June 25, 2008

Preparation H is normally applied to one's posterior to shrink hemorrhoids, but it has
also become popular as a means of temporarily erasing facial wrinkles. I'm betting
the second usage was probably discovered during a management training class.


Top of the Heap: I should save this for a week I’m to lazy busy to surf the Internets - Time Magazine's 50 Best Websites of 2008
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/1,28804,1809858_1809957,00.html

100 Useful Niche Search Engines You've Never Heard Of
http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/06/19/100-useful-niche-search-engines-youve-never-heard-of/

10 Awesome, Interactive Websites
http://www.webupon.com/Web-Talk/Wow-10-Awesome-Interactive-Websites.144563

Just in time for summer! A Bicycle Repair Guide
http://bicycletutor.com/

10 Awesome Gadgets That Even College Students Can Afford
http://educhoices.org/articles/10_Awesome_Gadgets_That_Even_College_Students_Can_Afford.html

Top search tips
http://www.rba.co.uk/wordpress/2008/06/17/top-search-tips/

George Carlin's last interview (courtesy of the Bardgal)
http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/brainstorm/200806/george-carlins-last-interview

They should post these at my gym...
http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22176/51092-ten-things-do-gym

12 Worst Photoshop Mistakes, Ever
http://www.oddee.com/item_96450.aspx

10 Things Musicians Do to Piss Off Their Fans
http://blog.muchmusic.com/archives/2008/06/10_ways_musicia.php

10 Amazing Flasks for Undercover Drunks
http://www.cracked.com/article_16342_james-bond-boozing-10-amazing-flasks-undercover-drunks.html

50 Tips for First Year College Students (BRILLIANT!)
http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/life/workplay_balance_at_mit/50_things.shtml

We're Number One! We're Number One! Most Congested Cities
http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6787435&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

Addicting Game O'the Week - Puzzle Farter
http://puzzlefarter.com/

Learn Morse Code in One Minute
http://www.learnmorsecode.com/

R2D2 and C3PO in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
http://blameitonthevoices.blogspot.com/2008/06/r2d2-and-c3p0-in-indiana-jones-movie.html

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-these" category, a 3-D model of the Milky Way Galaxy
http://www.livingworld.net/works/galaxy/

This is way cool - create your own Star Wars Crawl
http://www.starwarscrawl.com/add.php

7 Stupid Accessories That Will Suckify Your Ride
http://www.omglists.com/article/88333/7-stupid-accessories-that-will-suckify-your-ride/

Find recycling centers near you via your zip code
http://www.therecyclingcenter.info/

The best web sites for movie fans
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2320861,00.asp

I've got to try this now
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b12_1214215739

Tired of your job? Canada is now hiring astronauts
https://ra-ar.space.gc.ca/rs/phase1/ConditionAstronaute.asp?lang=en

Could be useful this summer - How to Eat a Pomegranate
http://emptyage.honan.net/mth/2007/10/how-to-eat-a-po.html

Corn starch, water... and Ellen! (Thanks, Jack!)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=amfjWWMg9c0&e

Minor league (Fresno v. Tacoma) ball girl shows 'em how it's supposed to be done!
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XwJWRZDpuZg&e

9 Summer Offers That Will Give You Gas
http://www.wisebread.com/9-summer-offers-that-will-give-you-gas

How to make a hardcover book
http://www.sfu.ca/~achanne/projects/bookbinding/

Because sitting up is for suckers... 70 Tools, Tricks and Hacks to Work from Bed
http://www.internetservicedeals.com/blog/62/because-sitting-up-is-for-suckers-70-tools-tips-and-hacks-to-work-from-bed/

Creative Calendar Designs
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/23/creative-calendar-designs/

What to do (and NOT do) in a fistfight
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16001

June 18, 2008

If I lived in the land of the blind, I'd tell everyone I had one eye, even if I didn't.
I mean, who's gonna know, right? And just like that - BAM! Free kingdom!


