Sugar Plum Fairy by P.Tchaikovsky - Glass Harp LIVE (HD) - YouTube

Merry Christmas, and holy wow!

Sugar Plum Fairy by P.Tchaikovsky - Glass Harp LIVE (HD) - YouTube:

Lady Forced to Delete Pix of Kids (Not Hers) with Mall Santa - FreeRangeKids

Photography isn't a crime.

Lady Forced to Delete Pix of Kids (Not Hers) with Mall Santa - FreeRangeKids: Is there some way we can convince Americans (and then the world, and then the galaxy) that taking pictures of a child who is out and about in public is not the same as sexually violating them?

Toothpaste For Dinner - My Own Kids

I've run into this woman many times...


Toothpaste For Dinner - My Own Kids

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Bedmonster

I should totally try this with Violet...

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Bedmonster

Bug - World Flame War II

Bug - World Flame War II

The History Page: Naked ambition - WWW.THEDAILY.COM

The History Page: Naked ambition - WWW.THEDAILY.COM: Dreamy and pale, slender and softly curved, Audrey played muse to a generation of New York City sculptors at the turn of the 20th century. Her undraped figure still graces Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum and the Municipal Building. Though she tried to translate her beauty to the new medium of film, her career ended suddenly as Modernism — and her 30s — arrived.

PHD Comics: More's Law

Yep.

PHD Comics: More's Law

chainsawsuit by kris straub - parent through fear

I'm ready to try anything to get my daughter to eat her dinner...

chainsawsuit by kris straub - parent through fear

Independent bookstores vs. Amazon: Buying books online is better for authors, better for the economy, and better for you. - Slate Magazine

Yes, the book-buying experience keeps getting better, and people keep complaining.

Independent bookstores vs. Amazon: Buying books online is better for authors, better for the economy, and better for you. - Slate Magazine: no company in recent years has done more than Amazon to ignite a national passion for buying, reading, and even writing new books.

The Chaos - Gerard Nolst Trenite

Try to read the whole poem out loud!

The Chaos - Gerard Nolst Trenite:
Dearest creature in creation
Studying English pronunciation,
I will teach you in my verse
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse and worse...
[continued!]

Abstruse Goose - alma mater

The sadder part is that I've totally forgotten everything I used to know about the thermodynamics of internal combustion engines...

Abstruse Goose - alma mater

xkcd: Cryogenics

No wonder we don't have jet-packs and hover-cars!

xkcd: Cryogenics

The Right (and Wrong) Way to Die When You Fall Into Lava

That's a relief. Now I'm ready for my trip to the big island of Hawaii!

The Right (and Wrong) Way to Die When You Fall Into Lava | Wired Science | Wired.com: Everyone is wrong about how people die when they fall into lava.

How an obscure 80s punk band created a Christmas classic

"Bah, humbug!" No, that's too strong, 'cause it is my favorite holiday...

How an obscure 80s punk band created a Christmas classic: Struggling post-punk band the Waitresses dragged themselves off the road and into a Manhattan studio to record - of all things - a Christmas song on a hot August day in 1981. Little did they know they were about to create a classic - a song that would well outlive the band, the 80s and, sadly, the frontwoman who sang it.

ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKA DOT LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT :: SteynOnline

The story behind the song...

ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKA DOT LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT :: SteynOnline: A composer called Lee Pockriss died a couple of days ago. Back in 1960, with the lyricist Paul Vance, he wrote a famous song. One, two, three, four, stick around, we'll tell you more:

Thinner Wife Makes Happier Marriage : Discovery News

Okay ladies, the science has spoken...

Thinner Wife Makes Happier Marriage : Discovery News: Marriages are happier when wives are thinner than their husbands, according to a new study.

Fewer Veterans to Remember Pearl Harbor Day - NYTimes.com

Fewer Veterans to Remember Pearl Harbor Day - NYTimes.com: The 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack will be the last one marked by the survivors’ association.

My Little Poni - Twelve Mile Circle

I've often passed the Po and Ni Rivers on I-95. I always thought that the Po was named after the river in Italy, and that there was a Ni River somewhere that I didn't know about. (Though I always hoped that the person who named the Ni River was a big "Monty Python And The Holy Grail" fan.) Turns out the real reason for the names is kind of cool, too...

My Little Poni - Twelve Mile Circle - maps, geography, travel: Four rivers in Spotsylvania County are called the Mat, Ta, Po and Ni Rivers respectively.

Paris Review – The Unlikely Event, Avi Steinberg

Read this article yourself before reading it to small children.

Paris Review – The Unlikely Event, Avi Steinberg: Airline safety cards aren’t instructional guides, they are works of fantastic imagination.

chainsawsuit by kris straub - a tribute to attribution

I always keep the link and attribution! You're welcome, Mr. Straub.

chainsawsuit by kris straub - a tribute to attribution

Bug - Shake Yer Blues Away

Look at it go!

Bug - Shake Yer Blues Away

Mary Voehl, Damien Hirsch — Weddings - NYTimes.com

A wedding announcement in the Times for a college friend of mine...

Mary Voehl, Damien Hirsch — Weddings - NYTimes.com: In June 2008, four months into their relationship, Mr. Hirsch let Ms. Voehl get to first base with him.

How 'Jingle Bells' by the Singing Dogs Changed Music Forever - William Weir - Entertainment - The Atlantic

Bark bark bark, bark bark bark, bark arf woof woof, bark!

How 'Jingle Bells' by the Singing Dogs Changed Music Forever - William Weir - Entertainment - The Atlantic: Let's, for a moment, consider "Jingle Bells" as performed by the Singing Dogs.

Retrospective: 60 years ago, a Tiger wins the Heisman - The Daily Princetonian

And it'll never ever happen again...

Retrospective: 60 years ago, a Tiger wins the Heisman - The Daily Princetonian: On this day in 1951, a banner headline on the front page of The Daily Princetonian read, “Kazmaier Wins Heisman Trophy by Largest Vote in Award’s History.”

chainsawsuit by kris straub - the big nerd theory

I don't get the appeal of this show, either...

chainsawsuit by kris straub - the big nerd theory

NBCU Plans 'Harry Potter' Theme Park in California - WSJ.com

Aw, one of the cool things about the Orlando one is that it's the only one in the world!

NBCU Plans 'Harry Potter' Theme Park in California - WSJ.com: NBCUniversal is planning to expand its Los Angeles theme park with a section devoted to the "Harry Potter" franchise, according to people familiar with the matter, hoping to repeat the success of a similar attraction at NBCU's Orlando, Fla., resort.

The Agony of Gift-Giving in a City That Has Seen Everything - NYTimes.com

Gift-giving is just hard, period...

The Agony of Gift-Giving in a City That Has Seen Everything - NYTimes.com: “It is basically impossible to buy presents for anyone in New York,” a friend lamenting the onset of the holiday season said to me recently, “especially if you don’t live in New York — unless you live in Paris.”

A chip on his shoulder... | Catalog Living

A chip on his shoulder... | Catalog Living

Dinosaur Comics - December 1st, 2011 - awesome fun times!

It's pretty similar to the plot of "Wuthering Heights", come to think of it...

Dinosaur Comics - December 1st, 2011 - awesome fun times!