Happiness is a new bike.

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Bicycles for biking in China. Also, a nice cycling photoblog.

Diagrams and dimensions of sports playing fields.

How to make fairy bread. [tnx mjmc]

No updates until Thursday as we're taking the boy up to the Lake Tahoe area for some snow, sledding and general mountain fun.

A bicycle wedding. [via growabrain]

A golf bicycle. Also, a San Francisco bike path marking.

Aliens, as drawn by children. [via life in the present]

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The seabird skull gallery. Also, birding humor.

Some day we'll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car. -A Berkeley bumper sticker.

Musical spelling rules. Also, the saga of The Grateful Dead Movie.

Mount Everest may be shrinking so you'd better climb it soon.

Photo of a Mexico City housing development. From a nice collection of aerial photos.

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The Aguilas mascot, an Eagle somewhat reminiscent of the San Diego Chicken, pretends to barbecue a stuffed tiger. Cheerleaders dance to merengue and salsa rhythms on the roofs of the dugouts, and they change outfits every few innings. Winter baseball in the Dominican Republic.

Aviation humor, anecdotes and cartoons. Also, fun airports to visit.

San Francisco considers a grocery bag tax. Good idea. [tnx mjmc]

Muslims share their Hajj experiences with the BBC.

Lots of outdoor-themed illustrations from the Regency period.

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Welds on the trampoline frame can break, and the mounting brackets on the "FunRing" enclosures have sharp edges that can cut skin. -More evidence that trampolines are dangerous, especially ones named "FunRing".

According to a survey, 63,000 phones, 5,000 laptops and 5,800 PDAs have been left in London taxi cabs over the past six months.

How to buy a bicycle. Also, how to play marbles.

Cycling in Osaka, Japan.

Really nice bird's-eye view illustrations. [via incoming signals]

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Photos from South Georgia Island 1929-1930.

House gymnastics! [via look at this]

On the trail.

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Kerry's costume gallery.

When to stop driving. Also, learning to surf.

Large collection of vintage bicycling postcards.

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Johnny Carson. RIP.

Chipmunk control. Useful. [via incoming signals]

A bunch of old Pacific Southwest Airlines stewardess photos.

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Tap dance in films.

Graphic images of parasites. More. Also, how to wash your hands.

I'm getting more interested in baseball right now just because we're on a good team. The thought of winning makes me hot. -Interview with NY Mets pitcher Kris Benson's wife.

Jerry Garcia, children's shoe fitter.

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David & Victoria Beckham look-alike couple. More.

Journey through a jet engine.

White noise generator sound generators. [via thingsmag]

Photos of women engineers.

Read your own toes.

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Yoga bloopers.

The origin of this phrase, meaning "he gave away a secret," dates back to the eighteenth century when it referred to a market-day trick. Piglets were often taken to market in a small sack, or bag, to be sold. The trickster would put a cat in a bag and pretend that it was a pig. If the buyer insisted on seeing it, he would be told that it was too lively to risk opening up the bag, as the animal might escape. -Explanations to 'Letting the cat out of the bag' and other cat-related phrases.

How to make money as a stripper.

Making cheese at home. Also, cheese soups.

You Know You're From... When... [thanks mjmc]

The figure skating artwork of Sarah S. Brannen.

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Camelbak personal hydration systems are excellent for a lot of spurting gore. Fill up and have the actor sit/lay on the bladder. Use a medical tubing clamp to regulate the pulsing. -Techniques for bleeding on stage.

With any luck (and a Dubya-sized tax refund) this will be my next bike.

Lacebugs and Skeeters and Scorpions (Oh, My!) ... in Amber. -Critters fossilized in amber.

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Research finds that not making your bed can be healthy!

Stupid frog jokes.

Sri Lanka and the art of smiling.

Interesting Boston Globe article on Generation X dads.

Gravel Gertie's grilled cheese page.

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The wonder of bird feathers.

BBC's spiritual wellbeing test. Good luck.

Nine pages of Icelandic truck photos.

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Trucker weather.

CB radio 10-Code. Also, CB slang.

Instructions to build a mouse-trap car. [via admit one]

A photo of Sean Connery impersonator John Allen with Sean Connery.

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How to fold a standard letter.

Freud quiz.

Morse code poems.

A collection of snooker and billiards cigarette cards.

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Dr. Martin Luther King quiz.

Glossary of sewage words and terms.

Lots and lots of old golf clubs.

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The vending machine trade association is launching an anti-obesity campaign to encourage healthful food choices, hoping to fend off efforts to remove machines from schools and improve the industry's image as concerns grow about the fattening of America. -They're good people those vending machine people.

Long article on the design of racing bicycles.

Jimmy Nelson and sidekick, Danny O'Day enjoy a hot dog. One of several historical hot dog photos. Also, top hot dog cities.

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Trey Anastasio on PBS's Austin City Limits tomorrow night.

Tired of the same old company functions year after year? Bored with logo pens and letter openers? Looking for memorable and fun amenities? Interested in hosting a unique and exciting event? Voodoo Authentica of New Orleans has the answer! -Voodoo party planners.

