.com/

Hey! I think I found a new source for my Website Wednesday taglines:  The Verbal Cartoonist
     http://www.verbalcartoonist.com/blog.html

A collection of MAD Magazine Fold-Ins
     http://www.perturb.org/content/foldin/

A fun ad from a company with a sense of humor (you can't order anything, and it's in Dutch, but just wait and watch what happens)
     http://producten.hema.nl/

Slice: A List of Regional Pizza Styles
     http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/01/a-list-of-regional-pizza-styles.html

Christian author has problems with Conservatives

    
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/01/24/best.selling.christian.ap/index.html

Let's help Bill O'Reilly keep his promise
     http://www.wisebread.com/know-a-homeless-veteran-who-needs-a-job-call-bill-oreilly#jump

Barack Obama's Top 10 Campaign Promises (by The Man himself)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOWlpvOPKXc

I don't know if I'd call these The 100 Funniest Jokes of All Time, but there's some chuckles in here
     http://www.smilespedia.com/the-100-funniest-jokes-of-all-time/

The Negotiating Table
     http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d70b5a11cb

The Ultimate Student Resource List
     http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/the-ultimate-student-resource-list.html

Solar System Exploration
     http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm

Six Not-So-Secret Societies

     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11539

I am the very model of a Psychopharmacologist
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElFL4CrDMIY&

Go ahead - swim some laps in the World's Largest Swimming Pool
     http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=509718&in_page_id=1770

Need an idea for a Science Fair project?  Check this out
     http://www.sciencebuddies.org/

Truly, a sign of the Apocalypse - Cheeseburger in a Can  (then again, that's where I've eaten them before...)
      http://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-ive-ever-seen

Fail!
     http://failblog.wordpress.com/

Wanna see what gold atoms look like?
     http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2008/01/29/wana-see-what-gold-atoms-look-like/

 

 

January 23, 2008

 I've been trying for weeks now to convince
Marlee Matlin of my undying love for her,
but my pleadings fall on... well, you know.

You read it here first:  Kady Malloy will (probably) win American Idol.  (I think she can sing... but I really wasn't listening to that part...)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPqodamEVL0&

Real-life superheros

     http://articles.citypages.com/articles/2008-01-16/feature/superheroes-in-real-life/

A cool way to go to school
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABupgu5usLs

Top 10 Telephone Tricks
     http://lifehacker.com/345501/top-10-telephone-tricks

I've seen a few of these before, but my son William tipped me off to Chuck Norris Facts
     http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/

The world's most controversial boardgames
     http://deputy-dog.com/2008/01/17/the-worlds-most-controversial-boardgames/

A Tale of Two Brains - this is FUNNY!  (Tip O'the hat to George, my favorite Republican minion)
     http://www.marriageresourcecenter.org/videogallery/4/med/VideoWidget8.htm

Camera designs that think outside the box

     http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/feature-camera-designs-that-think-outside-the-box

10 Accidental Product Discoveries
     http://www.trifter.com/Practical-Travel/Tips/Oops-Lucky-Me-10-Accidental-Product-Discoveries.74268

Best Photoshop tutorial video ever - You Suck at Photoshop
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWn0lxRNqos&e

Want to walk in a straight line around the world?  Google Maps will show you how!
     http://map.talleye.com/

In the "Ew, gross" department:  8 Fairy Tales and Their Not-So-Happy Endings
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10457

Y'ever wonder what's behind those offers to raise credit scores?
     http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/19/business/yourmoney/19money.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

40 Amazing Facts About Sleep
     http://www.abc.net.au/science/sleep/facts.htm  

 

 

January 16, 2008

 While there could've been any number of reasons why
Superman and Supergirl never had a relationship,
I've got to believe X-ray vision was a major one.

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-them" department...
     http://www.apple.com/macbookair/

An entire webpage devoted to the Rule of Thumb
     http://rulesofthumb.org/

Double vision  (my head hurts)
     http://www.freakingnews.com/Double-Vision-Pictures--1762.asp

He's a Scabwriter (tip o' the hat to Tim I-taught-him-everything-he-knows) Hunter)
     
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDoza4OWs14

10 Creepy Old Ads
     http://www.2spare.com/item_92595.aspx

A Star Wars Guide to the Candidates
     http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/526482501.html

Semi-addicting Game of the Week (for a few minutes, anyway) - White Dwarf
     http://www.enigmasand.com/games/whitedwarf/

Before he was Gregory House, M.D.,  Hugh Laurie co-starred in the funniest British television show of all time, "Blackadder"
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPxX-ks95Y&NR=1

Related - never, EVER say the name of the Scottish Play...
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukqzcC_jf_0

So THAT'S how a sewing machine works
     http://materialmama.wordpress.com/2007/02/06/how-a-bobbin-works-and-some-free-pattern-ideas/

Put your first name in the first box, second name in the second box, then hit "Visualizar"  (it's not in English, but it doesn't matter)
     http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/

The best self-shot ever
     http://pizdaus.com/single.php?id=17456

The Tom Cruise Scientology Indoctrination video Scientologists don't want you to see
     http://defamer.com/344987/the-tom-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientologists-dont-want-you-to-see

 

 

January 9, 2008

 Women giving birth are absolutely amazing!
They're instructed to breathe, then
push really hard, over and over again.
Whenever *I* push that hard, I'm holding
my breath and squinching my eyes shut!


