[from my GeekDad post] OK, so he’s not a mutant, but he’s no ordinary cat. Mr. Lee has been outfitted with his very own CatCam, designed and built by his owner, J. Perthold, from a keychain digital camera and some custom circuitry. The CatCam provides a peek into the daily adventures of Mr. Lee as [...]
Posted by Chris in Animals, Fun, Geekdad, Technology on October 7th, 2008 | Comments Off
Karen shared an intriguing challenge from the Very Good Taste blog called The Omnivore’s Hundred. It’s one of those list-things-you’ve-done quizzes, but based on a fascinating list of possible foodstuffs. The rules: 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. 3) Cross out any [...]
Posted by Chris in Food, Fun on September 30th, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I’ve been getting such a kick out of the Modern Mechanix blog lately. Anything with the tag line “Yesterday’s Tomorrow Today” sounds like it would be right up my alley, of course, but something about the presentation and choices make me laugh daily. The format is pretty simple: a segment from an old science or [...]
Posted by Chris in Fun, History, Humor on September 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A while back I shared a few hobbit-style homes people had built, but my favorite so far has to be the Low-Impact Woodland Home that Simon Dale and his family built in Wales: Being your own (have a go) architect is a lot of fun and allows you to create and enjoy something which is [...]
Posted by Chris in Architecture, Art, Environment, Fun, World on August 25th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am stealing this idea from Fark. The AFA is incensed that Hallmark is making same-sex marriage cards and is boycotting the company. In addition, they have a very nice website where you can write to those durned lib’rals at Hallmark and give them what fer! As was suggested on Fark, it’s also a convenient [...]
Posted by Deana in Community & Activism, Email, Fun, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, To Help, Writing, You have got to be kidding on August 24th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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