Category: Of Interest
Those miscellaneous things that just must be published.
Lawrence O’donnel on MSNBC on NYPD Police Brutality during Occupy Wall
Wow! Main stream media stood up! This is an excellent piece of journalism. Well worth the nine minutes.
US Currency Designer Inside Joke
Someone’s keen eye has noticed something about the coloring on the US currency. Check it out!
Who is Chuck Testa?
Have you heard of Chuck Testa? Here he is!
He doesn’t have a Wikipedia page yet..but he will!
US Eastern Seaboard Becomes Like California
About an hour ago, the United States eastern seaboard felt a 5.8 earthquake centering in Washington, D.C. Here’s an image from http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/
Bacon just isn’t enough – This will be my Thanksgiving meal!
Vegans, avert your eyes! Everyone else, get your AEDs out because you might need them.
Saturday Building Projects for Children
We participate in Home Depot’s Kid’s Workshops on the first Saturday of each month.
Kids Workshop is an award-winning program that has been offered at The Home Depot stores since 1997. The workshops are free, how-to clinics designed for children ages 5-12, available on the first Saturday of each month between 9 a.m. and noon at all The Home Depot stores. Children, accompanied by an adult, use their skills to create objects that can be used in and around their homes or communities. …
- Since 1997, 17.5 million projects have been built at Kids Workshops
- More than 1 million children built their first toolbox at The Home Depot.
- More than 845,000 birdhouses have been constructed at Kids Workshops.
- 75 children per store attend a Kids Workshop on average while many stores have 200 kids attend regularly.
See also: Home Improver Club, Home Depot Blog, and Corporate Statement.
What is the Midwest?
Like the fuzzy definition of "West Knoxville," nobody really seems to know what makes up the Midwest. The site MidwestSportsFans.com explains. Due to Josh Tinley‘s rant on intellectual property rights, I’m hesitant to quote anything from his article other thing suggesting you read it on MidwestSportsFans.com; however, I believe this sentence is highly notable and relates to Knoxville’s bizarre definition of "West Knoxville":
The term "Midwest" comes from a bygone era when the population of the United States was so concentrated on the eastern seaboard that anything on the far side of the Alleghenies was considered western.
Go to MidwestSportsFans.com to see some maps helping to explain "Midwest."
I’m on Scottevest’s website!
I won a Scottevest! What’s a Scottevest? Watch this video and I’ll explain. As a bonus, I’m currently on Scottevest’s website at http://www.scottevest.com/. Hint: Click the third square on the big picture just under the navigation.
You can win a Scottevest too!
Right now (ends August 8th) Scottevest is having its Summer Fun Contest (Click this link to enter!) and giving away some really cool attire including an Outback Jacket or Women’s Trench, a Travel Vest for Men or Travel Vest for Women, and a Microfleece Pullover or Women’s Q-Zip.
Click this link to enter!
Update: Bonus! I’m also one of Scottevest’s featured tweets. I owe a big thank you to Documentally for turning me onto this great company.
Borders – Last Days
The 58 Harry Potter Spells Supercut Montage
Borrowed from egotvonline.com.
Regarding Planking
Remember, friends don’t let friends plank.
Aliens in my yard
Weekend Project – Brakes
Listen toward the end of the video for the cicadas. That’s a slight sampling of the cacophony we hear in our yard every evening.
n.b. The "discs" I refer to are actually called rotors.
Evening Project – Personal air conditioner
I’ve been consulting on site for a client and their office gets rather hot in the afternoons. Fortunately they have a large ice machine. I decided I’d try making a cooler air conditioner.
So far the result is that the temperature definitely comes down. Now, will the ice melt too quickly?