25 of the Most Awesome Monopoly Boards Ever
     http://www.trifter.com/Practical-Travel/Monopoly-Mania-25-of-the-Most-Awesome-Monopoly-Boards-Ever.67709

Wild Solutions to Common Problems
     http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/12/wild-solutions-to-common-problems.html

Bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase, "eat my balls"
      http://lunchballz.com/

I suck at math, so I thought this was pretty cool - 10 Easy Arithmetic Tricks
      http://listverse.com/science/10-easy-arithmetic-tricks/

Kinda interesting - 20 Things You Didn't Know About Snow
     http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jan/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-snow

The 7 Creepiest Places in the World
     http://direct-news.blogspot.com/2007/12/worlds-7-creepiest-places.html

10 Common Misconceptions
     http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/top-10-common-misconceptions/

Well now, here's an idea
     http://plusminus.ca/toiletseat1.html

Here's one for Mom - A dictionary of difficult words
      http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/

A Big List of Sites That Teach You How to Do Stuff

     http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tutorial_sites.php

Interesting article:  Party Tricks - Twenty Dollar Bills and Campaign Finance Reform
     http://www.slate.com/id/7103

A definitive list of Sports Clichés
      http://www.sportscliche.com/

The Ultimate Weight Loss Guide

     http://www.acaloriecounter.com/weight-loss.php

5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do
     http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/202

Famous Vegetarians (I told the boys that I was drawing the line at spinach pizza)
     http://pw2.netcom.com/%7Eaxleplus/stuff/veggie/celebs.html

Time magazine's 50 Best Websites for 2007 (once again, I guess SHOC must've been #51)
     http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/0,28757,1633488,00.html

In the "I-want-me-one-of-these" category...
      http://opinion.latimes.com/bitplayer/2008/01/gadget-of-the-d.html

The Five Sorry Rules of Lateness
     http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2007/Mungerlateness.html

Picture of a man making the worst mistake of his life
     http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/01/07/cake.irpt/index.html

DVD v. HD versions of LOTR: Fellowship of the Rings
(wow)
     http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/

http://www.youguysseriouslyregistereverythingisearch.com, now proudly owned by Network Solutions
     http://www.youguysseriouslyregistereverythingisearch.com/

"People keep stealing our stewardesses..."

     http://adviewr.com/page/8/

This one's too good to pass up - Bill Gates Last Day at Microsoft
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HA4lSUhlbw&feature=related

 

January 2, 2007

 I thought about serving nachos, pizza
and fondue at my New Year's Eve
party this year, then realized that
was probably a little too cheesy.

Remember that Twilight Zone episode where Burgess Meridith lost his glasses?  He should've seen this
      http://krampf.com/experiments/Science_Experiment37.html

"Get your fat, lazy ass out of that rack, Roslin." (Battlestar Galactica, "Crossroads II")
     http://www.howtowakeupearly.com/

Top 10 Worst Realtor Headshots
     http://www.ericbramlett.com/worst-realtor-photos.php

Theater of the Absurd - The Airport Security Follies (GREAT article)
     http://jetlagged.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/the-airport-security-follies/

The Best 19 Movies You Didn't See in 2007 (He's right.  I missed 'em all)
     http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/12/24/best-19-movies-you-didnt-see-in-2007/

The 2007 Idiot of the Year Awards
     http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2007/12/the_2007_idiot_of_the_year_awa.html?nav=rss_blog

The 30 Best Blogs of 2007 That You (Maybe) Aren't Reading
  (Hmmm...  I guess House of Chaos must've been #31)
     http://www.fimoculous.com/archive/post-3535.cfm

LSSU's annual list of Words To Be Banished
      http://www.lssu.edu/whats_new/articles.php?articleid=1431

Here y'go, Andy - 100 things Brits didn't know last year (Grasshopper - there's only 100?)
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2008/01/100_things_we_didnt_know_last_3.shtml

The 5 Most Annoying Programs on Your PC
  (*snicker*)
      http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/the-5-most-annoying-programs-on-your-pc/

Cool Coin Jar Calculator
     http://www.coincalc.com/