October 31, 2011

  Since it IS Halloween, I took it upon myself to decorate 
  the place with some gravestones and skeletons.  For 
  some inexplicable reason, though, that didn't go over 
  all that well with the people here at the retirement home.

Top of the Heap:  Zombify Yourself for Halloween
     http://mashable.com/2010/10/25/make-me-zombie/

The 12 Most Convincing Real-Life Ghost Stories
     http://www.ranker.com/list/the-12-most-convincing-real-life-ghost-stories/wavy-gravey

Dunno who to go as for Halloween?  How about going as yourself?
     http://freshpics.blogspot.com/2011/10/japanese-company-creates-super.html

Six Seriously Spooky Cemetery Stories
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/104083

How Do You Make a Monster? Dissecting Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19700

The 10 People Who Open the Door When You're Trick or Treating
     http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6633134/the-10-people-who-open-the-door-while-youre-trick-or-treating

6 Scary Tricks That Amazed Us as Kids (Explained by Science)
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19506_6-scary-tricks-that-amazed-us-as-kids-explained-by-science.html

The ultimate collection of downloadable Halloween masks.
     http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2011/10/dozens-of-downloadable-masks.html

Feeling a little Buff?  Here are some Vampire Slayer Kits
     http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2009/10/vampire_hunting_kits_portable.php

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

The 7 Most Ridiculous Ghost Stories from Around the World. (Sort of NSFW)

25 Zombie Cakes.

The 6 Creepiest Places on Earth.

Where Monsters Come From.

Why Our Brains Love Horror Movies. The more you know, the more pleasure you can squeeze out of this weekend's offerings.

A Cosmic Halloween Gallery: things that go BOO in the night.

The Hidden Haunted History of 7 American Landmarks

13 Horror Movies and the 'True Stories' They're Based On.

The 12 Most Convincing Real-Life Ghost Stories.

Who Was Dr. Frankenstein?

Absolut Frankenstein

10 TV shows with the best Halloween specials. Sitcoms love the opportunity to break out of their formula and do something weird and different.

7 Burning Halloween Questions: Answered! Now you’ll know why you do the silly things you do on this silly holiday.

The 25 Creepiest Horror Movie Posters.

The Hierarchy of Monsters.

October 26, 2011

  Important Internet safety tip: If you want to see 
  pictures of Scarlett Johansson, make sure you
  don't accidentally Google "scarlet johnson."  

Top of the Heap:  Presented without comment:  Moments
     http://youtu.be/jNVPalNZD_I

How cool is this?  Boost Your WiFi Signal Range with an Empty Coke Can
     http://www.labnol.org/internet/increase-wifi-with-soda-can/20216/

Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Tax Plan in one very large graph
     http://alturl.com/mzrk6

Speaking of ol' Herman... check out this weird campaign ad starring his Chief of Staff
     http://thedailywh.at/2011/10/24/ineffective-political-ad-of-the-day/

Grandpa's video will. WARNING: this is absolutely NSFW.
     http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=64815

How to pronounce "banana" (and a buncha other words)
     http://www.neatorama.com/2011/10/19/how-to-pronounce-banana/

The 8 Most Wildly Irresponsible Vintage Toys
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19481_the-8-most-wildly-irresponsible-vintage-toys.html

The Most Relaxing Song Ever.  Just don't listen to it while driving
      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049948/Most-relaxing-song-UK-band-Boffins.html

The Top 50 Breakfasts in the World
     http://oddstuffmagazine.com/top-50-of-the-best-breakfasts-of-the-world.html

Being Elmo: 5 revelations about Sesame Street’s star
      http://theweek.com/article/index/220661/being-elmo-5-revelations-about-sesame-streets-star

Are You as Fit as a World War II GI?  (short answer:  no)
     http://artofmanliness.com/2011/09/12/are-you-as-fit-as-a-world-war-ii-gi/

Five Liquid Cures for Hangovers
     http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/cleanplatecharlie/2011/09/fort_lauderdale_hangover_cures.php

8 Terrifying Robots Now Stalking Your Local Hospital
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19465_8-terrifying-robots-now-stalking-your-local-hospital.html

For the gamers:  The 15 Best Racing Games
     http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/224004/the-15-best-racing-games/

5 Great Hidden Google Search Tips You Should Know About
     http://smashinghub.com/5-hidden-google-search-tips-that-you-should-know-about.htm

October 19, 2011

                "Book burning" has such a negative connotation.
   I prefer to think of it as "English lit."

