This isn’t my normal blogging fare, but I’m annoyed and who else should share in my annoyance but you, a random reader? Here’s a little conversation I had with a seller on Amazon.com. This guy had listed his book as being “Like New.†It seemed cheap, and the book was fairly old, so I asked […]
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Evolution is Scary
How’d ya like to see one of these babies on your lawn? (Link) [Via Truth Plus Lies] [End of Post]
iPods Are Good
The BBC delivers a more or less idiotic article on the new Apple iPhone and technology in general. (Link) The basic gist of the article is that certain people, especially 77 year old Luddites, don’t seem to want a new iPhone. In fact, the Luddite in question doesn’t want an iPod either. What a fucking […]
Short People
A quick little article by a pseudonymous guy who says that heightening has changed his life (link). By adding 4 inch heels, he went from 5’5’ to 5’9†and suddenly scored a bunch of ladies. [Though he does recognize that the confidence boost has done a lot of the work that the heels may not […]
Boo!
I’m all for scary costumes. Ghosts and vampires, blood, dread, fear, death, mayhem, madness. And horrific pumpkins (link). My wife likes smiles on her pumpkins, so she carved the one above. I like to take no more than 2 minutes to carve mine, and I like to use the stems as ears, or noses, or […]
Please Forgive This Interruption
Heading off to vacation, so it may be more than a week before my next post. I can forgive myself, so I hope you can too. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with three things. 1. For those who need a little boost of morale:The popularity dialer can call you when you specify, and beg […]
Why Do We Groove Part 2
This isn’t actually a part 2. This is a completely different musing about music. Western classical music has this thing where you expect all the tension in the piece to end on a soothing note in the right key, but sometimes it doesn’t. You’re stuck there, while the music moves on, building more tension. [I’m […]
The Penis Tree
 They DO grow on trees! Not just a penis tree, but a debate on the meaning of the penis tree. (link) (I first heard about it on NPR, but this article on the Web is more in-depth.) [End of Topic]
Whose “Bodies†are They?
Maybe you’ve heard of the amazing Bodies exhibition, where you can see actual human bodies displayed in ways unimaginable a few years ago. Using a process called “plastination,†the anatomists can preserve bodies in perfect condition, allowing the paying visitor to see humanity in all its pristine complexity. It’s a fascinating exhibit, and well worth […]
Ants.
NPR has an interview with a “roving field scientist†who takes amazing pictures of ants. The one above never uses those jaws for food. Those bad boys are reserved for attacking threats to the community, like humans. In other words, they’re for inflicting pain, not for putting dinner on the table. Best line of the […]