Cheney was right!
What’s next for Karl Rove.
Bush is trying to beat Reagan’s record for the most vacation time taken while in office.
Here’s something to make you think. Is it ethically bad to cheat to save millions of lives? What if you profit from it? And will the real facts ever come out?
Military spending.
Texas is the only place in the United States where a person can be factually innocent of murder and still face the death penalty. Like Kenneth Foster.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Bulletproof Backpack
Here's an ad that can send chills up your spine... but remember, it's an AD, they are trying to sell you a product. I must be a bad mama, since I bought the standard $15 backpacks for my kids.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Interesting
Don’t Try This at Home: Totally Dangerous Experiments.
21 Critical Life Lessons You Didn’t Learn in School. This is good.
New documentary on the history of vibrators.
Ten Reasons why Teddy Roosevelt is the Coolest President Ever.
The Ten Best Bands that Never Existed. (via the Presurfer)
The Best Movies Never Made. (via Grow-A-Brain)
Colorful Solar Eclipse coming August 28th.
Ten strange facts about Sir Isaac Newton.
21 Critical Life Lessons You Didn’t Learn in School. This is good.
New documentary on the history of vibrators.
Ten Reasons why Teddy Roosevelt is the Coolest President Ever.
The Ten Best Bands that Never Existed. (via the Presurfer)
The Best Movies Never Made. (via Grow-A-Brain)
Colorful Solar Eclipse coming August 28th.
Ten strange facts about Sir Isaac Newton.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Welcome to America
Welcome to America. A journalist from England came to LA for a story and was arrested for not knowing she now needed a special visa. This is the way we treat visitors from allied nations these days.
Wrongly deported to Mexico, a developmentally disabled man is found safe weeks later. Did they even try to find out his nationality? Or is it just illegal to be brown these days?
Another horror story about gays with no rights. After 25 years together, one partner became disabled, and custody was awarded to his parents, who will not let the other partner even visit, much less participate in his care. Anyone in a committed relationship without the benefit of marriage needs to anticipate all scenarios and get their ducks in a row legally. Of course, marriage would take care of all these piecemeal legalities, but until then, you must protect yourself.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Just for Fun
Opportunities in Abstinence Training. (via Exploding Aardvark)
The advertising company Star Dust has compiled a mesmerizing video montage of samples from their work over the past year. Set to the music of Gimme Shelter, its a treat for the eyes! (via YesButNoButYes)
Don’t do a victory dance until after you’ve crossed the finish line!
Louis CK on kids. NSFW audio. Hilarious!
The Dancing Steve Ballmer Zune ad that got a Microsoft employee fired.
At Miss Cellania, you’ll want to see new posts on Cooking, Mixed Drinks, and the First Date.
The advertising company Star Dust has compiled a mesmerizing video montage of samples from their work over the past year. Set to the music of Gimme Shelter, its a treat for the eyes! (via YesButNoButYes)
Don’t do a victory dance until after you’ve crossed the finish line!
Louis CK on kids. NSFW audio. Hilarious!
The Dancing Steve Ballmer Zune ad that got a Microsoft employee fired.
At Miss Cellania, you’ll want to see new posts on Cooking, Mixed Drinks, and the First Date.
The Language of Coffee
I posted a link to the Starbucks Oracle at Neatorama. It’s a silly generator that tells you your personality according to what you order at Starbucks. The comments were active. Someone asked why Starbucks is demonized. I can’t really answer that, as I don’t go to Starbucks. There isn’t one anywhere near where where I live. One person answered about how Starbucks pushed out local coffeeshops. Another said they corrupted the language of coffee. The language of coffee?
Then I found a post at the Consumerist, Order A Starbucks Tazo Chai Latte For Half Price.
I simply ask for a chai tea misto, with two bags so it's nice and strong, and half cinnamon and half vanilla syrup, with lots of foam. I sprinkle a bit of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla on the foam and BAM! I've halved my drink allowance for the week, but not lost any of the flavour.
Alrighty then. I know that “chai” is an Indian word for “tea” (in America, its usually short for “masala chai”, which mean “spicy tea”), and “latte” is French for “got milk?” but I have no clue what "tazo" or "misto" is. Yep, its a whole ‘nother language. There is a fancy-schmancy coffee shop in my little town (not a chain), but they are OK with me going in and ordering a “large coffee.” Especially since my kids order Jones Soda and chai.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
What's Going On
Bush vs. Zombies (Thanks, Jan!)
