Chuck Taylor All-Star tennis shoes are everywhere.
I know they are in my closet. I’ve got two pairs tucked in there. That makes me part of 60 percent of all Americans, according to a survey that says more than half of all US citizens own or have owned a pair of the low tech athletic shoes.
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Happy Birthday Converse
Posted 5/16/2008 12:43 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
The Vrolik Is One Morbid Museum
Posted 5/16/2008 12:17 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
The human body is a crazy gizmo.
When you start thinking about how it works it can be overwhelming. I pop in a couple of slices of pizza for fuel and the thing just keeps on ticking.
Curious doctors, scientists and anatomists have tried to solve the puzzle that is the human body for centuries.
Japanese doctor Yasukazu […]
Mmmmmm - Meat Water
Posted 5/14/2008 12:43 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
Strolling up to the beverage coolers in the local quick mart now presents too many options.
It’s no longer just a question of with which soda will I quench my raging thirst.
Now, thirsty consumers have to wade through shelf upon shelf of chilled energy drinks, sodas, bottled waters, flavored waters, teas, flavored teas and electrolyte-replenishing beverages.
All […]
Gruesome Bread Heads
Posted 5/14/2008 12:02 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
The picture above is not part of the promotional advertising for the latest addition to the Saw movie series.
The heads are actually available in a bakery in Thailand.
Thai artist and baker Kittiwat Unarrom brings dough and anatomy together in truly creepy form. Kittiwat’s family owned the bakery and he added his ghoulish artistic touch to […]
Nuclear Waste as Art
Posted 5/13/2008 2:30 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
Nuclear waste and art are rarely combined in the same sentence.
However, a storage facility for nuclear waste in the Netherlands is bringing a new approach to the problem.
The Habog Facility has been painted a bright orange and is covered with giant equations to capture the attention of passersby. Inside the building, in addition to the […]
Red Hot Lover Captain Kirk and his Alien Women
Posted 5/13/2008 1:46 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
My dog wakes me up every morning about 5 a.m. to go outside.
The only good thing about this canine habit is that it coincides nicely with TV Land’s morning schedule in which Star Trek (The Original Series) has a prominent place, airing every Monday through Friday.
So while I doze back off for another hour of […]
Skeeter Eaters
Posted 5/12/2008 9:41 am by Stephanie Sturgis
Once again, it’s Mother Nature to the rescue.
You can’t turn on the news on television or click online to a news site without hearing about the housing foreclosure crisis. All across America, houses are empty and abandoned due to money woes.
Many of those homes in warmer states like California, Florida and Arizona have swimming pools […]
Floating Shelves Are Decor Magic
Posted 5/12/2008 9:05 am by Stephanie Sturgis
I love a clever design trick that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg or necessitate a trip to one of those giant furniture stores.
Roaming the Intertubes, I ran across a shelf on Neatorama that pulls off a trick worthy of Kris Angel and David Blaine.
It’s a “floating” shelf and you don’t have to be […]
ManBabies
Posted 5/09/2008 8:10 pm by Trace Sharp
There is a new site on these tubes called ManBabies.
I think the picture is self-explanatory where the heads of fathers and their sons are transferred.
I know. Very odd.
To Infinity and Beyond on NASA’s Kepler Mission
Posted 5/09/2008 4:31 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
I’ve finally found a way to travel into outer space without having to die and have my ashes hurled out into oblivion.
NASA is affording me (and anyone else inclined) an opportunity to send my name into space as part of the Kepler Mission.
The Kepler mission is a search for Earth-size and smaller planets in the […]
Annoying Kids Get Their Payback
Posted 5/08/2008 1:29 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
What’s more annoying than a cutesy kid on a Hummel figurine?
How about annoying kids in real life.
They run around like maniacs while their parents are often oblivious to the distractions and mayhem their “little darlings” are causing whether it’s during a concert or ceremony, at restaurants and stores or just in the neighborhood.
Sometimes these brats […]
The Devil’s Playground
Posted 5/08/2008 12:56 am by Ron Hogan
The playground is supposed to be a happy place. Filled with kids running around, having fun, screaming with laughter and delight as they gambol and cavort about like beasts in the field. Sure you might get the occasional skinned knee, but mostly the playground is a place for kids to be kids and revel in […]
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Bringing The Noise With Toys
Posted 5/07/2008 1:07 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
I’m still a kid at heart.
I love me some toys. Among the clutter on my desk is a hula dog bobble head, some Simpsons stuff and an old Pee Wee Herman “action figure.”
So imagine my delight when I ran across a woman who combines toys to create “music.”
Yep, Kitty Clark has some creative notions and […]
Phone Sheep
Posted 5/07/2008 12:22 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
In an age of cell phones, ye olden dial phone with the curly cord is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
So what to do with all those useless coils of cord.
How about creating a flock of sheep that you don’t have to feed, shear or clean up after.
The art was created by Jean Luc […]
Anti-Pirate Discrimination Laws Still Exist!
Posted 5/07/2008 12:54 am by Ron Hogan
Yarr, matey. A father of four in England be lookin’ at a trip to the brig thanks to his raising of the black flag of yore in honor his his wee daughter’s 8th birthday party. David Waterman, a firefighter by trade, raised the Jolly Roger as part of a party theme and since then has […]
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Chunky Monkeys = Obese Chimps on a Diet
Posted 5/06/2008 11:10 am by Stephanie Sturgis
PopFi proves once again that it loves a primate tale. From spear-tossing orangutans to chimps pimping out grooming for a little monkey-bumping sex, PopFi has the scoop.
From a scoop of one kind to maybe two or three or four scoops of another kind.
Some Chunky Monkeys in Japan may have been the inspiration for one of […]
