DO NOT SELL THESE STONES. These positive energy stones are grey in color and small. The positive energy from a stone is not everlasting and will deplete over time. The stones must remain unmarked and in their natural state. Polishing the stone may make it look pretty, but will only reduce the stones overall power

Squooshy Pineapple's Cavalcade of Photo Funnies laugh, I nearly did.

Drawn. A new blog dedicated to art, cartooning and drawing. Lots of nice pics and styles.

The Industrial Art Gallery showcases the kind of drawings that made me want to become a draughtsman, and the astonishing illustrations of Kevin Hulsey (make sure you don't miss the cruise ship) carry on that grand tradition of making the technical beautiful.

The Amazing Axlotl: The salamander that refuses to grow up. Thanks to this perpetual pre-adolescent, humans may someday regenerate their amputated limbs. But while we're waiting, they also make a lovely snack when you're in a fix.

A reminder: order your MoFi tee before the 14th! Just in case anyone forgot, orders close on the 14th so you'll need to get your orders in via email to me in the next four days (link is to original thread with ordering instructions). more inside

Spit, urine, breast milk, feces... these are the weapons of your enemies. Needless to say, they fight dirty. Sometimes they attack without you knowing it, and only tell you the details afterward. What you see as threatening or repulsive, though, others may find appetizing. It's enough to make me want to cry, but I'm concerned I might accidentally shake some on to an innocent bystander (and risk being charged with a crime) or have some football coach lapping at my face like a thirsty dog at the toilet bowl of his dreams.

Curious George: To Neuter or Not To Neuter We have a five month old "mini" Jack Russell and it's decision time. I've done some research on the web and, frankly, have been dismayed by the attitude of largely partial sources on the net. more inside

WE WON! After nearly four years of national boycott, the Coalition of Immokalee (Florida) Workers have won their fight for an additional penny per pound of tomatoes picked. Boycotts work!

make a montage from google's image search.

Antipodean heads up. Anyone up for this?

"107 year-old" man found dead a decade after his death in Itami Japan. In a scene that brings back memories of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Psycho, a man who was thought to be the oldest living resident of Itami Japan was discovered to have actually been dead by local authorities after his 75 year-old son opened his mouth to a relative

Victorian Web Literature, history and culture in the age of Victoria. more inside

10 X 10 Way cool!

Checked out Mental Floss magazine? I've linked to the quizzes here, as I thought others might be suffering the Wednesday funk as I often do. Hate to be a shill, but I became a big enough junkie to subscribe.

Wal-Mart and Gnosticism. Tim Boucher posted a short, albeit interesting, blurb about the rise of Christianity -- and the squashing of Gnosticism -- compared to the rise of retail behemoth Wal-Mart over mom 'n' pop stores.

Mic In Track Sometimes, people recording their voices on their home computers accidentally make the recording available via Kazaa or other file-sharing network. And sometimes, a mischeivious composer known as Stark Effect remixes those recordings into songs, which can be incredibly catchy, surprisingly wistful, or just sweet.

Obviously here for the food. Jaws comes to England. British Monkeys beware!

Al Qaeda May Have Targeted Oscar-Winner!! "...part of a bid by the militant network to "culturally destabilize" the United States."

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