The AFL-CIO Democratic Debate, August 7, 2007. Jellio posted the whole thing, in nine parts.
A chart of presidential candidates and their positions.
Celebrating Income Equality. Why its a good thing that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. And an excellent response from Saskboy.
Eating babies, poisoned bullets? Disturbing myths the Iraqis believe about the US military.
Jason Alexander is Lord Rovemort.
How the news works. (via Grow-A-Brain)
America is taxing for all but the very rich.
The AFL-CIO Democratic Debate, August 7, 2007. Jellio posted the whole thing, in nine parts.
A chart of presidential candidates and their positions.
Celebrating Income Equality. Why its a good thing that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. And an excellent response from Saskboy.
Eating babies, poisoned bullets? Disturbing myths the Iraqis believe about the US military.
Jason Alexander is Lord Rovemort.
How the news works. (via Grow-A-Brain)
America is taxing for all but the very rich.
Monday, August 06, 2007
Information you can use.
Remastering the original Star Trek series.
How to make your very own exploding soap.
Tiger gives birth to twin cubs - one yellow and one white. Tony asks Maury Povich for advice, DNA testing.
Proponents thought pornography would enhance sex. Naysayers said it would lead to rape and obsession. Read about how it has turned out to have neither effect. In fact, it kinda ruins things for normal folks.
Why do people have sex? Duh. Because it feels good.
How to make an eyeball pincushion.
The history of perpetual motion machines.
How your brain deals with falling in love.
10 Unsolved Mysteries Of The Brain.
How to make your very own exploding soap.
Tiger gives birth to twin cubs - one yellow and one white. Tony asks Maury Povich for advice, DNA testing.
Proponents thought pornography would enhance sex. Naysayers said it would lead to rape and obsession. Read about how it has turned out to have neither effect. In fact, it kinda ruins things for normal folks.
Why do people have sex? Duh. Because it feels good.
How to make an eyeball pincushion.
The history of perpetual motion machines.
How your brain deals with falling in love.
10 Unsolved Mysteries Of The Brain.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Fun links
Giant steampunk robots fight it out in A Gentlemen’s Duel.
Bird Deterrant Fails. (via Arbroath)
A collection of misheard lyrics videos. You’ll never hear these songs the same again.
The ten worst sci-fi shows ever.
Nude skydiving.
The movie Airplane! was based on a serious but cheesy movie called Zero Hour. You might notice the resemblance.
Kuato Sings Chocolate Rain.
The Hazards of Live Reporting, chapter 832. The Brits handle this sort of thing a little differently.
Today at Miss Cellania: Teenage Boys.
Bird Deterrant Fails. (via Arbroath)
A collection of misheard lyrics videos. You’ll never hear these songs the same again.
The ten worst sci-fi shows ever.
Nude skydiving.
The movie Airplane! was based on a serious but cheesy movie called Zero Hour. You might notice the resemblance.
Kuato Sings Chocolate Rain.
The Hazards of Live Reporting, chapter 832. The Brits handle this sort of thing a little differently.
Today at Miss Cellania: Teenage Boys.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Political Links
Salary, gender and the social cost of haggling.
If abortion were illegal, how much jail time should the guilty woman get? Watch the video of protesters answering this question.
Rove refuses to testify, claiming executive privilege. And why not? So many have tried this and no one has done anything to stop it.
If Roosevelt had run WWII like Dubya.
Speculation about what oil prices will do to us.
If abortion were illegal, how much jail time should the guilty woman get? Watch the video of protesters answering this question.
Rove refuses to testify, claiming executive privilege. And why not? So many have tried this and no one has done anything to stop it.
If Roosevelt had run WWII like Dubya.
Speculation about what oil prices will do to us.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Wedding Announcements
More unfortunate (but funny) wedding announcements.
And even more here. (via Puppies and Flowers)
More previously posted at Miss Cellania.
Interesting Links
Ten classic World of Warcraft music videos.
12 Pop Culture Cavemen (and Cavewomen).
Charley. You haven’t seen a touching kitty video until you’ve seen this one.
The annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2007 results showcase the worst writing ever.
