January 27, 2010

I think the Denver Mint should charge
an admission fee for tours of their facility.
Think how much money they could make!



Top of the Heap: 50 Kick-Ass Websites You Need to Know About
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/50_awesome_websites

Top of the Heap #2: 10 (More) Helpful Websites You Have Never Heard Of
http://www.toptenz.net/10-helpful-websites-you-have-never-heard-of.php

In this week's "I-Want-Me-One-Of-These" department - a personal flying suit!
http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/nasa-announces-designs-for-personal-flying-suit/

The Top 10 Gadget Patents We Hope Will Turn Into Real Products
http://www.pcworld.com/article/186973/article.html?tk=nl_bex_h_topstories

Gordon Shumway (ALF) on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Verified_ALF

Related: Complete episodes of ALF, for free
http://www.youtube.com/show?p=qDhquq4o-uU&feature=fvsp

Along that same line - here are all the episodes of "The Greatest American Hero"
http://www.youtube.com/show?p=8_QMobVz6-A&s=1

Rare Photographs of Celebrities
http://izismile.com/2010/01/20/rare_photographs_of_celebrities_125_pics.html

What Makes a Good Teacher?
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/201001/good-teaching

Aliens Unmasked: The faces Behind Movie Monsters
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/arts-entertainment/2010/01/aliens-unmasked-the-faces-behind-movie-monsters-from-outer-space.html

The 10 Strangest Calendars for 2010 (Bunny Suicides is my favorite!)
http://inventorspot.com/articles/happy_weird_year_10_strangest_calendars_2010_36745

Kinda cool - the Color Picker Pen
http://www.tuvie.com/color-picker-by-jinsun-park/

In the Ain't-it-Cool Department: Wingsuit Skydivers Mistaken for UFO's
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1245282/Skydiving-wingsuit-record-Jumpers-mistaken-UFO.html

Thibidaux & Boudreax jokes, How to Talk Like a Cajun and Cajun Recipes all over at The Cajun Porch!
http://cajunnet2.cajunnet.com/~griffins/

"Whimsical wardrobes, darling dressers and other magical movables" from Straight Line Designs
http://www.straightlinedesigns.com/flashsite/straightline2.html

How to Amp Up a Laser Pointer
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Amp_Up_a_Laser_Pointer

7 Places to Find Free eBooks
http://alturl.com/g6sq

How to Use a Semicolon
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

Find out about your favorite musical artist(s) on One Page Artist
http://www.onepageartist.com/

Bouncing Water Drop at 2000 frames per second (Thanks, Billy!)
http://www.flixxy.com/water-drop.htm

Wanna see what the Feebs have on you? Here's how to get a copy of your FBI file (Thanks, Jackie!)
http://www.everything2.com/title/How+to+Get+a+Copy+of+Your+FBI+File