Top of the Heap: Firefox 3 was (officially) released yesterday
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/

Cell Services Keep it Easy, and Free (tip o'the hat to Solomon)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/technology/personaltech/05pogue.html?ex=1213848000&en=b35508b506680d28&ei=5070&emc=eta1

Airlocked! I could survive for 1 minute and 23 seconds in the vacuum of space!
http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/space_vacuum

Unexpected Creativity (Found in Unusual Places)
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/06/unexpected-creativity-found-in-unusual.html

Awesome Job Application Letter
http://www.taptu.com/blog/2008/06/12/the-apprentice-says-youre-fired-we-say-youre-hired/

Unbelievably cool! Why did it take someone so long to think of this?
http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/

This is awesome! Baconhenge!
http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/beltane08/baconhenge.htm

Jack'll love this one - Building America's Most Extreme Rollercoaster
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/extreme_machines/4268108.html

Well now, THIS could potentially ruin your day...
http://www.strategypage.com/military_photos/2008060614332.aspx

I don't really know how to describe this. Moodstream. Enjoy.
http://moodstream.gettyimages.com/

The middle initial quiz (I got 6 out of 12)
http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=352&p=1

13 Things Your Car Mechanic Won't Tell You (note to self: there are no such things as "muffler bearings")
http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/13-things-your-car-mechanic-wont-tell-you/article57830.html

Interesting review of the food at every baseball stadium
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/06/08/travel/20080608_BALLPARK_GRAPHIC.html

Unsuccessful Breakfast Cereals (my favorite is the first)
http://www.worth1000.com/contest.asp?contest_id=19502

60 ridiculously useful tools for your blog or website
http://www.marcofolio.net/tips/60_ridiculously_useful_tools_for_your_blog_or_website.html

Fun websites that allow you to create your own ringtones
http://www.webupon.com/Services/10-Fun-Websites-to-Create-Your-Own-Ringtone.139619

The Sopranos: Definitive Explanation of "The End"
http://masterofsopranos.wordpress.com/the-sopranos-definitive-explanation-of-the-end/

Field Guide to Firefox 3
http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/06/12/655

"'The Happening' is so bad that I feel compelled to make a spoiler-laden list of its most laughably terrible parts rather than review it"
http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=75893f9a-3391-4ab5-88c8-cf7e74bcd835

How to answer 23 of the most common interview questions
http://www.bspcn.com/2007/10/06/how-to-answer-23-of-the-most-common-interview-questions/

From the lovely and talented Uncle Mel - 50 office-speak phrases you love to hate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7457287.stm

Pretty cool - old photos in 3D
http://lala.cursivebuildings.com/tagged/reaching

Convert... well, pretty much anything
http://www.convertworld.com/en/

Upload a photo and turn it into a cartoon
http://www.befunky.com/befunky_cartoonizer.php

June 11, 2008

Okay, polygamy I understand. What completely
eludes me is the idea of being married to a bunch
of women at the same time and having them all wear
Little House on the Prairie dresses and combat boots.


Top of the Heap: Google News from a better world
http://www.fugue.com/pics/goodnews.html

The Classic Science Fiction Channel - lots o' classic skiffy shows
http://www.rimworlds.com/classic%20science%20fiction%20channel.htm

50 Things Everybody Should Know How to Do
http://www.marcandangel.com/2008/06/02/50-things-everyone-should-know-how-to-do/

8 great Father's Day gifts for the military man
http://inventorspot.com/articles/8_great_fathers_day_gifts_military_man_13935

Looking for someplace to go this summer? Here's 31 suggestions
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/travel/01places.html

Okay, I get it - Africa is big
http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/35-the-size-of-africa/

Free, printable coupons for retail, grocery and restaurants
http://www.wow-coupons.com/index.php

16 Post-It Pranks, Sculptures and Murals
http://weburbanist.com/2008/01/24/more-unusual-art-from-everyday-materials-16-post-it-note-pranks-sculptures-and-murals/

7 sites you MUST check before you go on a vacation
http://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/06/7-websites-you-must-check-before-you-go.html

Some cool new search engines
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/cool-search-engines-to-remember/

Best. Word. Ever.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/callipygian

