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That’s my dog. Playing some ball on Saturday morning....
Dec 2nd
Top 10 Samples in Hip-Hop History - Part I
Dec 2nd

cheap health advice

Two easy ways to feel better: look up and take a nap. Thanks tubes.
Dec 2nd
Give Me Something To Read
Dec 1st
Helvetireader
Dec 1st
is it going to rain?
Dec 1st
Acorn Watchers Wonder What Happened to Crop
Dec 1st
Lazy river. Another one from our walk yesterday.
Dec 1st

novemBEARD data analysis

After about 35 days of beard growing I am once again a nude faced girly man. I thought it would be...
Nov 30th
New Dimensions in What Maps Can Do
Nov 30th
Dispatches from a Homesick Robot
Nov 30th
This chopper was buzzing around while the family took a walk...
Nov 30th

a comic in my pocket

I downloaded the first issue of Proof from the iTunes App store today. The first issue was free (you...
Nov 30th
“We look around and we think we’re fat, we’re...”
— David Webster, author of The...
Nov 29th
Re-Wilding: the process of creating a...
Nov 29th
Cloud City dance off. Lando says dance!
Nov 29th

I Secretly Want To Punch Slow Walking...

Is the name of a group I stumbled upon on Facebook. Jeez, talk about a niche market.
Nov 29th
Storm trooper party. No one likes snow trooper, he’s...
Nov 29th
No more wondering where the snow plows are
Nov 28th
The Pyrotomic Disintegrator Pistol.
Nov 28th
happy thanksgiving
Nov 27th
Essential equipment and provisions. I absconded with a...
Nov 27th
Seasick Steve on La Blogotheque
Nov 27th

walking to school

I think this photo officially makes all grumpy old man complaining about walking to school moot.
Nov 26th
“Ghosts of the Barbary Coast” by Jeremy Fish … The...
Nov 26th
“Then there are the geeks, “the smaller number of youth who...”
— Daily Meh
Nov 26th
Fake Home Depot Shed Signs
Nov 26th
“If self-proclaimed journalists really want to survive,...”
— Rex Sorgatz
Nov 26th
Koolman by Kevin Cyr by way of Share Some Candy. I really...
Nov 26th
Echoes of Yesteryear in Frederick, Md., an...
Nov 25th
it was a dark and stormy night. I hope the rain goes away...
Nov 25th
Somali Pirates 101
Nov 25th
Adventureland trailer
Nov 25th
Jeff Bridges documented the making of Iron Man with some...
Nov 25th
iconic flying monkey by goopymart. T-shirt please.
Nov 24th
Feedback Army
Nov 24th
Day into Night by ~KIM~
Nov 24th
Boston College Will Stop Offering New...
Nov 24th
Gym class hero. The Boy at a gym birthday party running on a...
Nov 23rd
What Happens to Abandoned Wal-Marts?
Nov 22nd
Me and the doggy dog. Oh and NovemBEARD is going swimmingly.
Nov 22nd
Warch Watch
Police dash cam of Meteor over Edmonton, Canada (via Crazy Monk)
Nov 22nd
LEGO Inside Tour
Nov 22nd
I sincerely hope the first flying car looks like this. From...
Nov 21st
Stumble safely
Nov 21st
A Baroque Bobba Fett. Discovered on the always interesting...
Nov 21st
The facts were these:
Nov 21st
The Faces of Mechanical Turk
Nov 21st

starburst

My Son: I want some Starburst.
My Wife: You have to let me cut your hair first.
My Son: I don't like Starburst.
Nov 21st
I though this water tower looked like the mother ship...
Nov 21st
Affordable Art Round-up For Kids
Nov 21st
We are sleeping giants
Nov 20th
“The dissemination of what’s important to the world is too...”
— Jason Kottke
Nov 20th
The Plan by Jack Handy
Nov 20th
I stopped to get some cheeseburgers for the family on the...
Nov 20th

