December 29, 2010

Okay, I think I’ve figured it out: They sell honey in a
container shaped like a bear because no one would
buy it in a container shaped like a bee's ass.



Top of the Heap: Just in case you party a little too much on Friday night - here are some hangover remedies (you're welcome)
http://www.besthangovercure.com/
http://cocktails.about.com/od/healthsafety/ht/hngovr_rmdy.htm
http://www.essortment.com/all/whatisthebest_rsws.htm
http://www.health911.com/hangovers
http://www.mahalo.com/best-hangover-remedies
http://hubpages.com/hub/Best-Hangover-Remedies

The Top 20 Comedy Movies of 2011
http://www.movie-moron.com/?p=14369

15 Guides That Really Teach You Useful Stuff
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pdf-manuals-round-up/

15 More Guides That Really Teach You Useful Stuff
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-free-guides-teach-stuff/

The Words of the Year
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/weekinreview/19sifton.html?_r=1

All things Space at Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://www.astronautix.com/

10 Android Apps to Keep You Fit and Healthy
http://www.smashingapps.com/2010/12/21/10-android-apps-to-keep-you-fit-and-healthy.html

A Guide to Free Kindle Books
http://mashable.com/2010/12/25/free-kindle-books/

Top 100 Free Audio Books
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/Top_100

Find out what the 2011 Tax Cut will be worth to you with this Tax Cut Calculator
http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/2011_Social_Security_payroll_tax_cut_calculator/

The Geek Alphabet. You know who you are.
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/05/13/the-geek-alphabet/

December 22, 2010

A couple hundred years from now, when they're teaching students
about me, they'll probably call this my Website Wednesday period.



Top of the Heap: Happy birthday, Eldest Unmarried Son William! Wow. It seems like only yesterday you were 16.99726027!
http://skiptucker.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-birthday-william.html

Human progress over the last 200 years (Thanks, Kevin!)
http://cafehayek.com/2010/12/maybe-the-coolest-thing-ever.html

Every space mission from the last 50 years on one map
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/4002050596_0c2b6c4dd2_o.jpg

Mapping America - the results of the 2010 Census, city by city, block by block
http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer?view=raceethnicity&lat=40.6311&lng=-73.994&l=12

Apparently, Pluto isn't the only Mickey Mouse Planet out there. Depending on how you define a "dwarf planet," there may be hundreds
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/15/how-many-dwarfs-are.html

If Every Movie Got a Straight-to-DVD Sequel
http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_152_if-every-movie-got-straight-to-dvd-sequel/

Here's a fun game: Test Your Stupid Skills
http://www.trutv.com/games/trupidity/index.html

Word Lens - a cool iPhone app
http://questvisual.com/

The dumbest tattoos of all time
http://www.trutv.com/dumb_as_a_blog/gallery/dumbest-tattoos.html?curPhoto=1

Six Scientific Reasons Your Girlfriend's Father Hates You
http://alturl.com/az98u

Yes They Did - Barack Obama Comic Books
http://alturl.com/92ami

SAY GOODBYE TO CAPS LOCK!!!
http://www.slate.com/id/2277926/pagenum/all/

Search dozens of U.S. government databases with one search box at MetaLib
http://alturl.com/f5kgv

Mathway: the Online Math Problem Solver
http://www.mathway.com/


And, some stuff for Crimmus...

13 Things You Didn't Know About Christmas Traditions
http://alturl.com/yt7v3

BFF Donna and I are going to Club 33 today (with the Bardgal and Tommy), so here's a few facts about Christmas at Disneyland
http://www.disneylandclub33.com/
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/08/neatorama-facts-christmas-at-disneyland/

6 Controversial Christmas Carols
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/43204

Christmas Trivia
http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/xmastrivia.html

December 15, 2010

I'm really glad neither of my parents had a sister named Christ, because
I'm thinkin' it would've been pretty scary to give Auntie Christ a hug.


Top of the Heap: Most Popular Top 10's of 2010
http://lifehacker.com/5709479/most-popular-top-10s-of-2010

Addicting Game of the Week - Entanglement
http://gopherwoodstudios.com/entanglement/?n=1a

10 Valuable Coins That Could Be in Your Pocket Right Now (but probably aren't)
http://www.advanceloan.net/blog/2010/11/10-valuable-coins-that-could-be-in-your-pocket-right-now/

Stars so weird they make black holes look boring
http://io9.com/5710012/quark-stars-and-strange-matter-a-guide-to-the-weirdest-stars-in-the-universe

The 22 Dumbest Things People Do on Facebook
http://www.trutv.com/dumb_as_a_blog/gallery/dumbest-things-people-do-on-facebook.html

This is what happens when you get tired of your job as a copywriter
http://www.inkcartridges.uk.com/Remanufactured-HP-300-CC640EE-Black.html

A life-sized picture of a Blue Whale. No kidding.
http://www.wdcs.co.uk/media/flash/whalebanner/content_pub_en.html

Tips For Finding a Good Mechanic Who Won't Break the Bank
http://alturl.com/ufmc7

Calling Dan Brown! Hidden code discovered in Mona Lisa painting!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/8197896/Mona-Lisa-painting-contains-hidden-code.html

Google Zeitgeist 2010 - How the world searched
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2010/

How to Hate the Beatles
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/12/how_to_hate_the_beatles.html

6 Essential Android Apps for Business Travel
http://alturl.com/n48tr

Related: 100+ Essential Android Apps and Tips
http://android.appstorm.net/roundups/100-absolutely-essential-android-apps-tips/

December 8, 2010

I've started a new business, delivering hot drinks straight to the customer.
However, I've been advised to change the name of the business.
Apparently people will be put off by the links to crappy service and
reliability problems. It's a shame, too. I thought Tea-Mobile had a nice ring to it.


Top of the Heap: 10 Really Cool DIY Gadgets That Will Take You No More Than 5 Minutes
http://alturl.com/fe2i7

Especially for Jack: Inception in Real Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHBlYJ-tKcs

Christmas on TV: 1,010 Holiday Specials, Episodes, Movies and Marathons for December 2010
http://alturl.com/mhmhx

Here they are: WikiLeaks mirror sites
http://wikileaks.ch/mirrors.html

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-these" department - a flying car (Thanks, Kevin!)
http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=635469588001

The 5 Nominees for Best Mobile App
http://alturl.com/ec26d

Flight and Expulsion - and interesting, interactive infographic
http://www.niceone.org/lab/refugees/

Words cannot express the weirdness of True American Dog
http://www.trueamericandog.com/

Massive collection of behind-the-scenes pics from Star Trek
http://www.coolcrack.com/2010/11/massive-star-trek-behind-scenes-121.html

The 12 Scams of Christmas
http://newsroom.mcafee.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3707

The complete list of Grammy nominees
http://www.grammy.com/nominees

Lie to Me: Phrases that announce "I'm lying"
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/11/14/i_hate_to_tell_you/

Good Witch Glinda: the Greatest Movie Villain Ever
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/11/14/i_hate_to_tell_you/

Fake iPhone Text Generator
http://www.fakeiphonetext.com/

The Best Space Pictures of 2010
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/photogalleries/101130-best-space-pictures-2010/

Pick the Perp (hint: pretty near impossible)
http://picktheperp.com/

For the Calvin Connoisseur: Rare Bill Waterson Art
http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cbillart.html

5 iPhone Apps For Avoiding International Business Faux Pas
http://alturl.com/a9qf3