This could come in mighty handy for the golfers... (Tip o'the hat to Ron, Tim, Vanessa, Sherry, Kevin & Boomer)
http://www.uroclub.org/details.html

Stunning picture of the Earth (and Moon) from Mars
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/09/earth-from-mars-phot.html

The World's Wackiest Festivals
http://www.oddee.com/item_96372.aspx

5 Things You Didn't Know About Starbucks
http://www.bspcn.com/2007/12/10/5-things-you-didnt-know-starbucks/

25 Things That Aren't Really What They Say They Are
http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/25-things-that-are-not-what-they-seem/

June 3, 2008

I was okay with Neil Diamond saying Caroline
Kennedy was the inspiration for "Sweet Caroline,"
but when it occurred to me that *Rose* Kennedy
might be the inspiration for "Cracklin' Rosie,"
well, that's when the nightmares began.


Top of the Heap: 8 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 22
http://almostfearless.com/2008/05/21/8-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-was-22/

(Devilishly hard and) Addicting Game O' the Week - Spin the Black Circle
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/games/Spin+The+Black+Circle/

9 Excellent Ways to Use Your Cell Phone Productively
http://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/05/9-excellent-ways-to-use-your-cell-phone.html

The world's deepest swimming pool
http://fun-hunter.com/index.php/Interesting/World-s-Deepest-Swimming-Pool.html

Some pens that will never be stolen
http://www.perpetualkid-blog.com/2008/05/borrow-your-pen.html

10 Japanese Customs You Must Know Before a Trip to Japan
http://matadorstudy.com/10-japanese-customs-you-must-know-before-a-trip-to-japan/

15 Celebrities Who Sang...But Shouldn't Have
http://www.glamorati.com/celebrity/2008/15-celebrities-who-sangbut-shouldnt-have/

How to Clean Stuff
http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/

A bunch of Cartoons
http://www.nearingzero.net/best_bunch.html

Upcoming Movie Sequels You (Probably) Didn't Know About
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/13412/30_upcoming_movie_sequels_you_didnt_know_about.html

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-these" department...
http://www.elliptigo.com/

Perhaps not as glamorous as the previous, but it could come in handy (especially on a long bike ride!)
http://www.roadbag.net/

From the MTV Movie Awards - Ben Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr and Jack Black make a viral video (hysterical!)
http://www.guesswhichmovie.com/news/341

Top 10 Telephone Tricks
http://lifehacker.com/345501/top-10-telephone-tricks

8 Classic Movie Robots That Actually Suck at Their Job
http://www.cracked.com/article_16338_8-classic-movie-robots-that-actually-suck-at-their-job.html

Websites to Help Your Daily Life
http://www.webupon.com/Web-Talk/Websites-to-Help-Your-Daily-Life.131770

Particularly for Melody and Tom - The Top 6 Funniest Lawyers of All Time (WWASD)
http://www.canpages.ca/blog/?p=186

Toys for the Disturbed
http://www.wackyarchives.com/bizarre/toys-for-the-disturbed.html

The Top 1 Reason Why I Will Not Be Seeing the "Sex and the City" Movie
http://onemanonecity.com/nyc/movies/sex-and-the-city-more-like-sucks-and-the-city/

5 Things You'll Love About Firefox 3
http://www.cio.com/article/print/370913

May 21, 2008

Man, it never fails: Whenever I try to get romantic
with a woman, I always start crying uncontrollably.
I guess pepper spray will do that to ya.


Top of the Heap: Creative advertising - great ideas
http://fundivision.net/?p=678

Fascinating World Clock
http://toxicblogs.blogspot.com/2008/05/fascinating-world-clock.html

7 Hotels With the Most Bizarre Stuff (I've stayed at one of these... guess which one)
http://www.visit2amsterdam.com/2008/05/13/top-7-hotels-with-the-most-bizarre-stuff/

Guide to the 25 Strangest Collections on the Web
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/14/neatoramas-guide-to-25-of-the-strangest-collections-on-the-web/

Here's an evil prank...
http://www.offbeatearth.com/jell-o-keyboardmouse-prank/

The ORIGINAL Illustrated Catalog of Acme Products (as in Wile E. Coyote, Roadrunner, et al)
http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/acme.html

