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Truth or SF? News of the Weird
duir_id posted a link to Yahoo News about this story. If I didn't know it was real, I'd say it is a "War of the Worlds" hoax or something from X-Files. Weird and very freaky.
Yet here it is in NY Times from Reuters News Service:
Peruvians Get Sick From Apparent Meteorite Crater
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Return of the King?
One of the most classic cameo appearances of any actor I've seen in a long, long time. LOL
I always knew Colbert had a touch of LOTR fever, but how the hell did he talk Viggo into this? -
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Because today's work has been so hectic:
a cartoon of timeless humor?!
from The New Yorker's Tom Cheney. LOL *squee*
“Now that we can tell time, I’d like to suggest that we begin imposing deadlines.” (One Druid to others standing around Stonehenge at sunrise.)Click here to see the cartoon. -
The Jefferson Bottles
Just because I'm a history geek and am fascinated by the popular culture of high-end auctions, I post a link to an amazing tale of wine bottles purported to have once been owned by Thomas Jefferson from The New Yorker. It's a long read, but if you enjoy history detection, potential object forgeries, and wine as I do, you might be intrigued. These ( Read more... ) -
The Foodie Tour Annapolis
I took a delicious food tour of my own town yesterday. Yes, apparently there's a whole "foodie" subculture to travel of which I was completely unaware until recently. A professional colleague of mine owns a small tour guide company in Annapolis. Since I work at a historic site in town she gave me and a coworker of mine free tickets to her " ( Read more... ) -
Japanese Belly Warmers a la Mode
I have a good friend who would dearly love a Haramaki, the new fashionable Japanese belly warmers. She's pregnant and so it's not so simple as measuring her today and knitting a perfect tube from slightly stretchy fabric.
Online I found a sewing pattern for the belly warmer at: Planet June's Haramaki Tummy Warmer Tutorial. So there must be a way ( Read more... ) -
News of the Weird: British Blamed for Basra Badgers
Somehow I feel this story could only appear in a British news report. . .
Courtesy of BBC News on-line
British blamed for Basra badgers
British forces have denied rumours that they released a plague of ferocious badgers into the Iraqi city of Basra. Word spread among the populace that UK troops had introduced strange man-eating, bear-like ( Read more... ) -
Recreation
Entry From Online Etymological Dictionary
recreation
1390, "refreshment or curing of a person, refreshment by eating," from O.Fr. recreacion (13c.), from L. recreationem (nom. recreatio) "recovery from illness," from recreatus, pp. of recreare "to refresh, restore," from re- "again" + creare (see create). Meaning "refresh oneself by some ( Read more... ) -
Random Thoughts
Caught just a second of a news story about a wayward hooded seal found in someone's backyard in Maryland. Fortunately the seal was sent back home to the Arctic, perhaps much mystified by his/her visit to Maryland. . .
Eastern Shore News in brief
The Associated Press
Sep 11, 2006 7:13 PM
ROYAL OAK, Md. - A 50-pound hooded seal discovered in a ( Read more... ) -
sketchbook
Something new has been added to my LJ. Just started playing around with the Sketchbook feature this morning and uploaded images from my own sketchbook. Mostly pen and pencil work that I did quit a while ago. But I went out sketching the other day, so I'm getting back to my artistic work ( Read more... )