The rise & fall of the prefrontal lobotomy. Not for the squeamish.
Here’s a collection of clever male and female restroom door signs from around the world. (via the Presurfer)
12 Pop Culture Cavemen (and Cavewomen).
Charley. You haven’t seen a touching kitty video until you’ve seen this one.
The annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2007 results showcase the worst writing ever.
The rise & fall of the prefrontal lobotomy. Not for the squeamish.
Here’s a collection of clever male and female restroom door signs from around the world. (via the Presurfer)
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Link 7/30
Trampolinists act out infographic effects in a one-take video.
Oscar, the death-predicting cat, is enshrined in LOLcat history.
A collection of the funniest Steve Martin moments on YouTube.
Quadruple amputee takes on a triathlon.
The Physics of Extraterrestrials: How advanced could they possibly be?
Pirates vs. Ninjas -the great debate of our time. (via Neatorama)
How swearing works.
Ten things you need to know about digital cameras. (via the Presurfer)
10 ways to entertain young children for a dollar or less (without TV).
Date A Firefighter (UK). (Thanks, Paul!)
Check the banner ad over this story.
The US is trying to pick a fight with Iran.
Financial horror story: Canadian woman gives birth in the US.
I KNEW the obligation to switch to AT&T would hurt sales of the iPhone. And the price tag didn’t help, either.
Daily Kos: An Open Letter to Jet Blue. You don’t have to be up to speed on the Kos/O’Reilly controversy to get a lot of out this.
At Miss Cellania, read up on Bad Parenting and The Wizard of Oz.
Oscar, the death-predicting cat, is enshrined in LOLcat history.
A collection of the funniest Steve Martin moments on YouTube.
Quadruple amputee takes on a triathlon.
The Physics of Extraterrestrials: How advanced could they possibly be?
Pirates vs. Ninjas -the great debate of our time. (via Neatorama)
How swearing works.
Ten things you need to know about digital cameras. (via the Presurfer)
10 ways to entertain young children for a dollar or less (without TV).
Date A Firefighter (UK). (Thanks, Paul!)
Check the banner ad over this story.
The US is trying to pick a fight with Iran.
Financial horror story: Canadian woman gives birth in the US.
I KNEW the obligation to switch to AT&T would hurt sales of the iPhone. And the price tag didn’t help, either.
Daily Kos: An Open Letter to Jet Blue. You don’t have to be up to speed on the Kos/O’Reilly controversy to get a lot of out this.
At Miss Cellania, read up on Bad Parenting and The Wizard of Oz.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Links for the Weekend
The worst year in sports, city by city.
20 Things That Are True But Nobody Wants to Admit.
Theme song of the day: The A/C man as a superhero. (via b3ta)
Japan’s Cat Humiliation System.
Who was General Tso, and what was his association with chicken? (via Grow-A-Brain)
Can you tell a male from a female butt?
Large cat, small fishbowl. (via b3ta)
Make Love Not War. The Kama Sutra for Terminators. NSFW. (via Ectoplasmosis) http://ectomo.com/
Tube Attack!
It’s All Because the Gays are getting Married! This is funny, but uniting your base with a shared scapegoat does remind one of a certain European country in the 30s.
Why the American tourism industry is rushing down the toilet. These travelers were going from England to New Zealand. The plane stopped in LA for refueling. The passengers never intended to leave the airport and set foot on American soil, yet they were fingerprinted, interrogated, and processed like immigrants.
The pros and cons of impeachment.
Fox Attacks: Bloggers.
Kos begs for mercy from Bill O’Reilly.
Stephen Colbert jumps in with both feet. “Exactly! The Ku Klux Klan and the Nazis were both notorious for allowing people to express unpopular views in an open and free forum.”
Our government finds another way to screw the troops.
At Miss Cellania, see posts on Marriage and Insects.
20 Things That Are True But Nobody Wants to Admit.
Theme song of the day: The A/C man as a superhero. (via b3ta)
Japan’s Cat Humiliation System.
Who was General Tso, and what was his association with chicken? (via Grow-A-Brain)
Can you tell a male from a female butt?
Large cat, small fishbowl. (via b3ta)
Make Love Not War. The Kama Sutra for Terminators. NSFW. (via Ectoplasmosis) http://ectomo.com/
Tube Attack!
