I ♥ Daniel Clowes (some images NSFW) Sure, many of you already know and love Daniel Clowes, one of the best underground comics artists ever. But have you bothered to visit these websites, or read these articles and interviews? more inside

Happy Melon Day, Love Turkmenbashi "Let the life of every Turkmen be as beautiful as our melons," President Niyazov said in a statement.

A history of Pi, and a trivia quiz. more inside

Idiot America: Not Just a Song -- It's the Law The U.S. Federal Government's cap on the number of highly skilled workers allowed into the US has already been reached for the year. That means they'll be turning away geniuses, scientists, engineers and others who are the best in their fields. At the same time the tide of unskilled illegal immigrants will continue. The rationale for this policy is that the cap protects homegrown "highly skilled" workers - as if skilled labor isn't outsourced to wherever the best workers are, anyway.

How to Reinstall Windows Without Losing Your Data and How to Reinstall Windows XP Without Having to Reactivate With Microsoft.

We'll all live online - Or at least, that's what this guy is saying...Very interesting, because I agree with him on most of the points.

Historical Fencing Manuals more inside

What is happiness? Research shows that happy people are healthier and live longer. But what makes for happiness? It isn't intelligence. Nor is it good health. Having money doesn't make one happy. It may be that by our nature we are better designed for the pursuit of happiness than for the attainment of it. more inside

Saturday mornings at my house and your house, and your house, and your house. . . American kids TV listings for the 60s, 70s & 80s. Through this, I found ARK II, my most favorite TV show EVAR and that led me here, which is the source for all the theme songs you might ever want or need, including the truly wonderful theme song to my second favorite Saturday morning cartoon. more inside

Pot before beer or beer before pot? Why not take the middle, path?

Monkeys for Helping For many things Monkey (and many things not) wander over to see this blog-oddity. If it tickles your monkeybone (sorry), be sure to peruse the archives. more inside

Here we go Again (Newsfilter)

Daredevils of Niagara Falls
A chronology of supreme human achievement stupidity. Kayaks, tightrope walking, washing machines, barrels and anvils. The mind boggles. Some disorientating photos.

Free Vista Icons - download the icon sets from Microsoft Windows Vista (previously Longhorn), if you're like me and like to play with icons & microangelo etc. Seen at the days start here

Tapes (tapes)

This is just a little amusing tidbit of randomness in the world.

Favourite Things... What are a few of your favourite things? more inside

I don't love Lucy. I find her a little cold. Some marketing company in the States has compiled its list of the most popular dead celebrities, so as to better market those snuffed stars. Sure, their acting's a little stiff, but we love 'em anyway. more inside

Curious George: Why is it acceptable to glamorize murder on television and in movies, but it is not acceptable to do so with rape? more inside

Another unused Nixon speech: This one in case of a disaster that would strand Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong on the moon.