October 27, 2010 (The Halloween Edition)

Some people call me a space cowboy. Some call me the gangster of love.
Something tells me this year's Halloween costume still needs a little work.


10 Best Haunted Houses
http://www.bestcollegesonline.net/blog/2010/10-best-haunted-house-attractions/

9 Spooky Halloween Treats
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/69476

13 Best Geeky Halloween Costumes
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/20/the-13-best-geek-halloween-costumes/

Related: 20 Brilliant Halloween Costume Ideas
http://listsgalore.blogspot.com/2010/10/20-brilliant-halloween-costume-ideas.html

And... Websites to Help Inspire and Make the Best Halloween Costumes
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-websites-inspire-halloween-costumes/

Scientific Reasons to Believe in Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/36662

A Comparison of Vampire Traits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_vampire_traits

BACON COSTUMES!
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=bacon%20costume&w=all

9 Halloween Pumpkin Projects
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/38322

16 Worst Halloween Candies
http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2009/10/15-worst-halloween-candies.html

A Guide to Candy Corn
http://irreference.com/candy-corn-from-the-field-guide-to-candy/

The Creepiest Places on Earth
http://www.cracked.com/article/181_the-6-creepiest-places-earth/

The Creepiest Dolls and Toys, EVER
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/10/dolls-and-toys-that-creep-us-out.html

Halloween Cakes
http://everypictures.blogspot.com/2008/10/halloween-cakes.html

Some more outrageous pumpkin carving tutorials
http://www.villafanestudios.com/pumpkins.htm

Shadowlands - a state by state, country by country index of haunted places (Thanks, Paul)
http://theshadowlands.net/places/

Halloween Cocktails
http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/tp/halloween_cktl.htm

The Big List of Halloween Videos
http://www.fanpop.com/spots/halloween/articles/5352

October 27, 2010

As a general rule this Halloween, try not
to solve riddles that open portals to Hell.


Top of the Heap: Learn Sarver Heart Center's Continuous Chest Compression CPR
http://tinyurl.com/2fx8r59

Visual Aid for the Deep Mine Rescue in Chile (wow)
http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/mine/mine.php

6 Death Defying Stunts (That Are Secretly Easy to Do)
http://www.cracked.com/article_18803_6-death-defying-stunts-that-are-secretly-easy-to-do.html

A Flowchart to Determine Which Party You Will Vote For in the Next Election
http://www.holytaco.com/flowchart-determine-which-party-you-will-vote-next-election

The Rubix Fix - for when you REALLY have too much time on your hands
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/10/rubiks-fix-cubes-spheres-more.html

Bimbo #5 Mash Up from my good friend Tim (“I-taught-him-everything-he-knows”) Hunter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyrSrukaW0U

The International Space Station Comes Together (Thanks, Billy!)
http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm

How to Type in Your Own Handwriting on Your Computer
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/how-to-type-in-your-own-handwriting-on-your-computer_b14653

6 Sites That Help You Create Your Own Bucket List
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/100-die-6-sites-create-bucket-list/

Guide to the Top Movies of 2011
http://www.movie-moron.com/?p=13779

October 20, 2010

I was having a good laugh mocking that guy
at the biker bar about his cheesy barbed wire
tattoo -- until I realized it wasn't a tattoo.


Top of the Heap: Improv Everywhere's 8 Geekiest Stunts
http://gizmodo.com/5662209/improv-everywheres-8-geekiest-stunts

The 7 Most Ridiculously Awesome Numbers Between 1 and 10
http://clutch.mtv.com/2010/10/13/the-7-most-totally-ridiculously-awesome-numbers-between-1-and-10/

13 Things Your Flight Attendant Won't Tell You (but should)
http://alturl.com/tmzap

A-a-a-a-and - 50 Secrets Your Pilots Won't Tell You
http://alturl.com/zf2pd

The science of optical illusions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11553099

The 7 Most Useless Skymall Products
http://alturl.com/mh9pq

8 Bacon Recipes!
http://preview.alturl.com/fo2t3

Looking for that last-minute Halloween costume? Make a Rocketeer backpack from your recycle bin!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Rocketeer-Rocket-Pack-from-Trash/

October 13, 2010

I met a woman last night who changed my life
forever. I mean, this girl stopped me dead
in my tracks and totally knocked me off my feet.
In fact, she had me at "Halt! Police!"


Top of the Heap: Addicting Game of the Week - Flabby Physics
http://krakez.com/game.php?id=237

20 Awesomely Untranslatable Non-English Words
http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-awesomely-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world/

10 Helpful Resources on the Basics for the Computer Illiterate
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-helpful-resources-computer-illiterate/

The Worst Beer(s) in the World
http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/TheWorstBeers.asp

The One Number to Beat if You Want to Retire Early
http://monevator.com/2008/02/15/try-saving-enough-to-replace-your-salary/

6 Doctor Recommended Sleep Aids
http://alturl.com/c8gj7

Enter your annual income to see where you rank on the global rich list
http://www.globalrichlist.com/

20 Amazing Facts About Twins
http://www.nursingschools.net/blog/2010/10/20-amazing-facts-about-twins/

The Science of Romance: Why We Flirt
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1704684,00.html

October 6, 2010

It's a good thing Chad Ochocinco changed his
name before releasing a breakfast cereal.
I sure wouldn't let my kids tuck into a
milk-drenched bowl of Munchy Crunchy Johnsons.


Top of the Heap: Want to kill some time and vaporize pretty much any web page you'd like? Use Asteroids!
http://erkie.github.com/

Simulate playing the same Lottery numbers twice a week for a year or 10. (Hint: you’ll never win)
http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/poker/lottery_simulator100.php

Check out the monthly Evening Sky Map to easily locate stars and planets above you
http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html

Your guide to pretty much all of the Halloween-themed television movie marathons, episodes and specials
http://tvtango.com/news/detail/id/260

Addicting Game of the Week: Bubble Shooter
http://files.agame.com/mirror/flash/b/bubble_shooter.swf

A single sheet of paper
http://artbns.com/amazing-art-a-single-sheet-of-paper/

Excerpts from the 1913 book "700 Things Boys Can Do"
http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/popular-mechanics/The-Boy-Mechanic-700-Things-for-Boys-to-Do/index.html

Ten Horrifying Display Ad Placements
http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/6666-ten-horrifying-display-ad-placements-nsfw

The best sites for beginning iPhone users
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/10/03/the-best-sites-for-beginning-iphone-users-like-me/

All the information you ever wanted on religions is at The Association of Religion Data Archives
http://thearda.com/

Hear snippets from hundreds of different accents at the Speech Accent Archive
http://accent.gmu.edu/