It’s All Because the Gays are getting Married! This is funny, but uniting your base with a shared scapegoat does remind one of a certain European country in the 30s.
Why the American tourism industry is rushing down the toilet. These travelers were going from England to New Zealand. The plane stopped in LA for refueling. The passengers never intended to leave the airport and set foot on American soil, yet they were fingerprinted, interrogated, and processed like immigrants.
The pros and cons of impeachment.
Fox Attacks: Bloggers.
Kos begs for mercy from Bill O’Reilly.
Stephen Colbert jumps in with both feet. “Exactly! The Ku Klux Klan and the Nazis were both notorious for allowing people to express unpopular views in an open and free forum.”
Our government finds another way to screw the troops.
At Miss Cellania, see posts on Marriage and Insects.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Midweek Links
Driving to Mongolia in an Ice Cream Truck.
Music and Life, by Alan Watts.
John Cleese is selling his Santa Barbara County horse ranch for $28 million.
Slideshow of the Worlds Worst Taxi Rides.
Tetris+US map=Statetris.
How to Write a Really, Really Good Obituary.
Niche Dating Sites. For very specialized matchmaking.
Han shot first. Even Lucas agrees.
65 Great Protest Songs.
Musical instruments that play themselves.
Babies eating lemons.
Are we raising a nation of wimps?
A couple of songs about Wal*Mart.
One of Cynical-C's posts was stolen by a spam blog, then posted to Digg. If you have a Digg account, please leave a comment in support, and vote up other comments about it.
Why the poor keep having babies. Notice the storm in the comments.
The only moral abortion is my abortion.
Could you afford to be poor?
Why the American tourism industry is rushing down the toilet.
President Bush apparently doesn’t understand the health care crisis at all. Although he himself has government-funded health care.
At Miss Cellania, read about my Garden and Underwear.
Music and Life, by Alan Watts.
John Cleese is selling his Santa Barbara County horse ranch for $28 million.
Slideshow of the Worlds Worst Taxi Rides.
Tetris+US map=Statetris.
How to Write a Really, Really Good Obituary.
Niche Dating Sites. For very specialized matchmaking.
Han shot first. Even Lucas agrees.
65 Great Protest Songs.
Musical instruments that play themselves.
Babies eating lemons.
Are we raising a nation of wimps?
A couple of songs about Wal*Mart.
One of Cynical-C's posts was stolen by a spam blog, then posted to Digg. If you have a Digg account, please leave a comment in support, and vote up other comments about it.
Why the poor keep having babies. Notice the storm in the comments.
The only moral abortion is my abortion.
Could you afford to be poor?
Why the American tourism industry is rushing down the toilet.
President Bush apparently doesn’t understand the health care crisis at all. Although he himself has government-funded health care.
At Miss Cellania, read about my Garden and Underwear.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Links 7/23
When picking up men, your technique is very important.
Newborn pandas.
What to do with a Dozen Pumpkins.
The Blog of Death has obituaries of the more interesting people (and sometimes animals) who just died.
Origins of some familiar phrases.
Which LOLcat are you?
The Laws of Cat Physics. (via the Presurfer)
Shuffle is basicly online billiards. I found it fun! (via YesButNoButYes)
Ripped from the headlines, or a plot from Scooby-Doo?
What various states are doing with the items that are confiscated at airports. (via Look at This)
The art of living in small spaces.
Three Chick Flicks and Their Unintended Message.
Why it is hard to admit being wrong.
Some species taken of the endangered list for political reasons may be reinstated.
The betrayal of Adam Smith and his free market ideals.
Headline of the week: Bush butt probed, Cheney in charge.
Jimmy Breslan calls for impeachment.
George W. Bush Vietnam Service Record.
At Miss Cellania, check out posts on Cavemen and Job Hunting.
Newborn pandas.
What to do with a Dozen Pumpkins.
The Blog of Death has obituaries of the more interesting people (and sometimes animals) who just died.
Origins of some familiar phrases.
Which LOLcat are you?
The Laws of Cat Physics. (via the Presurfer)
Shuffle is basicly online billiards. I found it fun! (via YesButNoButYes)
Ripped from the headlines, or a plot from Scooby-Doo?
What various states are doing with the items that are confiscated at airports. (via Look at This)
The art of living in small spaces.