Something I don't particularly need, but you might - 17 drug-free ways to stay awake
http://www.marcandangel.com/2008/05/15/17-drug-free-ways-to-stay-awake/

On Sunday, the Phoenix Probe will (attempt to) land on the North Pole of Mars. Check out this video - "Seven Minutes of Terror"
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/phoenix/phx20080327/

100 Must-Read Books (for dudes) - The Essential Man's Library
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/05/14/100-must-read-books-the-essential-mans-library/

From HS bud Liz, The Lair of the Crab - A Load of Stuff That Will Probably Crush Your Will to Live
http://www.rathergood.com/

Could come in handy someday... 9 Ways to Start a Fire Without Matches
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/04/29/9-ways-to-start-a-fire-without-matches/

Free Music! 22 Websites That Are Driving Daggers Into the Heart of the RIAA
http://www.tinydad.com/free-music-22-websites-driving-daggers-into-the-heart-of-the-riaa/

10 Cool Productivity Websites
http://www.ploomy.com/2008/05/14/10-cool-websites-we-recommend/

Weight loss SUNGLASSES?
http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2008/04/01/weight_loss_sunglasses.php

"It's conceivable that, when I turn the machine on, I start getting messages from the future"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRWwI61so5Q

Whose face is on the nickel? You might be surprised!
http://benniaustin.com/nickel/

Exercise your brain with Mentat Wiki
http://www.ludism.org/mentat/

50 Amazingly Helpful Time Tested Tips For the Kitchen
http://lifehackery.com/2008/05/17/50-amazingly-helpful-time-tested-tips-for-the-kitchen/

The "Amen" article of the week: What the Hell is the Point of Facebook?
http://hollywoodphony.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/what-the-hell-is-the-point-of-facebook/

A bit odd - Cartoons in Real Life
http://www.damnfunnypictures.com/html/Cartoons-In-Real-Life.html

Handicapping odds on the Final Cylon (if you have to ask, don't bother with this one)
http://peterdavid.malibulist.com/archives/006154.html

Kudos to Linda for sending in this Earthquake Quiz (I scored 70%)
http://www.nwcn.com/sharedcontent/features/flash/quake/during.html

In the "Why-didn't-I-think-of-that" category: the Urinal Video Game!
http://tastybooze.com/2008/05/why-didnt-i-think-of-that-urinal-video-game/

Start Page Showdown (Dunno - SHOC must've been #6)
http://lifehacker.com/software/homepage/alpha-geek-start+page-showdown-246843.php

Incredibly cool animated optical illusion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6ZTc16HarI&e

Improve your typing skills with this fun typing game
http://typeracer.com/

60 Photography Links That You Can't Live Without
http://www.bspcn.com/2008/05/13/60-photography-links-you-can%e2%80%99t-live-without/

5 Things You (probably) Didn't Know About "South Park"
http://www.askmen.com/toys/special_feature_150/192_special_feature.html

Exclusive Secret Common Sense Facts About Everyday Life
http://davejohnston.tv/2008/05/19/exclusive-secret-common-sense-knowledge-revealed/

May 14, 2008

A riot broke out at our local Renaissance Faire this past
weekend. Things got pretty ugly, but luckily the authorities
were able to intervene before anyone could start luting.


Top of the Heap: Major announcement today (1pm EDT) from NASA. I wonder what it is? Hope it's not a cookbook...
http://www.nasa.gov/news/media/newsaudio/index.html

Seven cool beer gadgets
http://dumptrumpet.com/?v=4745&h=r

Some new ones I haven't tried yet... 8 Top Alternative Search Engines
http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/05/06/8-top-alternative-search-engines/

10 Mind Myths
http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/04/10-mind-myths-do-any-of-these-catch-you.php

13 More Things Your Auto Mechanic Won't Tell You
http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/13-more-things-your-auto-mechanic-wont-tell-you/article62928.html

Barack Hussein Obama (thanks and a tip O'the hat to IHS pal, Susie)
http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/barack-hussein-obama-omar-bradley.html

