February 29, 2012

   I just realized there's no truth whatsoever to the 
   saying, "You learn something new every day."
   So far today, I haven't learned a... um... damn.  
 

Top of the Heap: Strangely addictive and fun drawing site (Thanks, Jack!)
     http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/17CWN7/andrew.thenewhive.com/drawonme/

What Bible is Rick Santorum reading?
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-lux/what-bible-is-santorum-reading_b_1288094.html

Addictive Game of the Week - Wonderputt  (Thanks, again, Jack!)
     http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/7wgnp2/www.andkon.com/arcade/sport/wonderputt/

Why Do We Have Leap Years?
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21350

10 Fun Facts About Vegas
     http://www.mrtop10.com/10_fun_facts_about_vegas-1314

Maestro, a fanfare, if you please
     http://www.audepicault.com/fanfare/fanfare.htm

Stephen King, reading the first chapter of his "Shining" sequel, "Dr. Sleep"
     http://youtu.be/ukLGBfFXZkU

Nuke it from orbit...
     http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

365 Yo-Yo Tricks
     http://www.365yoyotricks.com/?08502870

Dolly Parton's Other Voice
     http://wakingupnow.com/blog/dolly-partons-other-voice

The Myth of the Eight-Hour Sleep
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783

The Most Common Cooking Mistakes
     http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking-101/techniques/cooking-questions-tips-00400000064986/print-index.html

Strangely addicting:  Color your own nebula
     http://29a.ch/sandbox/2011/neonflames/

9 Foreign Words the English Language Desperately Needs
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19695_9-foreign-words-english-language-desperately-needs.html

February 22, 2012

   I shot a man in Reno, but I didn't stick around to 
   watch him die. That's how Johnny Cash got caught. 

Top of the Heap: Japanese Fart Scrolls. Exactly what it says on the tin.
     http://www.tofugu.com/2012/02/18/japanese-fart-scrolls/

Own your own jellyfish tank (Not to put too fine a point on it, but they're actually called "sea jellies,")  (Thanks, Carolyn!)
      http://www.jellyfishart.com/

Incredibly cool Planetarium for your computer  (Thanks, Jack!)
      http://www.stellarium.org/

The cars we drove in the 50′s and 60”s
     http://cruzintheavenue.com/CarsWeDrove.htm

8 creepy mystery ingredients in fast food
     http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/stories/8-creepy-mystery-ingredients-in-fast-food

Strange Wedding Cake Toppers
     http://www.nowthatsnifty.com/2012/02/28-strange-wedding-cake-toppers.html#.Tz_UgyPD7yx

6 Abandoned Places That Would Make Awesome Supervillain Lairs
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19678_6-abandoned-places-that-will-make-awesome-supervillain-lairs.html

6 Everyday Things Seen Really Close Up
     http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/gadgets-electronics/stories/6-everyday-things-seen-really-close-up

What's the difference between a street, road, avenue, boulevard, court, drive, highway, etc.?
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/23588

6 Deleted Scenes from Star Trek Movies that Would've Made Them a Little Less Confusing
     http://www.toplessrobot.com/2012/01/6_deleted_scenes_from_star_trek_movies_that_wouldv.php

The Most Amazing High Definition Image of Earth Ever 
     http://gizmodo.com/5879142/the-most-amazing-and-stunning-highest-resolution-image-of-earth-ever

The Same Thing as the Previous Post, But From the Other Side
     http://gizmodo.com/5881872/most-amazing-earth-image-from-the-other-side

And Here Is the PREVIOUS One
     http://gizmodo.com/5478787/the-most-accurate-highest-resolution-earth-view-to-date

February 15, 2012

Oh sure, it may *sound* pathetic that I spent Valentine's Day 
home alone with a bottle of wine, listening to "one is the Loneliest 
Number" over and over again.  But hey, at least I got lucky.
  

Top of the Heap: The Scale of the Everything, from Quantum Foam to the Estimated Size of the Universe.  Wow.
     http://www.htwins.net/scale2/

The 9 Most Dangerous Landing Strips in the World (Thanks, Susie!)
      http://www.huffingtonpost.com/off-track-planet/the-worlds-10-most-danger_b_1217929.html

14 Strange and Interesting Facts Worldwide
     http://www.theworldgeography.com/2011/08/14-strange-interesting-facts-worldwide.html

Forget weddings.  How about a Drive-Thru Funeral Home?
     http://in.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=INRTR2XJP6#a=1

Breakfast Cereals From Around the World
     http://www.nowthatsnifty.com/2012/02/breakfast-cereals-from-around-world.html#.Tzfj7yPD7yx

