Adultitis.org - Awareness, Diagnosis and Treatment for Adultitis
"The official website dedicated to increasing awareness while providing diagnosis and treatment for Adultitis, the sinister epidemic that makes the Black Death look like a trip to Disneyland."
Clocky
"The alarm clock that runs away and hides when you don't wake up. Clocky gives you one chance to get up. But if you snooze, Clocky will jump off of your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide."
ConsumerAffairs.Com's Top 10 Scams of 2006
"As 2006 draws to a close, a review of ConsumerAffairs.com's Scam Alerts archive shows that scammers have had a busy and -- we suspect -- lucrative year"
Scare of Santa Gallery: 'Tis the season to be scared witless
Nothing says Happy Holidays like a photo of sweet little toddlers screaming at Santa.
Quote of the Day
"We can't have it all, and worse yet the desire to have it all and the illusion that we can is one of the principal sources of torture of modern affluent free and autonomous thinkers."
- Barry Schwartz, professor at Swarthmore College, and the author of "The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less".
"truth in advertising" - vintage cigarette & tobacco ads
"Once upon a time, the rich, sweetly pungent smoke of tobacco offered more than dreary old diseases like emphysema and lung cancer. It promised sophistication, sex appeal, even longevity itself."
Top Ten Forecasts 2007
"Each year since 1985, the editors of THE FUTURIST have selected the most thought-provoking ideas and forecasts appearing in the magazine."
The Big Picture: Dilbert's Unified Theory of Everything Financial'
"Notice its simple brilliance in the exact reproduction of his formula."
U.S. Military Wanted to Provoke War With Cuba
"In the early 1960s, America's top military leaders reportedly drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba." Thank goodness our current government would never do anything like this.
10,000 Reasons Civilization is Doomed
Over 3,000 as of this posting... and you can add your own reason!
Trends in Japan
Did you ever wonder what ideas/things are popular in Japan? This e-zine will be happy to tell you all about it.
Quote of The Day
"It has become a common feeling, I believe, as we have watched our heroes falling over the years, that our own small stone of activism, which might not seem to measure up to the rugged boulders of heroism we have so admired, is a paltry offering toward the building of an edifice of hope. Many who believe this choose to withhold their offerings out of shame. This is the tragedy of the world.
"For we can do nothing substantial toward changing our course on the planet, a destructive one, without rousing ourselves, individual by individual, and bringing our small imperfect stones to the pile.
"I have learned other things: One is the futility of expecting anyone, including ourselves to be perfect. People who go about seeking to change the world, to diminish suffering, to demonstrate any kind of enlightenment, are often as flawed as anybody else. Sometimes more so. But it is the awareness of having faults, I think, and the knowledge that this links us to everyone on Earth, that opens us to courage and compassion. It occurs to me that often many of those I deeply love are flawed. They might actually have said or done some of the mean things I've felt, heard, read about, or feared. But it is the struggle with the flaw, surprisingly endearing, and the going on anyhow, that is what I cherish about them. Sometimes our stones are, to us, misshapen, odd. Their color seems off. Presenting them, we perceive our own imperfect nakedness, but also, paradoxically, the wholeness, the rightness, of it. In the collective vulnerability of presence, we learn not to be afraid."
- Alice Walker, from Anything We Love Can Be Saved
"For we can do nothing substantial toward changing our course on the planet, a destructive one, without rousing ourselves, individual by individual, and bringing our small imperfect stones to the pile.
"I have learned other things: One is the futility of expecting anyone, including ourselves to be perfect. People who go about seeking to change the world, to diminish suffering, to demonstrate any kind of enlightenment, are often as flawed as anybody else. Sometimes more so. But it is the awareness of having faults, I think, and the knowledge that this links us to everyone on Earth, that opens us to courage and compassion. It occurs to me that often many of those I deeply love are flawed. They might actually have said or done some of the mean things I've felt, heard, read about, or feared. But it is the struggle with the flaw, surprisingly endearing, and the going on anyhow, that is what I cherish about them. Sometimes our stones are, to us, misshapen, odd. Their color seems off. Presenting them, we perceive our own imperfect nakedness, but also, paradoxically, the wholeness, the rightness, of it. In the collective vulnerability of presence, we learn not to be afraid."
- Alice Walker, from Anything We Love Can Be Saved
What's With That House?
I can no longer watch "What's With That House?" on HGTV. The host is just too much. It's too bad, too, because I like the idea of such shows (Extreme Homes, Rezoned, etc.).
Quote of the Day
"History was written quite wrongly: a few battles and treaties,
but all the most important things left out...."
"Where for example would you find a single word about the twelve
thousand girls in Europe who fell in love between five o'clock
and a quarter to six on the afternoon of 20 September 1976?--in
what annals, what diplomatic documents, historical or
geo-strategic maps? And what about the sorrow of eleven
generations of bald men between the end of the Middle Ages and
the beginning of modern times? It was that kind of thing that
was the real stuff of history, not that other squeaking of rats
reeling home from some grotesque evening out, the tedious pastime
of Lilliputians!"
- Ismail Kadare, Albanian novelist, in his novel The Concert.
Worldwide Blessing Generator
"... mixes blessings and prayers from all world religions and gives a random hybrid of spiritual goodness. We think of this as a digital version of a Tibetan prayer-wheel; a 'device for spreading spiritual blessings and well being.'"