New Coins (courtesy of Rabbi Cohen)
http://www.blip.tv/file/520347

75 Skills Every Man Should Master
http://www.esquire.com/features/essential-skills-0508

This is pretty cool - convert your web page (or any web page) into a .pdf
http://www.htm2pdf.co.uk/

Online video guide - could be useful
http://www.ovguide.com/

Yup, Reno is farther west than Los Angeles. Here are 20 other odd geographical facts that might surprise you
http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/08-04/20-world-geography-facts-that-might-surprise-you.html

Laid off? The one thing you absolutely need to do on the first day
http://www.expatsoftware.com/articles/2008/05/laid-off-one-thing-you-absolutely-need.html

Bored? Here are 5 Excellent Ways to Waste Time Online
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-excellent-ways-to-waste-time-online/

Here's a fun way to waste a few minutes... string spin toy
http://www.zefrank.com/string_spin//spin_1.html

The Top 25 Most Visited Tourist Destinations in America
http://www.thetravelerszone.com/travel-destinations/top-25-most-visited-tourist-destinations-in-america/

Well now I don't feel so bad - Celebrity Imperfections Exposed
http://www.gossipnewz.com/gossip_news/2008/05/celebrity-imperfections-exposed/

Cell Phone Secrets: Getting the Most Out of Your Phone
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/05/11/cell-phone-secrets-getting-the-most-out-of-your-phone/

Actually, I might try this - How to Create Invisible Shelves
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Invisible-Shelves

Okay, I promised myself I wasn't going to go here, but this is too good to pass up - Things Younger Than John McCain
http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/?m=200805

"Quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur" ("Everything said in Latin sounds profound") Handy Latin Phrases
http://www.dribbleglass.com/Jokes/latin2.htm

Jon Stewart (again) shows how interviews should be done
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=168543&title=douglas-feith-uncut-pt.-1&byDate=true

Does this girl ever close her mouth?
http://badcontrol.com/?p=949

50 Most Popular Genealogical Sites of 2008
http://www.progenealogists.com/top50genealogy2008.htm

"So, this woman walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a double entendre. So he gave it to her" (instant rimshot!)
http://www.instantrimshot.com/

The unofficial guide to the DMV
http://www.dmv.org/

All the epic fail you can handle in one spot
http://thermalreaction.blogspot.com/2008/05/epic-fail-video-collection.html

How's this to brighten up your Wednesday? - What your home will be worth next year
http://efinancedirectory.com/articles/Home_Price_Forecasts_What_Your_Home_Will_Be_Worth_Next_Year.html

May 7, 2008

I wonder why Mexico makes such a big
deal about Cinco de Mayo. I mean,
who *hasn't* defeated the French?


This looks like it could be fun - the world's first motored unicycle
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=562726&in_page_id=1811

77 Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomenon
http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/index.html

Truer words... Facebook in Real Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrlSkU0TFLs

How to build your own Iron Man suit
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/how_to_build_yo.php

7 Common Cooking Mistakes
http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/content/print/0,22304,1730751,00.html

"I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer..." (that's ROPE a deer, pervs)
http://eyerocker.blogspot.com/2008/04/deer-rope-dope.html

Action-Movie Posters of Really Inappropriate Franchises (thanks, Solomon!)
http://www.woot.com/Blog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=4626

Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and Avengers Release Dates
http://filmonic.com/iron-man-2-thor-captain-america-and-avengers-release-dates-announced

14 Differences Between America and Australia You Need to Know Before Hopping on That Plane
http://www.purpleslinky.com/Humor/Travel/14-Differences-Between-America-and-Australia-You-Need-to-Know-Before-Hopping-on-that-Plane.119788/2

So, you walked out of Iron Man before the after-the-credits scene? Here's an alternative to seeing it again or killing yourself
http://www.vimeo.com/970974?pg=embed&sec=970974

Wow. Just wow.
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=79533

Hundreds of free online games at friv.com
http://www.friv.com/

A comparison of U.S. home prices (my, my... Topeka is looking pretty cool...)
http://homeguide123.com/articles/A_Comparison_of_US_Home_Prices.html