Top of the Heap:  50 Reasons Why LA is the Best Effing City in America (Thanks, Erin!)
     http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2011/10/50_reasons_los_angeles.php

F.lux - Better Lighting for Your Computer (I use this, and it's awesome)
     http://stereopsis.com/flux/

The Top 10 Solutions to Real Life's Most Annoying Problems
    http://lifehacker.com/5781093/top-10-solutions-to-real-lifes-most-annoying-problems

Incredible Photos of the Grand Canyon  (Thanks, Kevin!)
     http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/03/grand-canyon-proof-that-nature-rocks-35-pics/

12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular Music
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/12-extremely-disappointing-facts-about-popular-mus

Goodbye Family Guy, Hello Star Trek?
     http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seth-macfarlane-family-guy-star-trek-247364

The 10 Weirdest Things You Can Do With Your Ashes
      http://www.neatorama.com/2011/10/13/the-10-weirdest-things-you-can-do-with-your-ashes/

Factoid of the Week: Facebook is now as big as the entire Internet was in 2004
     http://royal.pingdom.com/2011/10/05/facebook-now-as-big-as-the-entire-internet-was-in-2004/

20 Cool and Useful Kitchen Gadgets  ("Just what I've always wanted! A Cheese Straightener!")
     http://www.crookedbrains.net/2011/10/cool-and-useful-kitchen-tools-gadgets.html

Penny Postcards - choose your home state and town and see what it looked like "back then"
     http://www.usgwarchives.org/special/ppcs/ppcs.html

The Wittiest Comebacks of All Time (Thanks, Jen Davies!)
      http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/wittiest-comebacks-of-all-time

In Incredible, Interchangeable Films of Steven Segal: A Gallery
      http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2011/10/the-incredible-interchangeable-films-of-steven-seagal-a-gallery#page/1

The Billboard Wayback Machine: Every Billboard Top 40 chart from 1964 to 2011
     http://ivorysofa.blogspot.com/2011/10/billboard-wayback-machine.html

Maybe Harold Camping is right!  Here are 40 Signs The World Is Definitely Going To End On Friday
      http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/signs-that-the-world-is-definitely-going-to-end-on

October 12, 2011

                Well, I suppose I'd better get an early start if
  I expect to sing Polly Wolly Doodle ALL day. 
  Especially since I have to be working on that 
  frakkin' railroad all the livelong day, as well. 

Top of the Heap:  Cyanide, Uranium and Ammonium - Back when kids REALLY had fun with science
      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/cyanide-uranium-and-ammonium-nitrate-when-kids-really-had-fun-with-science/

A visualization of complementary flavors
     http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/taste-buds/

The Difference Between Geeks and Nerds
     http://www.businessinsider.com/geeks-versus-nerds-2011-9

Might come in handy - The World's Rudest Hand Gestures
      http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/09/the-worlds-rudest-hand-gestures/245238/

Worst Jobs in the Star Wars Universe
     http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/119/1194301p1.html

The Top 10 Fairground Cons
     http://totallytop10.com/comedy/top-10-fairground-cons

Earth, as it might be in the future
     http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/9906706238/earth-in-the-future

6 Massive Secret Operations That Are Hidden All Around You
     http://www.cracked.com/article_18717_6-massive-secret-operations-that-are-hidden-all-around-you.html#ixzz1ZvB9XnH7

The Secret Lives of those Metal Detector Guys
      http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2011/08/treasure-hunters/

The Most Accurate Clock on Earth
     http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8724833/British-atomic-clock-most-accurate-in-world.html

That's not a rubber band gun.  THIS is a rubber band gun!
     http://gizmodo.com/5835157/thats-no-rubber-band-gun-this-is-a-rubber-band-gun

