“The Perfect Day knocked on my window this morning. It said you were to be ready this afternoon, after your lessons, for an Adventure.”
—Charles Dodgson from Alice I Have Been
July 2010
49 posts
The Not So Big House →
notsobighouse.com
I like Sarah Susanka’s books on small homes. By small, she means “not as big as you thought you needed”. She also writes about new urbanism, sustainability and preservation.
June 2010
17 posts
Ottawa Settlers: Johnathon and Mary Shore Jackson →
bytown.net
Some of my crazy Canadian pioneering relatives.
Bytown or Bust: History and Genealogy in the Ottawa, Canada area →
bytown.net
Some great genealogical and historical info. Eh… nutty music alert.
“No obstacle is too big. No mountain is too high. No volcano is too hot. And no Atlantis is too underwater or fictional!”
—Zach Anner
“I have something called cerebral palsy, which I believe is the sexiest of the palsies.”
—Zach Anner
Zach's audition to score his own TV show →
myown.oprah.com
Here’s hoping Zach wins Oprah’s search for a new TV show host.
Why Everyone Loves Tumblr →
tumblr.com
I’ve moved to tumblr. It’s free and really easy to use.
I love My Yoga Online in a purely respectful sort of way, of course. →
myyogaonline.com
If you haven’t slept much the night before, a yoga class can make things right. Or… much better, anyway. I highly recommend these streaming yoga classes.
Bionic feet for amputee cat →
news.bbc.co.uk
Incredible procedure results in prosthetic limbs with bone and skin growing into the implant. But wait, that’s not all! The implant works like a see-saw at the bottom of the limbs, resulting in a fairly normal gait. The cat, Oscar, was not only walking right after surgery, but climbing and even jumping!
The surgery was performed by Noel Fitzpatrick, a veterinary surgeon based in Surrey.
Watch Archer →
watch-archer.com
I love this show. I mean… I LOVE this show.
“Seriously, when the going gets tough, you don’t want a criminal lawyer; you want a CRIMINAL lawyer.”
—Jesse, Breaking Bad: Better Call Saul
Drabblenews: Victimless Leather →
web.me.com
The always amazing Norm Sherman reports on an art piece called, Victimless Leather, which was on display at New York’s MoMA. It was an actual living jacket (yes, alive) created from mouse embryonic stem cells, fed nutrients through tubes.
Mr Sherman created a beautiful musical tribute styled after Little Shop of Horrors. Remember the dentist song?
When I was younger, just an awkward little kid.
My mama noticed silly things that I did.
I painted nipples on my younger brother’s knees.
Filled up the bathtub with vaseline and blue cheese.
I’d swallow goldfish and defecate in the shed.
That’s when my mama said,
What did she say?
She said, “My boy, I think some day…
You’ll find a way…
To make your natural tendencies pay!”
You’ll be an artist.
You’ll be an artist.
You have a talent for senseless dementia.
Son, be an artist.
Son, be an artist.
People will pay you to paint on placentas.
Your temperament’s wrong for the priesthood.
Marines would never let you wear that dress!
Son, be an artist
You’ll be a success!
