April 29, 2009

This little piggy est alle au supermarche.
This little piggy se repose a la maison.
This little piggy mange le roti de boeuf.
This little piggy ne mange rien.
And this little piggy went
"Oui! Oui! Oui!" all the way home!


Top of the Heap: Mmmmmmm! Makin' Bacon!
http://cruftbox.com/blog/archives/001573.html

A Close Second for "Top of the Heap": Meat Cards
http://www.meatcards.com/

The Definitive Gameboy Timeline
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/04/gameboy-timeline-HD2.jpg

64 Things Every Geek Should Know (...Luis?)
http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should-know

Food-Related Myths: Fact or Fiction
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Food/8-Food-Related-Myths-Fact-or-Fiction.html

10 of the World's Most Unusual Places to Spend the Night
http://listsgalore.blogspot.com/2009/04/10-of-worlds-most-unusual-places-to.html

10 Greatest Mullets of All Time
http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2009/04/10-greatest-mullets-of-all-time.html

11 Predictions that "Back to the Future, Part II" Got Right
http://moviesoddity.com/11-predictions-that-back-to-the-future-part-ii-got-right

35 Incredibly Useful Facebook Applications for Better Connectivity
http://www.noupe.com/tools/35-facebook-applications-for-better-connectivity.html

Incredible CGI, SFX, BAD, AM & FM
http://beta.stinkdigital.tv/work/carousel-(directors-cut)

Top 10 Hard to Believe Facts About Insects
http://blogs.discovery.com/nerdabout_new_york/2009/04/top-10-hard-to-believe-facts-about-insects.html

Jamie Hyneman is a Douchebag
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1908740

Star Trek: Old vs. New
http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/gallery/startrek2009/

Yard Sale Treasure Map
http://www.yardsaletreasuremap.com/

This might be useful - free online calculators and converters
http://www.easycalculation.com/index.php

Cheat Codes for Everyday Life, and How to Use Them
http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/17-05/st_cheatcodes

April 22, 2009

Okay, before you get started, go over to http://bestonblogspot.blogspot.com/search/label/Humour and cast your vote for Skip's House of Chaos

Cuddles died the other day, but I
like to think that at the end she knew
that she was both loved and delicious.


Top of the Heap: Incredibly cool online clock
http://leogeo.com/28_timebeat.htm

Tomorrow is Shakespeare's 445th birthday, so learn how to Talk Like Shakespeare
http://www.talklikeshakespeare.org/

So, you think you've experienced traffic jams?
http://www.chilloutpoint.com/lifestyle/biggest-traffic-jams.html

The Mother of All Lists - 600+ Lists of Anything You Can Think Of
http://mymarketer.net/819/blog-marketing/the-mother-of-all-lists/

13 Patent-Holding Celebrity Inventors
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24607

Toothache Relief Guide
http://toothachereliefguide.com/

6 Cool Websites to Unleash the Mad Scientist Within You
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/unleash-the-mad-scientist-within-you/

How to Hide Your Web Tracks at Work
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10222031-2.html

NASA's Cassini spacecraft went to Saturn and all it got were these awesome pictures.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/cassinis_continued_mission.html

Movie trivia from The Wizard of Oz
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/31/movie-trivia-the-wizard-of-oz/

On jet lag, and how to beat it
http://meish.org/2009/03/30/on-jetlag-and-how-to-beat-it/

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Your Old Gadgets
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Reduce%2C_Reuse%2C_Recycle_Your_Old_Gadgets

10 YouTube URL Tricks You Should Know About
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-youtube-url-tricks-you-should-know-about/

Some good old Riddles and Puzzles
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/intro.shtml

April 15, 2009

Since beef is "What's for Dinner" and pork is the "Other White Meat,"
I think the poultry industry should trademark "Chicken: What Everything
Exotic or Visually Off-Putting Ultimately Tastes Like -- Only Cheaper!"



Top of the Heap: The Sound of Music - Central Station Antwerp (Belgium)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k

Never judge a book by its cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

"It's Magic Time!" To commemorate, here are 6 Odd Historical Tax Facts
http://www.livescience.com/history/090413-tax-facts.html

10 Things the IRS Won't Tell You
http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/taxes/10-things-the-irs-will-not-tell-you/

10 Old Wives Tales Debunked
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Health/Conditions-Diseases/10-Old-Wives-Tales-Debunked.html

10 Great Websites to Add Effects to Your Photographs
http://www.webupon.com/Services/10-Great-Websites-to-Add-Effects-to-Your-Photographs.637343

Create your own word search puzzle
http://tools.atozteacherstuff.com/word-search-maker/wordsearch.php

Zoom in. Oh, wait...
http://www.gifbin.com/bin/1233008904_17d9a1b.gif

How to Spot Counterfeit Money
http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-spot-counterfeit-money

The 8 Most Shamefully Stupid "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Episodes
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/04/the_8_most_shamefully_stupid_star_trek_the_next_ge.php

Stimator will tell you how much a website is worth (SHOC is currently valued at a whopping $5,978!)
http://www.stimator.com/

Kids Say the Darndest Things - a Tribute to Art Linkletter (Thanks, George!)
http://carolynspreciousmemories.com/Videos/kids_artlinkletter.html


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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

Custom Motel Sign
http://www.custommotelsign.com/menu.php
Woman Brings Balance
http://www.inbetweenmeals.com/2009/03/good-woman-can-bring-balance-to-your.html

April 9, 2009

As part of my new exercise routine, I tried
one of those conditioning drinks. It wasn't
as refreshing as I expected. Plus, I don't get
why the store keeps it in the shampoo aisle