20 Alcoholic Beverages Inspired by the Harry Potter Series
      http://www.buzzfeed.com/fjelstud/20-alcoholic-beverages-inspired-by-the-harry-potte

10 Big Movie Roles That Were Horribly Miscast
     http://www.bestonlinecolleges.com/blog/2011/10-big-movie-roles-that-were-horribly-miscast/

Amidst all the hype and chest-beating, an interesting article about Steve Jobs appears
     http://i.imgur.com/hIcgm.jpg

Japan plans to offer 10,000 foreigners free airfare to visit
      http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8818400/Japan-offers-10000-free-trips-to-foreigners.html

October 5, 2011

                I was just trying to be efficient.  If the snooty people at
  my doctor's waiting room are going to get so upset about
  it, they should put up a sign that says, "Please wait
  until you go to your examination room before disrobing."

Top of the Heap:  ThanksForTeaching.Us is a 30 day campaign to recognize amazing teachers all over the world

      http://thanksforteaching.us/

Today is the Most Common Birthday in the United States ("I know what YOU were doing, Mom...")
     http://skiptucker.blogspot.com/2011/10/most-common-birthday-in-united-states.html

6 Baffiling Mistakes That Every Movie Criminal Makes
     http://www.cracked.com/article_16630_6-baffling-mistakes-every-movie-criminal-makes.html

The Origins of 7 Common Superstitions
     http://www.neatorama.com/2011/09/28/the-origins-behind-7-common-superstitions/

Roaches and spiders and snakes, oh my!  Here are 10 Misunderstood Creatures
     http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-misunderstood-creatures.php

Wanna delve into the minds of the ancient Essenes?  You can, with the Dead Sea Scrolls online
     http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/

Draw your own animated Stick Man
     http://www.drawastickman.com/

The ultimate list of the Top 10 Misused English Words.  Literally.
     http://listverse.com/2011/06/07/top-10-misused-english-words/

Foreign words that are difficult to translate into English
     http://www.quora.com/Language/What-foreign-words-are-difficult-to-translate-into-English

23 Recommended Articles for new Google+ Users
     http://plusheadlines.com/23-recommended-articles-for-new-google-users/2350/

Y'ever wonder what it'd be like if Andy Rooney wrote a sports column?  Yeah, me neither.
     http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204138204576599242921986576.html

And yet another reason to love the Internet:  Beards From Below
     http://www.beardsfrombelow.org/

Six (For Whatever Reason) Likeable Athletes
     http://www.uncoached.com/2011/09/29/six-for-whatever-reason-likable-athletes/

The 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes (Awards for improbable research)
     http://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2011

9 Actors You Didn't Know Were in the Star Wars Movies
     http://www.movieline.com/2011/09/9-actors-you-didnt-know-were-in-star-wars-movies.php

8 Current Technologies That Will Shape Our Future
     http://mashable.com/2011/09/18/future-technology/#260171-Smartphones

11 Useful Products Too Embarassing to Actually Use
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19425_11-useful-products-too-embarrassing-to-actually-use.html

Weird(est) Patents     (Thanks, Jendavies!)
     http://www.funalarmer.com/69-of-the-weirdest-american-patents-ever/

The 5 Greatest Mysteries of Human History
     http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/10304744203/the-five-greatest-mysteries-of-human-history

The Living Bridge of India   (Thanks, Kevin!)
     http://www.snotr.com/video/7331/The_Living_Bridge

Stuff You Should Know About the Church of Scientology
     http://www.thesmokingjacket.com/entertainment/scientology-facts-information

Go Away (some funny stuff here)
     http://27bslash6.com/

Astronomy Stuff
The Most Amazing Space Pictures from 2011
     http://io9.com/5839189/the-most-amazing-space-pictures-of-2011

NASA's New (and Effing AWESOME) Deep Space Rocket
     http://gizmodo.com/5840149/nasas-new-deep-space-rocket-is-simply-amazing

How to Become a Backyard Astronomer
     http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/telescopes/how-to-become-a-backyard-astronomer#fbIndex1