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Texas: before and after Ike

I got this link on a technical e-mail list where several of the members are located in the Houston area where hurricane Ike went through recently. These are before & after aerial photographs of the Bolivar Peninsula area of Texas. … Continue reading

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$400 LEGO Death Star Kicks Ass

I ran across this $400 LEGO Death Star kit at Gizmodo, it looks simply awesome. Too bad I don’t have that kind of money to drop on a one-time build that would probably just sit on my shelf. Dare I … Continue reading

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Finally: ink!

Yes, I’m nearly 40 now and finally got my first tattoo tonight. I have thought about this for at least ten years and finally decided on exactly what I wanted. My dad is the original owner of a ’67 Corvette … Continue reading

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Possibly the best cubicle prank ever

Somebody at work e-mailed out this 5MB video so I found it on YouTube to share. I’ve seen some wild cube pranks posted before and some of my friends have pulled off some good ones but this could be the … Continue reading

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Don’t clip your damn nails at work!

I am so sick of this person at work who clips his fingernails in his cube multiple times per week. Well, I hope it’s fingernails and not toenails. Why the hell would you wait to do that at work instead … Continue reading

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They put what in my SoBe?

I was really thirsty while waiting for my commuter train home the other day so I decided to buy a Mango Melon flavored SoBe drink at the deli. It was tasty as usual but then I made the mistake of … Continue reading

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Easter Peep Show

Sweetest Easter peep show I’ve ever seen (and yes it’s more of a strip club than a peep show, so sue me):

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Man Steals Tacos at Gunpoint

Yes it’s true, some guy in Fontana, CA had such a craving for carnitas that he robbed a guy on a bicycle at gunpoint for $20 worth of tacos. Now I love a good carnitas taco as much as (or … Continue reading

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Christ, it’s lightning!

Yep, the Christ Redeemer statue in Brazil took a lightning strike on the shoulder recently, made for quite a picture. Story here

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Five dollah

This is probably the most handwriting I’ve seen on one piece of currency:

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Lame vanity plates of the month

I’ve seen two horrible vanity plates lately that deserve to be mocked. “WIFSCAD” was on a new pearl white Cadillac DTS. Something tells me she didn’t pick out that plate herself. “SIXVI6” must be a guy who really wants to … Continue reading

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Geek Hierarchy

I originally saw this a long time ago but today when a guy at work asked if I had heard of LARPing (sadly I have) I decided to  hunt down the image and post it myself. I don’t know about … Continue reading

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Cat in a suitecase? That’s unpossible! (Not once, but twice)

Boy this one is wacky: not only does a cat fly from Florida to Texas in a suitcase but it isn’t even the owner who opens up the suitcase. Can you imagine picking up someone else’s suitcase by mistake, getting … Continue reading

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TSA-Inspired Art

These cool sculptures were on the back page of Reason magazine this month and I thought that they were just cool looking in their own right but there’s more: they are made solely from objects seized (rightly or wrongly) by … Continue reading

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Great air show pics from SF

This fella got some great pictures of the Fleet Week air show in San Francisco recently. Take special note of the Blue Angels shots, I can’t believe how low they got.

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