January 2008

Photo Bonanza – Library of Congress Posts Public Domain Image Archive

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If you’re looking for royalty-free public domain photos for your blog or other project, you’re in luck. The Library of Congress just uploaded 3,000 vintage photos to Flickr, like the photo above, free for the taking.  These pics are all first-class in terms of composition, lighting, balance and they look like a huge boon to

How to Buy a Refrigerator Online (Part Deux)

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Something that a reasonably smart person could overlook when buying a refrigerator online is to compare the measurements of the fridge to the measurements of the space in the kitchen where the fridge will go. If you are placing the refrigerator in a space between a wall and a cabinet, don’t forget to account for

Your Mileage May Vary Dept.

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It’s day 30 and I’ve lost 2 lbs. faithfully following Timothy Ferriss’ Lose 20 Pounds of Fat in 30 Days Without Doing Any Exercise diet. I figure Mr. Ferriss owes me 18 lbs. right about now, payable in chocolate. Fact is that I had to cheat and start pumping a daily 20 minutes on the

More Killer Trees

Sure, trees look oh-so-huggable from a distance. But get too close and a tree might try stab you through the floorboards of your Jeep. I know from experience, the trees are pissed off and they’re not going to take it lying down. [Via JeepNewsNow]

The Dude Abides

I’m being stalked by a word. First it pops up in a Rick Mckinley sermon I heard on my iPhone. This same word practically beats me to death when we watched Night of the Hunter before Christmas. Over New Year’s the word snuck up on me in a game of Wii bowling (with Mii characters

Fat: It’s All In Your Head

Take 84 hotel maids and tell half of them that their job consists of exercise, lots of it, and what happens? The half that learns about the burn factor of their job loses weight and sees an improvement in blood pressure. The other half doesn’t. Maybe obesity is psychosomatic? Via NPR.

Happy New Year

Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink, and swore his last oath. To-day, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our