February 28, 2005

According to the New York Times, a Congressional study has found that the U.S. military has had to spend more than $200 million to train personnel to replace servicemen and women who were discharged for being gay. In the past 12 months, 653 men and women were discharged for admitting they were gay.

February 27, 2005

The last page of the internet. Common errors in English. A collection of end-of-the-world scenarios.

A million dollars consists of 1,000,000 pieces of currency at approximately 2,200 lbs., or over a ton of money. A pound of U.S. currency notes, regardless of the denomination, contains 454 bills. U.S. currency is 2.61 inches wide x 6.14 inches long x .0043 inches thick.
(source:U.S. Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing)

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February 26, 2005

Handpainted headstones for pets cut from genuine Idaho diamond slate. Sizes do vary to fit your needs.
http://www.rusticloglighting.com/forgetmenot.html

Ponzi schemes are leading a new life on the net. Who was Ponzi?

February 23, 2005

I got an official Washington Nationals hat today. They start their first season in Washington, D.C. this spring. They used to be the Montreal Expos. Their home opener is April 14, 2005 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Don't get the wrong idea, though. I'm from Detroit and would root for the Tigers if I ever watched baseball.

Photo of a reflection of the "Gates" in New York City's Central Park by Jake Dobkin .

Listen to this (thanks Brandon B.)

February 20, 2005

How to eat sushi.

Just the Facts
According to the Evelyn Wood Institute, the average person reads between 200 and 400 words a minute.

It takes seven ordinary, home-style shuffles to mix a 52-card deck, but most people shuffle only three or four times, leaving many of the cards in their original sequence — according to Sharon Bertsch McGrayne in 365 Surprising Scientific Facts, Breakthroughs and Discoveries.

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February 19, 2005

The Internet Movie Database (thanks Brandon B.)

February 16, 2005

Greeting protocols around the world.

The Logical Song

by Supertramp

(from Lyric Freaks)

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they’d be singing so happily,
Joyfully, playfully watching me.
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
Logical, responsible, practical.
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
Clinical, intellectual, cynical.

There are times when all the world’s asleep,
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man.
Won’t you please, please tell me what we’ve learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am.

Now watch what you say or they’ll be calling you a radical,
Liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won’t you sign up your name, we’d like to feel you’re
Acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!

At night, when all the world’s asleep,
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man.
Won’t you please, please tell me what we’ve learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am.

February 16, 2005

The Urban Dictionary. (thanks Gerry P.) Rock Music Fonts.

February 11, 2005

I have a few Gmail invitations to share. If you're interested, email me.

February 9, 2005

Gizoogle — for all your sizearching needs . Undeniable Proof that Paul McCartney was replaced with a look-alike. World Time Server. Google does maps. Way cool.

February 7, 2005

Sunday Morning

By Edward Hopper. For no other reason than just because I like his painting.

February 6, 2005

Found
This is an odd kind of site. They collect found stuff: photographs, love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles- anything that gives a glimpse into someone else's life. anything goes. The photo above was found while cleaning underneath seat of a recently purchased.van.
http://www.foundmagazine.com/

Incredible images, selected from the works of Jan Curtis. Photographs were taken in and around the Fairbanks, Alaska area.
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/images/aurora/jan.curtis/index.html

Prior to Compassion

by Max Burbank

Walking to the train
I noticed
I had
A dog's shadow
And not a good kind, either;
Not some happy ass wagger.
No, this was the shadow
Of a dog who'd seen
Better days
And featured
A decided limp.

Satan's Laundromat. Superman's girlfriend, Lois Lane. Pictures of money. How to fake UFO photos.

"If food is poetry, is not poetry also food?"
—Joyce Carol Oates
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/joyce_carol_oates.html

February 5, 2005

The sun. Organic html. (thanks Brandon B.)

"Cut the horseshit, son. I've got their disciplinary files right here. Who dropped a whole truckload of fizzies into the swim meet? Who delivered the medical school cadavers to the alumni dinner? Every Halloween, the trees are filled with underwear. Every spring, the toilets explode."

—Dean Vernon Wormer, (played by actor John Vernon in the film Animal House. Vernon died last week at his home in Los Angeles. More quotes from the film.)

The Emperor's New Hump
The New York Times killed a story that could have changed the election—because it could have changed the election. An interesting perspective on the alleged use of a concealed listening device by President Bush during the debates with Senator John Kerry.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2012

February 2, 2005

The idea behind Frank Warren Artomatic exhibit was simple: distribute 3,000 post cards asking the public to share a secret with him anonymously by reply mail, and sit back and wait for the replies. Some of the most interesting post cards are now online.
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

Murphy's laws and corollaries. The Elevator, Escalator Safety Foundation. Cooking with Marijuana. The Great American Toilet Paper Debate.

The First Male Pregnancy
Lee Mingwei has become the first human man to successfully become pregnant. Visit his web site to view live EKG, ultrasound, and other vitals as well as detailed information about this revolutionary procedure. A due date has not yet been set for Mr. Lee's Cesarian section. Though he may be biologically able to breast feed, Mr. Lee has said he will most likely bottle-feed his child.
http://www.malepregnancy.com/

From Ruminations . . .
When fish say, "open up a whole new can of worms", it probably means something good. But when they say, "dragged by a shiny metal hook to a slow waterless death", I bet that's not so good.
- Dave James
http://www.ruminate.com/