Addicting Game of the Week - Blow Things Up
     http://www.random-good-stuff.com/game/play/Blow_Things_UP

6 Modern Playgrounds That Will Make Your Inner Child Jealous
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19675_6-modern-playgrounds-that-will-make-your-inner-child-jealous.html

6 Things No One Tells You About Living on a Farm
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-things-no-one-tells-you-about-living-farm/

Celebrity Tour Riders: The 9 Most Ridiculous Demands
     http://theweek.com/article/index/224260/celebrity-tour-riders-the-9-most-ridiculous-demands

February 8, 2012

  Mud on the shoe, dirt under the fingernails, spot of gravy on the tie:  
  I wonder if Sherlock Holmes would have been as great at deducing 
  people's actions if all his friends and acquaintances weren't such slobs.

Top of the Heap: Snowmobiler's Sphincter Factor - 9.6  (skip to 1:10)
      http://youtu.be/Rgd01qJjnR0

61 Things We Learned From the Armageddon Commentary
     http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/61-things-we-learned-from-the-armageddon-commentary-jkirk.php

9 Real-Life Planets So Outrageous You'd Swear They Were Sci-Fi
     http://blastr.com/2012/01/9-real-planets-so-amazing.php

After Munsters reboot, Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer want to work on Star Trek TV show
      http://geeks.thedailywh.at/2012/02/06/star-trek-tv-series-rumors-of-the-day/

6 Real People With Mind-Blowing Mutant Superpowers
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19661_6-real-people-with-mind-blowing-mutant-superpowers.html

See what your name would look like as a tattoo!
     http://www.dilmaza.com/intro/

Wikipedia's Lists
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists

Wikipedia's List of Lists
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists

Wikipedia's List of Lists of Lists
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_lists

How to see if someone Unfriends you on Facebook
     http://mashable.com/2012/01/30/how-to-see-unfriend-facebook/#456413-On-Facebook

6 Painful Things Nobody Ever Tells You About Fighting
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19654_6-painful-things-nobody-tells-you-about-fighting.html

The New Police Siren You Can Actually Feel
     http://autos.aol.com/article/howler-police-siren/

February 1, 2012

   I’ve decided I’m no longer going to be using a personal 
   trainer. If I'm going to be paying that much money for 
   someone to hurt me, I want a ball gag and a safe word.

 
Top of the Heap: Blue Marble 2012: NASA Releases HiDef Photo of the Earth
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/blue-marble-2012-earth-image-nasa-photo_n_1232173.html?ref=mostpopular

The Secret of Magic Island - the Holy Grail for Movie Nerds  (Thanks, Susie!)
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/28/the-secret-of-magic-island_n_1237658.html

12 Myths Everyone Believes About Space (Thanks to Movies)
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19649_6-myths-everyone-believes-about-space-thanks-to-movies.html

2012: The End of the World
     http://www.bitoffun.com/video_vault/2012-the-end.html

The 5 Stupidest Habits You Develop Growing Up Poor
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-stupidest-habits-you-develop-growing-up-poor/

What Movie Posters Have in Common
     http://www.jumpoverthere.com/what-movie-posters-have-in-common/

The Craziest Facts About the Human Body
     http://all-that-is-interesting.com/craziest-facts-about-human-body

What Happens Online When You Die
     http://www.lifeinsurancefinder.com.au/infographics/what-happens-online-when-you-die/

Secrets of the Vatican Exposed
     http://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/27/10-secrets-of-the-vatican-exposed/

Okay, THIS is kind of scary...  but if you want to know who your neighbors are, try this  (Thanks, Kevin)
     http://neighbors.whitepages.com/

How we read online
     http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/the_browser/2008/06/lazy_eyes.html?tid=sm_tw_button_toolbar

What do you want to be when you grow up? Here are some surprisingly fun things you can actually make a living doing
     http://www.uncoached.com/2012/01/26/7-surprisingly-fun-things-you-can-actually-make-a-living-doing/

204 Lay's Potato Chip Flavors From Around the World
     http://www.nowthatsnifty.com/2012/01/204-lays-potato-chip-flavors-from.html#.TybXeiPD7yx

T-Rex Trying... (to do stuff)
     http://trextrying.tumblr.com/

17 Movie Blockbusters So Horrible Even Their Creators Say They Sucked
     http://blastr.com/2012/01/17-blockbusters-so-horrib.php

Who woulda thunkit?  Clint Eastwood is a badass in real life
     http://thescuttlefish.com/2012/01/clint-eastwood-actually-is-a-bad-ass-in-real-life/