The top 15 signs your librarian is nuts.

A simple book repair manual. Also, understanding library call numbers.

Gallery of Naval art.

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"Men like a lot of land," says broker Richard Walsh. "Preferably near woods, which gives them seclusion and privacy. Women prefer a neighborhood, where the yard doesn't need to be so big." Rather than isolation, he has found women tend to favor a sense of community. -What men want in a home.

Become a sports agent!

Anatomy of firearms.

The International Edible Book Festival Gallery.

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Women's speeches from around the world.

The mathematics of rainbows. More.

Authentic Australian baseball glossary!

Mistakes in the old TV series Full House. I can think of one.

The idea that a sizable corporation would use his name and image without permission to sell burritos (and, more to the point, make money) is obscene; it turns Jerry into a little more than a taco huckster. -Poor Jerry Garcia.

Photo gallery from a baseball tour of Japan.

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Naval terminology, jargon and slang. Also, submarine recycling.

The Iceberg B-15A vs. Drygalski Ice Tongue showdown. Be there. [via slashdot]

Coverage and photos from the launch of the Discovery Channel cycling team.

Ashlee jumps and screams, and couldn't find a key with a global positioning system. All this seems lost on Joe Simpson, who, in making his children into his corporation, seems most concerned with squeezing every dime possible out of Ashlee's dubious fame. -Poor Ashlee Simpson.

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Mmm...crane porn. [via growabrain]

San Francisco summer fog patterns.

Lego P-Funk. [via look at this...]

The untimely demise of a 1995 Firehawk #523.

History of the Chevy Suburban.

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National Transport Museum of Ireland.

Highway Hank.

A 25 foot high boulder blocks a Malibu road. We're having some tough weather out here in California.

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Interesting Metafilter thread on libraries and Borders bookstores.

The wonders of tofu.

Best of weather photos gallery from a Salt Lake City TV station.

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Old menu database from the Los Angeles Public Library.

A buyers guide for American pork. Also, BBQ TV.

BBC: Nose 'more complex than jet wing'

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Lots and lots of antenna balls. More.

Bart Simpson chalk board. Sweet.

CNN-inspired poems. [via memepool]

The Boy With Enormous Nostrils. -From a collection of Inuit stories.

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Airports in Greenland.

Ham radio and the Indian Ocean tsunami. [via slashdot]

Stanley stopped collecting brains from the Maine medical examiner's office in May 2003. The medical examiner's office is in the process of changing its procedures on organ and tissue donations. -Brain donation scam in Maine. Yikes!

Lots of photos and information about home coffee bean roasters.

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Baseball pitch simulation.

Evolution of the strike zone. Also, umpire heckles and umpire patches.

A journalist's guide to economic terms.

Stop being one of the thousands who spends money at diners everyday! Instead, start being the one who collects thousands of dollars everyday by owning your own diner! -Dinermite Diners. Also, diners in Ohio.

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How snow is measured along California's Highway 50. With photos.

12 pages of bridge, highway and twisting road photographs.

Article on the UN's 'school in a box' kits being distributed in Sri Lanka.

Collection of old cigarette packs. More. [via B&Es]

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Airline Flying - an airline pilot's guide. Very interesting.

Dos and Don'ts of mountain flying.

The late-night cable-movie plot generator.

Shoppers walking through the area just inside the door – called the dwell zone – are so panic-stricken that's there's little point trying to sell them anything. Instead, this is a key area for influencing the shopper and dragging them deeper into the shop. In supermarkets, it's the place they put the "distress goods" – flowers, newspapers, cigarettes – that are bought in a hurry. -Psychology, marketing and product placement. [via metafilter]

A bunch of chicken art.

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Biblical curse generator.

How to talk New Age.

Airline food photo gallery. [via kottke]

Thelonious Monk album cover art.

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Should we really say old, should we say it visually, should we say it strategically? Forget the word old. It's about not being afraid to say, 'This is my age. I feel good, I feel healthy, and I want to stay that way. -Advertisers remember that old people have money too.

Historic photos of dictation machines.

Tired of losing at Monopoly all the time? Print extra money! [via john gushue]

Naughty restaurant tricks. Naughty?

Best hangover cure poll results. [via new links]

Kinda scary sequence of photos showing a Goosefish eating a Sea Bass.

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The history of the Murphy Bed.

Drivers who are under the influence of alcohol may not be able to gauge distances, leading to accidents, according to the researchers. -New research finds driving while drunk is dangerous.

HO gauge model of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant.

Indecent exposure will not be tolerated. People acting in an indecent manner risk arrest and will be removed from the ride. Perverts looking for cheap titillation are not welcome as riders or spectators. This ride is purely about art and humanity. -A rule from Sdyney's Body Art Ride.

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The darker side of tanning.

A typical dinghy.

How to be a storm spotter.

Walking is a periodic series of forward falls interrupted regularly by alternate extensions of each leg. -The art of walking.

Glossary of transit terms.

The boy's reflection in the glass door of the entertainment center.

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How to select firewood.

Human powered watercraft.