And so it begins: Athens 2004

Watch Geweldenaren Van Ver (Tyrants From Afar). Long download (38 MB) for short movie, but worth the wait. { selecting "download" instead of streaming video is probably a good idea. }

Not going to be President or a national hero? Well, you can still get your face on a postage stamp. { link from Jim! }

Feeling both a little handy & a little dangerous? Head over to X-Inventions for plans for pneumatic cannons, hovercrafts, spy stuff and more.

Go to World Wide Words for more etymology of international English words & phrases than you can shake a stick at.

The Spec Spot presents commercials made (usually by indie directors) on speculation with the hopes of selling their services/concepts to the buying company. This site hosts the many spec commercials that you will probably never see... many of which are a lot better...

DarkDan introduces us to the Patio Dog Park... all the fun & poo of a dog park on your patio, balcony, or yard.

Singlefile would be a great way to manage your book collection, but $19.95 per year?! And only for the limited edition?! Maybe I've just been spoiled by the web; but such a basic, database-driven program should be somewhere between free to low-cost at best. Still, I...

Part of the Problem

Cult of the Goat: Bock Beer Labels and a Homonym Gone Awry { be sure to click "next" on the lefthand side, under the "Cult of the Goat" logo. also, visit the main Cult of the Goat Page for more info }

Monday morning in the office... Time for a little break... I could wad of pieces of paper & throw them in my waste basket... or, I could play this environment-friendly online game.

Random Acts of Kindness do happen. { and, sometimes, they make pizza-delivery boys quite happy. }

"You're so very special, I wish I was special, but I'm a creep." ... acoustic Radiohead, beautifully animated.

Put this one in the category of news items you just never see coming: "?Songs From The Crystal Cave?, Steven Seagal?s much-awaited first album, has been released..."

Put this one in the category of news items you just never see coming: "“Songs From The Crystal Cave”, Steven Seagal’s much-awaited first album, has been released..."

White House West offers an antidote to the coming onslaught of boring political ads.