Counting sheep.

Interpreting weather-satellite images.

Fuck the police.

Cartoons in history.

The eye and how we see.

"Dope yourselves with milk" - A very appropriate Tour de France photograph after yesterday's troubling news. Also, an MP3 of yesterday evening's media conference call with Floyd Landis.

Yugo art.

Tell her you care - with a Wolf Whistle! More.

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Complete US State shells.

Bicyclist hit by 'Girls Gone Wild' bus in Iowa. Iowa?

Russell W. Porter's drawings of the Palomar Mountain Observatory.

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Solutions to beaver/human conflicts.

A tale of hippo horror.

Homemade sports drinks.

A neat set of posters from the 2006 Torino Olympic Games. [via coudal]

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A grand jury has accused a man of sucking on a woman's toe at the public library in nearby Boardman after he asked to kiss her feet to see her reaction as part of a sociology project. A 27-year-old woman told police that on July 11 Colella asked to kiss her feet. She turned him down but said she relented when he repeatedly insisted, and he began kissing her foot and then sucked on a toe. -Damned librarians. [tnx sunshine real estate school]

Southern California Shake Movie - Caltech's Near Real Time Simulation of Southern California Seismic Events Portal.

Taste Preferences Between Two Different Rootbeers. An academic paper I think.

And then there are the marijuana stalks. Towering six-footers. Pint-sized plants for personal medical use. He even has a few ripe buds kicking around on a desk, not far from his cell phone. His stash is for sale, but it won't get you stoned. These lifelike botanicals are made of silk and wood. -Joseph White, fake marijuana dealer.

A neat five page photo gallery of Alaskan shipwrecks. [via metafilter]

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AP: Ex-Sports Illustrated model will undergo anger management program.

AP: Bears Seeking Food Near People in Denver.

SNL video of Richard Manuel singing 'Georgia on my Mind'. Wow.

A look at the art that Cheech Marin likes.

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Taoists have ridiculed the KFC commercial, as most Taoists are vegetarians. -KFC offends China. [via robotwisdom]

How far is far?

Study finds that San Francisco's public transit system is very, very slow.

Potentially useful detailed diagrams of common home appliances. That's a dishwasher.

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Why do humans have two nostrils?

Oh my.

Nice photo of head in sand with dog nearby.

Dig Safely promotes safety, environmental protection, and utility service reliability with a national campaign focused on preventing damage to underground facilities. -Can you dig it?

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No scruff.

What is a grit?

Internet trolls. Approximate Reading Time: 7 Minutes.

Ultimate Garages - This site was created by car lovers who want to help others discover what has become for many the second most passionate room in the house.

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The Food Service Liberation Front.

Floyd Landis goes from a ride of epic collapse on Wednesday to a ride of epic recovery in yesterday's stage 17 of the Tour de France. There hasn't been a Tour like this in a long time. The race ends Sunday in Paris.

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How to tell a Thompson from a Thomson. Excellent. [via look at this]

Archer Daniels Midland: A case study in corporate welfare.

Sexy extreme platform shoes.

Topless camel riders?

A potentially useful beer-enabled helmet.

Cowboy hats that are fashioned from actual beer cases!

How to paint anything the color of the Golden Gate Bridge. [via coudal]

Coal miner's postage stamp.

A bit of information about canaries in coal mines.

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Portland, Oregon pizza joint gets a cease & desist letter from the Jerry Garcia Estate for naming a pizza after the late guitarist. Oh my and poor Jerry. [3rd item]

BBC photo gallery: Ghana's Lethal Gold Rush.

On the Col du Lautaret during yesterday's very exciting stage 16 of the Tour de France.

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“We just think very highly of this boy,” Floyd’s mother, Arlene Landis, said in an interview. “I don’t criticize him. I feel like he’s living a high standard and that honors me.” -From an article on Floyd Landis, pro cyclist and former Mennonite.

How to make milk crate bicycle saddlebags.

A bunch of guitar wallpapers.

Some 500+ photos (yikes) from the Phil Lesh and Friends show in Indianapolis this past Saturday. We saw him the previous day in Columbus. It was swell.

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Have lunch today with Phil Lesh.

Nice review of this week's San Francisco Pearl Jam shows.

A decent list of the best and worst of the 2006 World Cup. [via kottke]

Video of the Cambiasso goal deemed best by the above mentioned list.

How a slice of ham fares in a CD player. Excellent. [via SpecObBlog]

The peloton climbs up the Col d'Izoard in the French Alps during yesterday's stage 15 of the Tour de France.

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Photos from pro cyclist Tom Boonen's life.

A banana split candle.

An interview with Ron Dickey, Medical Appliance Technician.

The wet and messy shoe page. [potentially NSFW]

Where to find beetles.

'Makin' A Racket With The Bluejackets.' From a small collection of Columbus, Ohio art.

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A 15 minute MP3 of radio traffic from the air traffic control tower at Narita (Tokyo) International Airport. Interesting if you're interested in such things.

The beginners guide to the mosh pit.

The Bible on CD in double speed. Excellent. [via j-walk]

The journal of Jason & Kylie who are bicycling across Canada.

Five-time Tour de France winner and cycling legend extraordinaire Eddy Merckx takes a ride with Floyd Landis during yesterday's "rest" day.