Test Your Urban Legends IQ
"If you think you have a handle on the subject, try these fun quizzes to test your Urban Legends IQ. "
Hell Is Other People's Music
"Thanks to the combined influence of technology and marketing, songs are being leveraged into every "blank" bit of space. "
Quote of The Day
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."
- George Bernard Shaw
- George Bernard Shaw
defective yeti: My Arms Being Tired Implies That I Flew Here Without Mechanical Assistance
The funniest joke I've ever heard:
"Me: Knock knock!
Them: Who's there?
Me: Interrupting bears.
Them: Interrupti-
Me: Rarrrrr...!!!"
"Me: Knock knock!
Them: Who's there?
Me: Interrupting bears.
Them: Interrupti-
Me: Rarrrrr...!!!"
Inequality in America: The rich, the poor and the growing gap between them
"After you adjust for inflation, the wages of the typical American worker—the one at the very middle of the income distribution—have risen less than 1% since 2000."
Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics
That's right, I'm talking to you, Mr. Spaceship That Makes A Whooshing Noise In Space!
Dropshots -A better way to share photos online
There are lots of photo-sharing sites out there... this one is free for basic services, and is especially built for novice users.
Quote of the Day
"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable."
- John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, author, professor at Harvard and Princeton, who died April 29, 2006 at 97.
[Quoted on the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4960280.stm]
- John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, author, professor at Harvard and Princeton, who died April 29, 2006 at 97.
[Quoted on the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4960280.stm]
Living with Debt/Smart Borrower
"A look at the changing attitudes toward debt in America, and what you can do to be a smart borrower"
Quote of the Day
My son is listening to the exchange between me and the controller and wants to chime in on the conversion. I said to my son, "Just hang on; I will give you a chance". I never should have said that because now he is all excited to talk on the radio.
As I start to turn inbound on the turn, the Approach control said "Contact tower when established on the localizer". So I told my young Padawan Learner "OK, when this needle gets here on the dial, push the radio button and tell the tower that 93 Romeo is inbound on the localizer". Now imagine this, I am giving basic instrument instruction to a 9 year old, I cannot get adults to say this during training.
So before I can give him something simpler to say he keys the mike and says
"REBEL BASE, THIS IS RED 5. WE ARE STARTING OUR ATTACK RUN ON THE DEATH STAR".
Good God. Now this post 9/11 and before I can key my mike and say anything, the tower jumps on and says
"RED 5, YOU'RE CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH TO THE DEATH STAR. "
So you see. This is why I own my own aircraft. You cannot beat this kind of quality time with your kids. And there is no way you can put a price on that.
- Jeff Bryant, Southwest Regional Director, Beech Aero Club. [1975 X-Wing Fighter Model B-19, N6993R] [http://www.beechaeroclub.org/displayarticle324.html]
Will consumers have a beef with test-tube meat?
"If they succeed, cultured or in vitro meat could be coming to a supermarket near you. Consumers could buy hamburger patties and chicken nuggets made from meat cultivated from muscle cells in a giant incubator rather than cut from a farm animal."
Properly Chilled - Downtempo Music & Culture
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" This is one of my favorite kinds of music. Also known as "ambient dub," "trip-hop," or "downbeat", it's a welcome change from broadcast radio. This site has lots of information, and links to internet radio stations that play it.
" This is one of my favorite kinds of music. Also known as "ambient dub," "trip-hop," or "downbeat", it's a welcome change from broadcast radio. This site has lots of information, and links to internet radio stations that play it.
Sex Offender Registry maps
Enter your address, and see a map of registered sex offenders that live and work near you (with pictures)
Cute Overload!
"At Cute Overload®, we scour the Web for only the finest in Cute Imagery™. Imagery that is Worth Your Internet Browsing Time."
Pizza Fork
"The Pizza Fork™ makes it easy to swiftly cut through crust and toppings no matter how thick or crisp."
Clever WoT Answers Indirect Reader Questions
"To this end, I’ve decided to directly answer some of the question indirectly posed to my blog by people who don’t know how to properly enter search terms. "
When the ink won't come out of your inkjet printer
• Blotting/Prime If your cartridges have been in storage for extended time, not printing the same quality as before or not frequently used, may collect debris and require a process known as blotting to get them running like new. In addition, storing cartridges laying down or if they don't have a protective clip when they are not used tend to dry out the ink around the print head and the blotting technique works great to get them to print. Simply dap the cartridge on a warm, damp paper towel and then on a dry paper towel until the ink starts flow. You should be able to remove most of the debris and the ink will be drawn toward the print head. Try blotting before assuming the cartridge is defective.
• If print problems occur: Perform up to three cleaning cycles and prime cycle (if applicable) using printer software.
• If the cleaning cycles fail to produce quality print:Remove debris and dried ink from the printer's cartridge cradle with a damp cotton swab. Clean the electrical contacts in the printer cradle and on the replacement cartridge with a cotton swab moistened with distilled or filtered water only. (Do not wipe the nozzle plate) Reinstall the cartridge and perform the cleaning cycle.
• If print problems occur: Perform up to three cleaning cycles and prime cycle (if applicable) using printer software.
• If the cleaning cycles fail to produce quality print:Remove debris and dried ink from the printer's cartridge cradle with a damp cotton swab. Clean the electrical contacts in the printer cradle and on the replacement cartridge with a cotton swab moistened with distilled or filtered water only. (Do not wipe the nozzle plate) Reinstall the cartridge and perform the cleaning cycle.
Quote of the Day
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that numbers of people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience. ... Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and all the while the grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem." - Howard Zinn
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