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I spotted a license plate with EZG 649 today. Seriously. Is this the universe trying to tell that vehicle owner to go and buy a lottery ticket or what?
A new TV show I was enjoying very much thank you - Smith - has been cancelled. Hey Nielsen families....... I'm holding a finger up in your general direction. Care to guess which one? [turning around] Oh, CBS...... I've got one for you too....
So the US Senate approved the building of a 700 mile long fence along the border with Mexico. Actually, they can only get enough money to build 370 miles of it. Problem is.......... the US shares an almost 2000 mile border with Mexico. Do I really need to say anything else here?
Here's a clip of a kid with some serious dance moves. Freaky.
This is a truly remarkable story about a Ben Underwood, who has been blind since he was 2 years old. He has somehow managed to learn the art of echo-location. He sees by making sounds with his mouth and listening to the echo. This guy is amazing. It just goes to show you that we have yet to really develop our senses to their true potential. We have radar ferchrissakes!
I decided to try the GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test. I got 100%! Yay! OK........ it really wasn't that hard.
Freitag is a Swiss company that uses recycled truck tarps to create a popular line of messenger bags. Their flagship store in Zurich is built of recycled shipping containers, stacked 26 meters (86 feet) high.
It comes as a surprise to nobody that the Fox News people are conspicuously biased against Democrats. So what does a poor network do when a Republican gets himself in serious trouble? Label him a Democrat, of course.
I love coming across cute animations and it looks like I've done it again. This time, littleFoot tells the story of a BigFoot youth who wanders out of the woods and into mischief. The site has a few other mini movies to watch too.
Remember the line rider thingy I mentioned a few days ago? Well my effort was amateur compared to this........
Imagine a pavillion that is shaped by the wind. Each layer moves independently. The movement can be used to generate electricity to illuminate it at night. I think it's just a design at the moment......... but I like it.
This web page is not in English, but it seems to be a collection of frugal do-it-yourself projects made from everyday household items. Some of my faves include these fangs made from a white plastic fork, but check out the fingernail decorations made from postage stamp cut-outs, and the clothespin spring-loaded chopsticks.
Learn how to make roses from coloured (fallen) maple leaves. Enjoy this if you can - we don't have maple trees in Alberta (not native anyway).
It's been a while since I've seen a cool vehicle for sale anywhere. Well, check out this chopped Volkswagen van on eBay. It's even got gull wing doors!
Why do young men walk into schools and start shooting? The answer may surprise you. It has nothing to do with the proliferation of weapons on the streets. Nor the effects of violent video games. Nope. It has to do with being inundated with evolution-based messages........ I'm not making this up, folks.
Someone needs to be captured on film walking past this sign carrying their child in a grocery handbasket. Figure it out.....
There's really no reason not to tell your server when your food is bad. They didn't cook it, they probably know you know they didn't cook it. Most importantly, it shouldn't come out of their tip....... it should only be the deciding factor on whether or not you return and when.
I found what may be the best laid out web site about healthy foods. The World's Healthiest Foods will give you the goods on what great nutrients are in the best things to eat.
If you weren't around (or too young to recall) TV when it was still black and white, check out these vintage television commercials. There's 8 sets of clips. They're swell.
Do you speak any foreign languages? Better think twice before you do so at an airport.......
Is this the advice............... or the directions?
I decided to try a quick list of things we're pretty unlikely to see again:
So Rosie (my Roomba robot vac) had a chance to do 2 cleaning jobs since we bought her. I thought I'd give you all a report on how she did.
Supposedly, while you install Windows XP (Home I'm guessing), a little ditty plays. It's the Windows Welcome Music song. It only ever plays (of its own will) during an install. I've never heard it - I don't know why. Well, now I know where the secret little tune hides. You'll find it in this directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images\ and may be named 'title.wma' or 'windows welcome music.wma'.
1 October, 2006. The day Karl bought his first robot. Yeah, I decided to splurge and go get the Roomba Discovery. I'd been shopping around and some stores had it, but very few stocked it. It retails for $400 in Canada. We found it at Linens & Things - the last unopened box. Then Darlene tells me we have a coupon for 20% off in a flyer at home. The flyer is sitting in the recycle bin in our basement. Off to fetch the flyer I go. When I get back to buy the thing, it rings in at $50 less than marked. SCORE! $350, minus 20%........... damn, it sure pays to recycle. The guides were smiling upon me today.
I need to get a few of these to put on the windshields of the rugby guys who park on our street, then race out of the area through the playground / school zone. The sign reads "Please don't speed near schools".
Would you like to potentially get yourself into trouble? I mean real mischief. This 'toy' sure makes it possible. It's called the Suspicious Looking Device and it has one purpose - look very suspicious. It looks like something that is very dangerous....... the colour, the shape, the numerals counting down, the noises it makes when you touch it, but the best part is that it tries to scoot away from you (on hidden wheels).
Tuesday October 3rd is Anti-DRM day.
One of the things Darlene loves to search the internet for is new recipes. She's gotten quite good at it and has introduced us to some tasty new dishes over the last year or so.