Three Chick Flicks and Their Unintended Message.
Why it is hard to admit being wrong.
Some species taken of the endangered list for political reasons may be reinstated.
The betrayal of Adam Smith and his free market ideals.
Headline of the week: Bush butt probed, Cheney in charge.
Jimmy Breslan calls for impeachment.
George W. Bush Vietnam Service Record.
At Miss Cellania, check out posts on Cavemen and Job Hunting.
Friday, July 20, 2007
TGIF Links
1,500 inmates participate in a Thriller recreation. And this is just a practice session!
Post-It Note Atari. Classic video games recreated with Post-It notes.
Wednesday’s steam pipe explosion in Manhattan was a shock. Why the heck does New York have steam pipes, anyway?
What Layla, Smoke on the Water, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Honky Tonk Woman sound like in Japanese. With puppets.
Nine super powers made real by modern technology.
Offbeat Animal Competitions. I bet there are some here you haven’t heard of!
Tetris Drap-N-Drop game. Not as easy as it first appears, but lots of mindless fun! (via b3ta)
Mark Malkoff visited all 171 Starbucks locations in Manhattan in ONE DAY.
A roundup of stories you may have missed this week.
How to create an Angry American.
The Iraq War is Lost. Bush and his band of backers won't admit that -- but their strategy is already defined by the specter of American defeat. (via Metafilter)
Bush Declares Executive Branch Above All Laws.
Olbermann slams Bush after Hillary blamed for losing Iraq.
Lots more reading material on how our Constitution is undergoing repeated violation.
At Miss Cellania, you’ll want to check out posts on Big Cats and Fat.
Post-It Note Atari. Classic video games recreated with Post-It notes.
Wednesday’s steam pipe explosion in Manhattan was a shock. Why the heck does New York have steam pipes, anyway?
What Layla, Smoke on the Water, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Honky Tonk Woman sound like in Japanese. With puppets.
Nine super powers made real by modern technology.
Offbeat Animal Competitions. I bet there are some here you haven’t heard of!
Tetris Drap-N-Drop game. Not as easy as it first appears, but lots of mindless fun! (via b3ta)
Mark Malkoff visited all 171 Starbucks locations in Manhattan in ONE DAY.
A roundup of stories you may have missed this week.
How to create an Angry American.
The Iraq War is Lost. Bush and his band of backers won't admit that -- but their strategy is already defined by the specter of American defeat. (via Metafilter)
Bush Declares Executive Branch Above All Laws.
Olbermann slams Bush after Hillary blamed for losing Iraq.
Lots more reading material on how our Constitution is undergoing repeated violation.
At Miss Cellania, you’ll want to check out posts on Big Cats and Fat.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Good links 7/18
More Periodic Tableware.
How to make instant hot ice.
The best skylines in the world.
Hair bands of the 80s: who’s still rocking?
Nerd porn. Audio NSFW.
How much did you pay for that security camera? (via Straydog Scraps)
Chesscoaster, a new sport inspired by an xkcd comic. Everybody’s doing it! (via Boing Boing)
What Redbook did to make Faith Hill look like a cover girl.
How walkable is your neighborhood?
Someone drew a huge Homer Simpson right next to a giant fertility symbol in England. Pagans were offended. Then b3ta had to offend them even more!
Obama Girl vs. Giuliani Girl (and other love songs).
“Other or Undecided” leads the GOP race.
Bush opposes a tiny military pay raise.
At Miss Cellania, see posts on Breasts and Baseball.
How to make instant hot ice.
The best skylines in the world.
Hair bands of the 80s: who’s still rocking?
Nerd porn. Audio NSFW.
How much did you pay for that security camera? (via Straydog Scraps)
Chesscoaster, a new sport inspired by an xkcd comic. Everybody’s doing it! (via Boing Boing)
What Redbook did to make Faith Hill look like a cover girl.
How walkable is your neighborhood?
Someone drew a huge Homer Simpson right next to a giant fertility symbol in England. Pagans were offended. Then b3ta had to offend them even more!
Obama Girl vs. Giuliani Girl (and other love songs).
“Other or Undecided” leads the GOP race.
Bush opposes a tiny military pay raise.
At Miss Cellania, see posts on Breasts and Baseball.
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