Curious George: Where's Cheney in all this? Did he sleep through Katrina or what? more inside

"I'm already torn" This mime (apparently from Germany) still cracks me up as he sings to the pop song.

A little levity for a difficult week in our world. I have been assured that no kitties were harmed in the making of this awesome audio clip.

The eerie animal art of Donald Roller Wilson FLASH-INTENSIVE WEBSITE Something amusing, unnerving and beautiful for a worrisome and contentious time. This post hereby dedicated to TenaciousPettle, who introduced me to Wilson's art. more inside

The Rawker If you didn't get enough Saving the Environment then maybe it's time you Rawked Out with The Rawker!! A little Friday fun in the midst of . . y'know . .everything.

Build a periscope in your basement! Spy on your neighbors from the safety of your house! See whats going on up there one the roof (hint: it's not eight tiny little reindeer). Learn the secrets of Garlock Chevron packing, stadimeter collimation, and emergency flax packing! Did you know periscopes got glands?! Well, now you will! more inside

Curious Pearl Jammin' George ...Gotta take a break from the dismal news.... Okay, so I'm going with my sister and a friend to the Pearl Jam concert here in Ottawa in a week. I want to intro my friend to PJ music, I know some of their songs but not all of them. (e.g. I only found out about Yellow Ledbetter by accident, now it's one of my faves). So what are your favourite Pearl Jam tunes?

Curious George: $25 a day plus expenses Totally trival diversion from death, war and disaster. more inside

eMachineShop - download free CAD software, design something, and have the physical product sent to you. from linkfilter

Curious George; New Orleans was a disaster waiting to happen. For years we were warned of the consequences of a major hurricane flooding the city. Instead of reacting to fix the problem, money was spent elsewhere. I'm curious, what else is out there that we know is going to be a problem but choose to ignore or do little about. Example; this

I really CAN'T go home again. So, my friends, family, and I are in search of a new hometown. I don't think we really even intend to look back or return if we can possibly get away with it. more inside

Cigar Label Art

Katrina: Amerca's Shame. New Orleans as we have known and loved it is gone. It didn't have to be so, and our administration had ample warning of how severe it would be. PLEASE DONATE AND HELP, OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT. more inside

Cycling -
The Smithsonian's History of the Bicycle. The Exploratorium's Science of Cycling.

Web Japan aims to help people around the world get to know more about Japan and the Japanese. Sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). more inside

Suicide prevention thru fashion From their page: "No successful suicides are known to have been committed using these items." Don't the models look thrilled? via boingboing

The Coldplay code generator Encode messages in X & Y style! Fun, for about three minutes. more inside

Quotes from IRC conversations. Not as boring as I'm making it sound. Check out the top 100 quotes. Ihopeit'snotadoubleIhopeit'snotadoubledon'tletitbeadouble...

Bring out the aggressor that's hidden deep inside you. Super-detailed replica firearms from Japan. Where real guns are banned. more inside

The Batman comics writer compares his work to that of the recent film.