Sunday, August 24, 2008
No more eye contact
As technology drives up close and personal wedges in between us, I’ve noticed that when you pull up to a red light, almost 90% of the time the car beside will not pull up even with you, soasto avoid any chance of making eye contact.
Am I the only one to notice this? Check it out for yourself next time you hit the next red light.
VW lights
Has anyone else noticed that VWs have a major electrical problem? How many VWs have you been behind with one or more tailights out? I see it all the time, and can only speculate there is a large recall type problem with these vehicles.
Friday, August 22, 2008
EclectEcon: Women in Art and Film
A cool entry showing some neat transition photography.
I don’t watch or blog many YouTube videos, but these two are spectacular [h/t to MA]. The transitions are just amazing.
Five Amusement Parks that are No Longer Amusing
Having just been to Canada’s Wonderland, I find this Neatorama article fascinating.
There’s something fascinating about large structures that have been completely abandoned.
The Biggest Hole in the World
This is neat...from Neatorama of course.
The Biggest Hole in the World
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Lightning in Toronto
It’s been a shocking summer in Toronto so far...here is a good article explaining it all.
Only one in 10 die, but most people hit are never quite the same
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Oh deer
To think I had one of these guys around my neck on the weekend at this place.
A python in southern India got more than a mouthful when it ate a 6-month-old deer. The snake snuck into a deer enclosure at a zoo and swallowed the much-larger animal.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Seagull mauling
I don’t like seagulls, but this attack on one of them here is tough to look at. (check photos on right of page)
Monday, October 8, 2007
Little Angel
Click here to be inspired.
“Kenadie has a special gift to warm people’s souls.”
Monday, September 17, 2007
The enemy
Anyone else suffering badly these days?
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Earth from above
From above.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
How to survive the civil service
As a 57-year-old public servant, I feel that I owe it to the next generation to educate them in the ways of the federal government. In order to make the transition as painless as possible, I want to pass on my accumulated wisdom in the hope that new public servants can avoid many of the bureaucratic pitfalls.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
GPS can be dangerous
I finally bought one, and have to admit that articles like this make me nervous about following it to closely.
In another example of the evils of computer navigation, a 37-year-old trucker followed his GPS directions to their totally illogical conclusion when he drove his truck down a pedestrian walkway and wedged the delivery vehicle into a cherry tree.
My GPS has taken me down many crescents unnecessarily...I have to admit, I prefer using my map book. The only real advantage to the gps unit is night driving, when it’s hard to see street signs.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Origin of Everyday Punctuation Marks.
This is interesting.
Here are the origins of several symbols we use in everyday life.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
The Dilbert Blog: Hypnosis
One of my favorite bloggers on hypnosis.
When I was a kid, my family doctor was a hypnotist. He hypnotized my mom before she gave birth to my little sister. Mom reports that she felt no discomfort during the birth, despite being awake and having no drugs. That story had a big impact on me.
Bolts From The Blue
Is this where the expression out of the blue comes from?
The photos below are classic examples of ‘Bolts from the Blue”. A “Bolt from the Blue” is a cloud to ground lightning flash which typically comes out of the back side of the thunderstorm cloud, travels a relatively large distance in clear air away from the storm cloud,
Saturday, June 23, 2007
That’s why they’re fat
A sad and interesting article on why our kids are turning in to beached balls.
When Patrick Dunnion was 8 years old, Toronto was his playground.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Hard to get mad
When someone like this wins all the money.
When the retailer validated the ticket, the terminal shut down and music began to play.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Give it your all
Or give it at least 80%.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Monster tornado
Even if this video isn’t from today’s or yesterday’s storm in Kansas, it sure is impressive.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Sun
Since we’ve had almost no sun this month, I thought I’d post this simple picture to remind you all what the yellow ball in the sky looks like.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Drink your grape juice
Personally, I think it’s nuts to pay for water when you live near the Great Lakes. I also think people that buy the Frutopias, which is just sugar water, are fooling themselves. I do however love real grape juice. Apparently, many others don’t.
“I think the public are being duped into buying coloured water,” he said.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Snow kidding
I’m as amazed as this guy about the number of drivers who fly blindly into walls of snow.
The actual cause of these multi-vehicle crashes is simply the drivers.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Artless musings
Fred doesn’t think much of establishment art—and either do I.
Now Bateman is an artist.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Small Pleasures
Scott has such a positive way of looking at life.
I love the feeling when the last bill in the pile is paid and my desk is empty. Clean desk, clean mind. The feeling only lasts until the next day&#xu2;019s mail. But I&#xu2;019m gazing at a clean desk right now and it&#xu2;019s glorious.