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January 21, 2006
Vast numbers of giant jellyfish — some weighing as much as 400 pounds and up to 6 feet in diameter — have appeared around Japan's coast since July, clogging and ripping fishing nets and forcing fishermen to spend hours hacking them apart before bringing home their reduced catches. Thanks Cindy P.
"Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of habit."
— W. Somerset Maugham
Thanks Gerry P.
January 19, 2006
Perfectly timed photos.
If you ever eat at a restaurant, you have to read waiter rants.
January 17, 2006
Viral marketing.
January 15 , 2006
Oxford Tire Pile No. 1,
Westley, California 1999, by Edward Burtynsky
Photo of the week. How to win friends and influence people.
January 14 , 2006
More collective nouns for animals
A murder of crows; an exaltation of larks; a shrewdness of apes; a cete of badgers. an obstinancy of buffalo; a cackle of hyenas. More
I think many of these could be used to describe various human groups . . . an obstinancy of Republicans.
I found this soup recipe in the Washington Post food section about five years ago It's the best soup recipe I've ever found. This soup is not hard to pepare, takes very little time to assemble and it tastes great. I recommend it highly. One note: I like my soups to have a stew-like thickness and quality . . . this recipe is miles away from Campbell's Chicken Soup and its ilk. If you make it, let me know how it turned out.
How to make chicken soup
1) Heat two tablespoons olive oil In a large pot,
2) Chop up a medium onion and cook for two minutes until softened.
3) Dice a pound of assorted vegetables (fresh or frozen — I use carrots, and broccoli) and add to the pot.
4) Add three diced medium potatoes or two drained 16 ounce cans of beans (white, black, or chickpeas.)
5) Add four washed chicken thighs (skins on).
6) Add one drained can diced tomatoes.
7) Add four ounces of uncooked wide or extra-wide egg noodles or one-half cup long-grain rice.
8) Add 32 ounces of chicken broth
9) Add a pinch of freshly ground black pepper and salt.
10) Let the soup simmer for ten minutes. Remove the thighs.
11) Let the thighs cool slightly, pull the chicken off the bones, shred it and return to the soup.
12) Let the soup simmer until the vegetables are tender and the flavors have blended. (About 15-20 minutes.)
Pizza delivery person stories. Can God make a rock so big he can't lift it?
January 10 , 2006
Just the Facts
Sixty-two of the ninety-seven passengers aboard the Hindenburg escaped with their lives, including its captain. Thirty-five people on the aircraft were killed, as well as one member of the ground crew. Read more facts.
The collective noun for rhinos is "crash."
Scooby-Doo has broadcast the most episodes of a cartoon comedy series ever, beating a previous record by the Simpsons. Shaggy's real name is Norville Rogers.
There is a world record for being able to squirt liquids out of a human eye. The existing record is 8.7 feet, but a Turkish man claims to have broken the record with a 9.2 feet squirt. Gibraltar, which celebrated 300 years under British rule this year, was named Jebel Tarik - Tarik's mountain - by Moorish settlers in honour of their leader Tarik ibn Zeyad. The last syllable was lost over time
One gigabyte of information - about a quarter of the memory of an iPod mini - is the equivalent of a pick-up truck load of paper.
Alternate Monopoly rules.
December 31 , 2005
How to cook corn on the cob.
Just the Facts
The = sign was invented by 16th Century Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde, who was fed up with writing "is equal to" in his equations. He chose the two lines because "noe 2 thynges can be moare equalle".
Deep Throat is reportedly the most profitable film ever. It was made for $25,000 and has grossed more than $600 million.
One in 18 people has a third nipple. Read more facts.
December 30 , 2005
Convert just about anything to anything else. The war between Michigan and Ohio. The best freeware utilities. The plan to invade Canada. Make your own graph paper and lined paper.