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Why Bose sucks. [via look at this]

Layovers at the Memphis International Airport smell deliciously like barbeque. Turns out pulled pork sandwiches at nine in the morning aren't always bad.

Very nice times were had in Ohio. Even with the oppressively hot and humid weather our son loved hanging with his cousins and running through sprinklers. So did I.

BayTaper.com. Cool. [via metafilter]

Quite a few Strates Shows carnival posters.

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Hula hoop world records.

1992 interview with mountain biker and Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir.

We move pianos in the San Francisco Bay Area. We do not move boxes full of dishes. Pianos. Call me when you want your piano moved. Do not call me to move boxes of stuff. -Kelly Moving in San Anselmo, California.

The peloton passes through a Bordeaux forest during yesterday's stage nine of the Tour de France.

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Whole Mouse Catalog - Organs.

The more observant of you will notice a lack of updates until early next week. This being due to a quick trip to the Midwestern United States for a family reunion of sorts. Enjoy yourselves otherwise in the meantime.

52 ways to have more fun with your hair every week of the year. Thank me later.

Thirty-six pages featuring fans of the musical group Widespread Panic. Damned longhairs.

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You Tube video of Bob Dylan on the piano singing 'Ballad of a Thin Man.' Excellent. [via robotwisdom]

The Sprouse brothers, who star in the Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," are targeting their merchandise at preteen and teen boys, with a new magazine called Sprouse Bros. Code, which hit newsstands this month. "The minute I saw them they looked like a brand," said Susan White, brand manager for the Sprouse twins. -Damned marketers.

Nice set of photos of San Francisco's North Beach celebrating Italy's World Cup victory.

The Maine Solar System Model, on US Route 1 between Presque Isle and Houlton.

You Tube video of the John Belushi/Buck Henry 1976 Saturday Night Live skit, 'Samurai Delicatessen.' Still funny after all these years.

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The logo for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. [via coudal]

The NY Times has a pretty nifty interactive Tour de France thingie.

Syd Barrett. RIP. [via look at this]

The new leader of the Tour de France, Ukraine's Serhiy Honchar, endures the pack of photographers.

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My head and body are still recovering from Saturday's epic 112 mile bicycle ride through Napa and Sonoma counties. It was 95 degrees out and most of the climbs offered very little shelter from the sun; I cursed a lot (and can't wait to do it again). Expect a normal, link-filled update tomorrow once everything's not so crispy.

How to spot a Jap. [via j-walk]

Phil Lesh's Oral History Project.

An 'I'm Stupid' T-shirt. Funny 'cause it's true.

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BBC: Kellogg's eyes China with cereal.

Advice on how to be polite in Britain.

How peanut butter is made in Australia.

The legs and shoes of cyclists and a lone podium girl at the Tour de France.

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Chewing your food well is important for several reasons. First and perhaps most important, you are not a snake. If you do not chew your food well, you will choke. -Unlike snakes, people need to chew food.

How to make a sandwich. Seems simple enough.

An example from the 'Art of the Draw', exhibit of posters from the McCormick-International Harvester collection.

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A dictionary of Wisconsin history.

Maintaining texture in foods is all about shelf life. Processed foods can sit for months before they hit a consumer's palate. What's more, product designers need to not only choose ingredients that deliver the target texture -- and maintain it through processing, shipping and storage -- but those that keep the correct viscosity, suspension and flowability to avoid problems in the production line. -'Maintaining Texture', an article from Food Product Design. Yikes.

A lone spectator watches as two cyclists ride by during yesterday's stage 4 of the Tour de France.

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Washington Post article on American pro cyclist Floyd Landis.

Outside Magazine article on American pro cyclist Floyd Landis.

Nice set of photos from the very same roads I cycled along while climbing Marin County's Mount Tamalpais Tuesday morning. It is that nice.

New Library of Congress Subject Headings. [via robotwisdom]

Unique tea pots and accessories.

The Tour de France passes through Luxembourg during yesterday's stage 3.

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Live telemetry from several Tour de France riders. Cool.

Tea is the drink man, Keeps you fit! Sip it, sip it - In the morning when you're yawning, When the day is dawning, Or at night it's oh so, Oh so right, yeh! Sip it, sip it - Just don't skip it, 'Cos it keep you fit, man. Tea is the drink! -A tea rap from the UK Tea Council.

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How to research your San Francisco building.

San Francisco theaters, cinemas, dancehalls, after 1906.

How to avoid the pitfalls of using a taxi in foreign countries.

A small movie prop collection of license plates, radios, parking, cab meters, motorcycle plates, government plates, taxi lights.

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A gallery of SUV limo photos. Sorry.

A whole buncha You Tube videos of Elizabeth Cotten performing. Sweet.

I'm not excited by the World Cup - in fact I'm fed up of it already and I'm not watching it at all! All my family are watching it on the television, and when I ask if I can watch something different they say "No, we're watching the footy!". -Me too.

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Australian mammal sound library.

How to make a toga.

Useful article with graphics of the worst seats at the two SF Bay Area baseball stadiums.

Frenchman Jimmy Casper wins stage one of the Tour de France.

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Tour de France: Other stars now at risk as the drug net widens.

The Tour de France takes an odd shape this year as the entire pro cycling world's been turned upside-down with the doping scandal. One can act surprised, but be sure that this sort of thing is everywhere in professional and amateur sports. We're cheaters.