Wednesday, May 26, 2010

May 26, 2010

I read today that they're making
a "Planet of the Apes" prequel.
Technically speaking, isn't *every*
film a "Planet of the Apes" prequel?



Top of the Heap:
Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBTyTWOZCM

For those of you who care: 100 Things We'll Miss About "Lost"
http://www.ugo.com/tv/lost-one-hundred-things-well-miss?cmpid=0101

Addicting Game of the Week - Breakout
http://haznos.org/breakout-infernal-game/

This is pretty cool - 250 Walt Disney Characters
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juanpablobravo/4622802536/sizes/o/

10 Celebrities You Think Are Dead (but aren't)
http://www.elistmania.com/juice/10_celebrities_you_think_are_dead_but_are_still_alive/

10 Futuristic Technologies That Don't Exist (yet)
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/05/10_futuristic_technologies_we_wish_existed_right_n.php/

50 Fun Jobs That Don't Require You to Grow Up
http://alturl.com/bomd

Find cheap flights, hotels and other travel-related deals at Sprice
http://www.sprice.com/

Resources to do a background check on (cough) yourself
http://consumerist.com/2010/02/get-all-your-reports.html

Things You Cannot Unsee
http://cannotunsee.tumblr.com/

Mighty Optical Illusions
http://www.moillusions.com/

Speaking of which, Sharks can (kinda sorta) become invisible. EVERYBODY (kinda sorta) PANIC.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks-invisible-light-luminescence.html

America's Top 10 Road Trips
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-34348817

A Savvy Traveler's Guide to Vacationing Abroad
http://lifehacker.com/5539907/a-savvy-travelers-guide-to-vacationing-abroad

And... a couple of gems from Youngest Unmarried Son Jack:


Just to put things into perspective...
http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf

Liquid Mountaineering
http://haha.nu/entertainment/liquid-mountaineering/

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

May 19, 2010


I bet more kids would sign up for the debate team in high school
if they only knew how vital it would be in kicking total ASS during
lunch-hour pop culture arguments in the Best Buy breakroom someday.



Top of the Heap: The Dealmap - best local deals, coupons and discounts from all over the freakin WORLD!
http://www.thedealmap.com/#DynamicContentContainer

Yet Another Top of the Heap:
Use the Facebook Privacy Scanner bookmarklet to see how exposed you are on Facebook
http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/

Good morning, beautiful bacon!
http://www.baconbabble.com/index.php/2010/03/25/good-morning-beautiful-bacon/

10 Must Have Camping Tools for Nerds
http://alturl.com/9ko3

6 Absurd Gender Stereotypes (That Science Says Are True)
http://www.cracked.com/article_18529_6-gender-stereotypes-that-are-actually-true.html

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 10 Craziest Moments
http://www.ranker.com/list/sheriff-joe-arpaio_s-10-craziest-moments/calistylie#start=0&format=blogstyle_view

Wedding Dress Revenge
http://izismile.com/2010/05/13/wedding_dress_revenge_34_pics.html

6 Things You Should Know Before Buying an iPad
http://alturl.com/b9mg

10 Phrases That Can Sink Your Resume
http://telework-hawaii.com/home/2010/05/11/10-phrases-that-can-sink-your-resume/

Optical Illusion of the Week: Motion Induced Blindness
http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html

10 Amazing Phenomenon of a Normal Human Mind (I think they meant "Phenomena," but I nitpick....)
http://www.smashinglists.com/10-amazing-phenomenon-of-a-normal-human-mind/

Awesome collection of free reference sites
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/mars/marspubs/marsbestfreewebsites/marsbestfree2010.cfm

13 Unusual Flip-Flops
http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2010/05/13-unusual-flip-flops.html

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

May 12, 2010


In biblical times, if you loved your wife,
you'd let her ride your ass all day.
I guess some things never change.