another peaceful news reader

I was really liking Rososo, but it’s been intermittent at best lately. So I went hunting for...
Nov 20th
Visual Movie Reviews
Nov 19th
I snapped no photos of value today, but this one by Quigley...
Nov 19th
Swiss Army Bike
Nov 19th
Re-evaluate everything you’re working on. Grab a pen right...
Nov 18th
It’s kinda blurry, but that’s a buck that lept...
Nov 18th
“I want something to eat.”
— Said by my son with a mouth...
Nov 18th
The Museum of Online Museums
Nov 17th
Timeline twins, music and movies
Nov 17th
“So much of our mental landscape is shaped by illustration,...”
— things magazine
Nov 17th
Tel Aviv Port Redesign
Nov 17th
From our walk today. Mr. Softy is a regular little trail...
Nov 17th
“The dog was created especially for children. He is the god...”
— Henry Ward Beecher (via)
Nov 16th
Maned Lion Report From Virginia
Nov 16th
Warch Watch
I really wanted to make a video of London while I was there earlier this year but I didn’t...
Nov 16th
The Wife was slanging jewelry today so The Boy and I...
Nov 16th
Leg Lamp Inflatable Lawn Ornament
Nov 16th
Listen Listen
Nothing wrong with a little James Brown. Via mentalreminder.
Nov 16th
Nosferatu by Alberto Cerriteño.
Nov 15th
My Photo Time Capsule
Nov 15th
Saw this bit of rabbit food on the daily morning walk with...
Nov 15th
“[Running zombies were] likely at the behest of some...”
— Simon Pegg on why the undead...
Nov 15th
The Math on the Starbucks Gold Card
Nov 14th
Warch Watch
Q-Tip - Move. Something to get you moving on Firday.
Nov 14th
At last gas is cheaper than smokes. I filled up for 25 bucks...
Nov 14th

future now

Hey, is it the future yet? I saw these fine tidbits of speculative or cautionary ideas that seemed...
Nov 14th
splendAd
Nov 14th
“This is Sparta. The rookies and the mack daddies, the hard...”
— Inside an NFL locker room from...
Nov 13th
Some moo moos I see on the way to work.
Nov 13th
The Highway Expedition
Nov 13th
The Gourds ~ New Roomate
Nov 13th
Recent bike thefts in DC
Nov 13th
The Alternate History Theme Park Where...
Nov 12th
The Rhyme (XM) - Wikipedia
Nov 12th
the efficacy of spam
Nov 12th
My son made me these baby owls in school today.
Nov 12th
Tank Robot Clock
Nov 12th

faux maps

Two maps documenting fictional events crossed my vision today: Mister Kottke links up some maps...
Nov 12th
“It’s very open-ended, all-natural, the perfect price —...”
— Christopher Bensch, curator of...
Nov 11th
We Have Lasers!
Nov 11th
Did a charity dog walk with Mr. Softy this weekend. Loads of...
Nov 10th
Musical Monkey Shines LP via Roadsidepictures. Creepy.
Nov 10th
A reaction to Howard Stern's thoughts on ...
Nov 10th
Why the NFL Spies on Its Players
Nov 10th
Touching Strangers
Nov 9th

used books for sale

I set-up a storefront on Amazon to sell some used books. Check it out and see if there is anything...
Nov 9th
Took this while driving to work on Friday. Love the Friendly...
Nov 9th
USA CTO
Nov 8th
Gnarls Barkley ~ Mystery Man
Nov 8th
“Single?” Lawn Signs
Nov 8th
I loved the look of this tree so much I pulled over to take...
Nov 8th
Street With a View
Nov 8th
Vers Hand-crafted Sound Systems for iPod
Nov 8th
Flinstones View Master
Nov 7th
From a collection of set photos from the first Star Wars...
Nov 7th
This is from a set of photos of an abandoned amusement park...
Nov 7th
While walking the dog this morning I was cursing myself for...
Nov 7th
“Whoppers blow.”
— I couldn’t agree more....
Nov 7th
Badass of the Week: Zachary Taylor
Nov 6th
Jogger Runs Mile With Rabid Fox Attached to...
Nov 6th
EyeClops Night Vision Infrared Stealth...
Nov 6th
Done and done.
Nov 5th
Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging
Nov 4th

the renaissance

Q-Tip’s long awaited album, The Renaissance, is now out. Here are some reviews from WaPo and...
Nov 4th

tv on the brain

I’m usually skeptical to the idea of TV rotting our brains or video games making us violent....
Nov 4th

empathy squared

I suppose I have always looked at photos of horrible things done to people in far off lands and felt...
Nov 3rd
“Well maybe the reason you’re not supposed to blog is that...”
— Jeffrey Zeldman...
Nov 3rd
Can I Kick It?
Nov 3rd
“the general challenge for ‘blog science’ is to...”
— Robot Wisdom
Nov 3rd
Warch Watch
Blondie’s Rapture on Pop-up Video. More PUV on MTV’s new video site. (via)
Nov 3rd
NovemBEARD
Nov 2nd
Pedestrian scramble in Toronto
Nov 2nd
Protecting Children From a Zombie Attack
Nov 2nd
From the plastic life set by Vincent Bousserez. (via)
Nov 2nd
We’ve got a line graph (embiggen) showing the number...
Nov 2nd
Mars rover facing two-year trek
Nov 2nd
We must have had way too many candy corns last night. The...
Nov 1st
60 Belgian Women Sing Radiohead’s Creep
Nov 1st