Trashed oceans

Yikes.

Do penguins fly?

I don't speak French, so I could readily believe that the question asked at the beginning is "do penguins have a wicked sense of humor?"



Via Watching Our Water Ways

Thai Temple Made of Glass Bottles

Now, that's what I call reuse!

Wicked Problems

Climate change is a wicked problem.

Marine habitat creation

A sewage outflow pipe has created an artificial reef area in the strait of juan de fuca. Read it.

Latte art

Maybe I would drink coffee if it came with representations of bunnies more often!

Homeless polar bears in DC

Greenpeace and DC artist Mark Jenkins worked together to create several homeless polar bears around DC.

If Sarah Palin were your mother...

She might have named you something like Wrangler Tractor.

Former uses for walrus

From "The Unnatural History of the Sea,"
Walrus hide, one of the strongest leathers known, was used for high-performance rope. To make rope, a walrus would be skinned in a spiral, winding from tail to neck. A large animal might produce an unbroken strip 28 miters long (90 feet). Walrus ropes powered seige catapults in the sixteenth century. In the nineteenth century, the leather was used for drive belts in industrial machinery, but by the twentieth century, walrus hide found a more mundane role as billiard cue tips.

Cool Zones

Denser population = greater efficiency. Check the map!

Wonders of the internet

Just when you thought the internet was tapped out (did you? you're so naive!) there are still sites like this: Cats in Sinks

Nature is amazing

So, a Sub-Antarctic Skua swallowed an octopus. A small one, in its entirety, still alive. The octopus, not happy with the state of affairs, managed to partially chew its way out, causing the bird to die. The octopus, unfortunately, was partially digested in the process and also succumbed. Further details.

"Blue Gold"

The Christian Science Monitor reports on the coming global water shortage.

Stupid Pig's China Blog

He's captured something very accurate about China, in two sentences:
"However, at the same time, foreigners in China would say that there needs to be more traffic laws and rules regulating spitting. I would also agree with this since I almost got run over by a car on my way to work today while spitting in the middle of the road."

Panda-pet

Have you ever wanted a dog that looked like a Panda? Take your Chow-chow to the hair salon!

A softer world

or is it?

Gender-blind housing

At Wesleyan's Russian House. They started the whole gender-blind housing thing the year after I graduated.

Ogden Nash is my favorite

The Dog

The truth I do not stretch or shove
When I state that the dog is full of love.
I've also found, by actual test,
A wet dog is the lovingest.

Rubbish - Short Film with Martin Freeman and Anna Friel

What this world needs...

Is more love! Un-Hate a Turk Today!

Credit card buddy

Something to store your credit cards in, and think about what you're buying.

What to wear, what to wear?

It's an interesting question, in consideration of sandstorms.

Beijing Natives - Chinese Rap

I'm super proud of myself for recognizing Dashan.

Mischevious Monkeys!

I think I'm in love with Jerry Reed

But what is the show's host wearing?

Implicit Associations

Think you're really righteous? Think you're pure in heart? Well, you can test yourself for racial or gender bias here.

Snow in Thailand

Bemused residents suspect anthrax attack, scientists, climate change.

Political contributions

Fascinating google maps mashup -- see where political donations come from. Searchable by name, place, and occupation.

Monkey playing with tigers

I do believe this confirms that my boyfriend is related to monkeys

Basketball

...it's from Canada!

Origami spacecraft

Oh, those wackily innovative Japanese!

No water left but the dirty water....

I'm writing a twenty page paper on water issues in China. PBS has a nice little dealie that summarizes most everything.

The Four Eternal Beauties

Number 1: Xi Shi

KAJUKENBO Catalunya

At 2:15 is the craziest takedown I have yet seen. I mean -- damn!

More graphs than you could shake a stick at

From UNEP: high-resolution copies of many interesting information charts, graphics and visual data representations.

The Mango Lassie

A foodie blog from a girl I knew at the old alma mater.

Jiu jitsu Suffragettes

Cool!

72 Virgins

Comfort food

In a fit of Finnish nostalgia, I spent an evening making Karjalan pirakkaa.

The Hundred Families

If you, like me, are trying to come up with a Chinese equivalent to your last name, you might look at this list. Actually, there are more than one hundred...

FYI, I'm looking at calling myself 'River Rock' or 'Star Rock'...

Eco-power

Ted Turner is Captain Planet.

Very much out of season

But I liked it :)

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Now that's a powerful pro-environmental message.

Dig a hole to China

Someone's set up a map to show where you would end up if you tunneled straight down from anywhere to the other side of the world.

Quote from A Word A Day

Our heads are round so that thoughts can change direction. -Francis Picabia, painter and poet (1879-1953)

Amy Tan is a rhythm dominatrix

The Rock Bottom Remainders are a group of best-selling authors who get together once a year to do a rock concert for charity.
Steven King, Matt Groening, Dave Barry, Amy Tan, Scott Turow, Mitch Albom, Ridley Pearson, Greg Iles, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Roy Blount, Jr., James McBride