Top of the Heap: Will They Build It? Cold Stone Creamery's "Every Topping Under the Sun-dae"
http://topcultured.com/cold-stone-creamery-every-topping-under-the-sun-dae/

28 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Traveling
http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/28-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-i-started-traveling/

Incredible, interactive 360° view of the Sistine Chapel (Thanks, Debb!)
http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html

Your Iron Man 2 Character Primer
http://techland.com/2010/05/06/your-iron-man-2-character-primer/

The Art of Sandwiches
http://www.inewidea.com/2010/05/01/30575.html

15 Fascinating Facts About Your Dreams
http://www.mritechnicianschools.org/211/15-fascinating-facts-about-your-dreams/

See if taking combining a drug with something will cause problems at MedHelp Drug Interaction Checker
http://www.medhelp.org/druginteractions

Extract text out of any image with Free OCR
http://www.free-ocr.com/

Bender Converter downloads and converts online videos for free
http://benderconverter.com/

5 Silly Initiation Rituals of Famous Sinister Organizations
http://alturl.com/whys

Top 10 Secrets of Effective Liars
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/extreme-fear/201005/top-10-secrets-effective-liars

Best and worst hotels for Wi-Fi
http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/annual%20wifi%20report

10 Worst Travel Rip-offs and How to Avoid Them
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/deals/inside/2010-05-06-top-ten-rip-offs_N.htm

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

May 5, 2010

I lie awake some nights worried about the
state of the world, with its ever-encroaching
slate of inescapable problems. Bad as that
is, it sure beats the hell out of the other
nights, when I lie awake wondering if zombie
chickens would think humans taste like them.



Top of the Heap: NOW we're cookin' - Homemade Pop Tarts! Mmmmmm, Pop Tarts!
http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/04/homemade-pop-tarts/

60 Insider Secrets to College Admissions
http://www.onlineuniversitylowdown.com/2007/08/60-insider-secrets-to-college-admissions.html

15 Dorm Room Essentials You Didn't Know You Needed
http://www.bestcollegesonline.net/blog/2010/15-dorm-room-essentials-you-didnt-know-you-needed/

The Breathing Circle - a tool for combating stress, anxiety and panic attacks
http://www.oneletterwords.com/4-square-breathing/

Teabonics
http://www.cracktwo.com/2010/04/teabonics.html

7 Astounding Beach Scenes
http://www.killerdirectory.com/blog/travel/beach-scenes.html

Explore U.S. Government Data About Your Community With "This We Know"
http://www.thisweknow.org/

10 "Bad" Foods That Are Actually Good For You
http://www.budgetlife.com/blog/good-bad-foods/

A brilliant innovation - the bullet train that never stops
http://softhunder.blogspot.com/2010/04/train-that-never-stops-at-station.html

10 Fun Gadgets That'll Freak Out Your Guests
http://www.oddee.com/item_97055.aspx

Hear, hear. "PowerPoint Makes Us Stupid"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html

6 True Stories About Disneyland They Don't Want You to Know
http://www.cracked.com/article_18511_6-true-stories-about-disneyland-they-dont-want-you-to-know.html

Rats! Yet ANOTHER year that I didn't make the list for the 10 Highest Paid Public Speakers in the World
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/04/10-highest-paid-public-speakers-in-the-world/

Instructions on how to delete your account from social networks, shopping sites, etc.
http://www.deleteyouraccount.com/

Funny Motivational Posters
http://thechive.com/2010/04/26/monday-motivational-posters-29-photos/

Culture Crossing is a large collection of customs and etiquette guides for different countries
http://www.culturecrossing.net/index.php

15 Little-Known Geek/Nerd Holidays and Observances
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/04/30/15-little-known-geeknerd-holidays-and-observances/

The Top 10 Things You Didn't Know Google Maps Could Do
http://lifehacker.com/5525758/top-10-things-you-didnt-know-google-maps-could-do

I'm trying to decide if this is cool or not... every location on earth simplified to one word/phrase
http://mapcut.com/

In your lifetime you will...
http://www.executivehm.com/news/in-your-lifetime/

Stephen Hawking on How to Build a Time Machine
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1269288/STEPHEN-HAWKING-How-build-time-machine.html

Mind-boggling 45-gigapixel panorama of Dubai is world’s largest, zoomable “down to girl in bikini.”
http://gizmodo.com/5529528/worlds-largest-panorama-shows-dubai-down-to-girl-in-bikini

24 Mind-Blowing Money Illusions
http://moneymumbojumbo.co.uk/fun-articles/money-illusion