the ultimate in zombie-proof living.

WANT:
Log home with a below-ground component made up of a decommissioned Atlas missile silo.  Private asphalt airstrip and hangar right in front of the house.  Scenic location in the Rocky Mountains.  Main entrance to the silo secured by 2,000-pound blast door.
Park a Cessna Grand Caravan in that hangar out front, stock the silo storage with [...]

why does ron moore hate model 0005 centurions so much?

that’s right, i take care of my children.

This is how we SAHDs roll:

(H/T to Borepatch, via Squeaky.)

why your leg say “no parking”, roundeye?

You know about Engrish, of course—the bastardized English used by Japanese advertising and marketing folks not actually in sufficient command of the language.
Well, not to be outdone, the West finally has an equivalent: Hanzi Smatter—the misuse of Chinese/Japanese characters in the western world, especially on tattoos.
You know, at least the Japanese tend to only run [...]

reason #42997 i like twitter.

There’s been a fun string of Tweets under the hashtag #failedchildrensbooktitles, and I thought I’d share some of the ones that made me laugh.  Humor is definitely my favorite human quality, and I’m impressed with the amount of comedic talent out there on the Intertubes.
 
#failedchildrensbooktitles
Curious George and Daddy’s Browser History
Guess How Much I Love [...]

ballpoint polaroid.

The most incredible thing I’ve seen on Al Gore’s Intertubes all week:
Ten-foot “photographs”…drawn with a simple ballpoint pen.
It’s amazing what kind of stuff can happen when one’s drive to create is paired with talent and hard work.

web wander portal #299185.

Here’s an oddly fascinating site:
Strange Maps.
(If you follow that link, I will not be liable for any time suckage you may experience.)
(Via Doug Coupland on Twitter.)

the first email warning i’ve ever reposted in this spot.

Forwarded to me via email:
If you receive an email with the title "Nude Photo Of Nancy Pelosi", DO NOT OPEN IT !!!
It contains a nude photo of Nancy Pelosi.

It’s possible that this is a hoax, but I figured the risk is just too great.

socializing is awesome, in moderate doses.

Over at The Atlantic, Jonathan Rauch has a great article up about the proper care and feeding of your introvert.
I’m an introvert myself (shocking, I know!), and I have to say that he’s spot-on.  I’m a selective socializer—I love hanging out with people, but it has to be the right sort of crowd.  Also, sooner [...]

saturday, sweet saturday.

It’s Saturday, which means I get to go out and spend some Daddy time in town for a while.  It used to be my time for call girls and cocaine, but the recession means I had to scale down to hookers and cheap beer.  We all make sacrifices, I guess.
Until I get back, here’s something [...]