Eight degrees of charity. A hierarchy of giving.

Given the intensity of several FPP discussions of late, might I suggest we now all go on an adventure with Gladys?

Long after Uncle MeFi is gone, will MoFi live on? The inspiration for MoFi has not been well lately, with daily outages. I mentioned their lifeboat last week. I know, I know... cold stare and all that, but if anyone is interested, this may be a good time to keep an eye on MeFi. Is it their dying gasp, or growing pains prior to a rebirth?

Amazing true coincidences. I tend to believe, as mathematician John Littlewood does in his "miracles" book, that coincidences are statistically mandated by the laws of large numbers. Nevertheless, reading about them is quite pleasurable. More coincidences are found here.

Notable Words

"Notable Words was created for one very simple reason. The web was in sore need of a champion for good writing."

There's a chance that this may evolve into a useful resource.

Gravesite ATM - what a way to encourage your family to visit your grave.

Power corrupts, but it's just a lot more fun with a kids and sick old folks! As seen here.

Bonsai Potato I've been doing this for years in various corners and cupboards in my kitchen. I've had a few bonsai onions as well...

Sea of Plastic. "Yet as I gazed from the deck at the surface of what ought to have been a pristine ocean, I was confronted, as far as the eye could see, with the sight of plastic. It seemed unbelievable, but I never found a clear spot. In the week it took to cross the subtropical high, no matter what time of day I looked, plastic debris was floating everywhere: bottles, bottle caps, wrappers, fragments." more inside

Bible-belt Town Outlaws Swearing except it's not Tennessee or Arkansas - it's the Dutch town Staphorst.

<b>Curious George: I've Been Spoofed!</b> That or I have been spamming people as far away as Osaka in my sleep. more inside

I never knew the internet had a phone number. I still have no idea what this service is actually for so if anyone figures it out, do tell.

Fassbinder would have been 60. While some consider it work unwatchable, others are utterly devoted to his work. The details of his life are possibly more famous than his films. more inside

MooKü poems are Haiku poems using cheese and dairy as a metaphor for life. They are valued for the humor and insight they provide to site visitors.

Nice photo. Anil Dash slips one over on The Man: Goatse.cx, on his t-shirt, appears in the New York Times. The Internet, having achieved all of its goals, can close up shop now.

Bad news, indeed. And, oh goody, there's a movie coming out, too. In about a month, Karla Homolka will be set free. more inside

Photos of an unknown family from many years ago, who probably owned a liquor store which might or might not have been El Gaucho liquor in Huntington Beach, California. Just feast your eyes, people.

An old story, no boubt, but one which should put to rest the idea that close-knit communites in small town America aren't capable of producing some genuinely twisted individuals (if that idea is somehow still miraculously floating around out there.) more inside

It's cold & rainy: let's all take a personality defect quiz! After chasing this around the blogosphere for a while, I decided to take it myself, and it was, I am sorry to say, terribly accurate. I am a Starving Artist: full description inside. more inside

Suffering catfish! It took me all that time to get my dialup modem to work and this is what I end up finding on the web? more inside