Top of the Heap: What to Do Right Now to Get Into College Next April
http://www.examiner.com/x-766-College-Admissions-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Advanced-Admissions-what-to-do-right-now-to-get-in-next-April

Coloring Eggs
http://www.barefootkitchenwitch.com/the_barefoot_kitchen_witc/2009/04/coloring-eggs.html

Six Things You’re Yet To Back Up and How To Back Them Up
http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/03/31/what-to-backup/

Are your eyes playing tricks on you?
http://trinixy.blogspot.com/2009/03/are-your-eyes-playing-tricks-on-you.html

Cool Things in Random Places
http://coolthingsinrandomplaces.com/

119 Quick Cheat Sheets (for some of the most widely used tools on the Web)
http://dreamcss.blogspot.com/2009/03/119-quick-cheat-sheets-for-some-of-most.html

Do you think they MIGHT have thought of a better name for their product than THIS???
http://www.hollywoodtoysandcostumes.com/Child-Predator-Hands_15RU68155.html

Epic fails from around the world
http://www.yellow-llama.com/epic-fails-from-around-the-world/

How come they didn't have cool contact lenses like these when *I* wore 'em?
http://www.lensshopper.com/contact-lenses/special-effect-contact-lenses.asp

I'm considering buying one of these. Whaddya think?
http://ecocrumbs.com/2009/04/hi-tech-fuel-efficient-the-2010-toyota-prius/

Car Talk's Recently Hired Staff
http://www.cartalk.com/content/about/credits/credits.html

Wanna Feel Small?
http://gifbin.com/bin/1232964987_we%20are%20small.gif

Greg Miller's Guide to Lock Picking for Beginners
http://www.gregmiller.net/locks/

Top 100 Sites of Apple and Mac
http://www.dagorret.net/2009/04/07/top-100-sites-of-apple-and-mac/

April 1, 2009

The only problem I have with McDonald's
"Shamrock" shakes is that when I'm
going through its Dumpster out back,
I can't always tell which ones are still good.



Top of the Heap: A little shameless self-promotion with a Music Jukebox
http://skiptucker.blogspot.com/2009/03/music-jukebox.html

Diving Deep into the Wonders of the Great Barrier Reef (AWESOME pics)
http://www.thetravelen.com/great-barrier-reef-australia/

42 Unusually Brilliant Business Card Designs
http://trinixy.blogspot.com/2009/03/42-unusually-brilliant-business-card.html

8 Tips to Help You Stay Rich After You Win the Lottery
http://www.cosmoloan.com/loans/8-tips-to-help-you-stay-rich-after-you-win-the-lottery.html

Taglines and Slogans, and which company they go with
http://www.taglineguru.com/sloganlist.html

The entire season of Carl Sagan's Cosmos, online, for free. See you in about 13 hours.
http://www.hulu.com/cosmos

Looking for a unique gift? Try the Sound Waveform Bracelet
http://www.iainclaridge.co.uk/blog/?p=1073

Free online Japanese dictionary
http://www.nihongodict.com/

The Dirty Dozen - the 12 most responsible for the financial crisis
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/26868968/the_dirty_dozen

Hey! Let's have lunch under the ocean!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_laskowski/sets/72157610459861827/detail/

The Face Of A Boy Hearing For The First Time
http://www.buzzfeed.com/endswell/the-face-of-a-boy-hearing-for-the-first-time-3f2

10 Cases of Extreme Weather
http://www.supertightstuff.com/03/25/pictures/tight-pictures/ten-cases-of-extreme-weather/

A website dedicated to the paper cut received by my good friend Tim (I-taught-him-everything-he-knows) Hunter. Hang in there, Tim
http://www.hangintheretim.com/

Finally! Time to Make a Coffee Run - A great article on how caffeine increases performance
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/health/nutrition/26best.html?_r=2&hpw

When it rains, it pours - How to Get a Half-Decent Cup of Caffeinated Coffee
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/health/nutrition/26best.html?_r=2&hpw

101 Undiscovered Freebies - The List
http://www.pcworld.com/article/161674/101_undiscovered_freebies_the_list.html

What I Learned From Having My Laptop Stolen
http://db.tidbits.com/article/10165

How to Be the Perfect Girlfriend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqzcF7zxZNE&feature=rec-HM-r2

StillTasty: Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide
http://www.stilltasty.com/

Oh yeah - How to Fake a Clean House
http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/cleaning/fake-clean-house-00000000001136/

A Word Map of Legal Drinking Age
http://www.sloshspot.com/photos/blog/full/photo_1235095254.png

Find a...
Festival - http://www.festivals.com/
Health Club - http://healthclubs.com/
Factory Tour - http://factorytoursusa.com/
Local Hiking Trails - http://localhikes.com/
Pick-Your-Own Farm - http://pickyourown.org/index.htm#states
Wildlife Viewing Area - http://www.wildlifeviewingareas.com/
Food Fair or Food Festival - http://www.foodreference.com/html/upcomingfoodevents.html

Earth Hour, 2009 (Click on the pictures to see them fade)
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/earth_hour_2009.html

Journey into a Black Hole (I started to read about and watch these, and then my brain asploded)
http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/insidebh/schw.html

The major difference between using a credit vs. debit card
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/rnr/1100642575.html

Extreme Sheep LED Art (Tip O'the Hat to Grasshopper)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw


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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

Star Trek vs. Star Wars (This Is Great)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNxhrPaaCA4&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.babeled.com%2F2008%2F01%2F14%2F10-reasons-star-wars-is-better-than-star-trek%2F&feature=player_embedded
Abe Lincoln's Facebook Page
http://www.indyweek.com/pdf/020409/LincolnFacebook.jpg