How to find the little house on the prarie.

A solar powered laptop computer charger.

Run faster and jump higher!

Tensions between the school's opposing Sox and Yankees fans boiled over in the schoolyard and in the classroom. 'Kids were intimidated; they were afraid to wear their Yankees hats. - The Merriam School Handshake Project, an attempt to get the Red Sox and Yankees to shake hands before the Fenway home opener.

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Earn money while rapping about fast food sandwiches!

Nice set of personal photos from the Paris-Nice cycling race.

Computer programmer turned bicycle messenger. [via kottke]

From Sunday's time trial at the Critérium International.

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The steepest street in Los Angeles.

The funny thing is, Jerry and the rest of the band were a bunch of cynical, shit-talking, dark-humored guys. A band of pirates, really. And they were being followed around by these tofu-eating love people. -Trixie, Jerry Garcia's daughter, on the Grateful Dead in the new issue of Rolling Stone.

How do I get my cat out of a tree?

Animal purses.

Complete list of expeditions attempting Everest this upcoming season.

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Do you have what it takes to own and operate a motel/hotel?

Orange County Chopper cologne? Uh, yeah. [via mookie]

Cemetery plans. Also, supplies for the deathcare profession.

Japanese funeral style.

A collection of DEVO album covers.

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The worry is that some parents simply see their child as a fashion item whose real needs will be catered for by somebody else. -Children as fashion accessories.

Four San Francisco bike heroes.

Railway police officials said there were several complaints in recent days of projectiles being hurled at women commuters. Urchins and slum dwellers usually target well-dressed women and those travelling in first class compartments. -Train travel in Mumbai, India not so good for women.

A Pitcher's Pictures - Photos taken by the Oakland A's Barry Zito.

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Mexican food glossary.

St. Boniface, a sanctuary for San Francisco's homeless people.

A comparison of the Flowbee® and RoboCut™ vacuum haircutters.

Potentially useful diagram of the Japanese names for body parts. It appears, however, to be missing something.

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Shark jewelry charms.

If you have any work experience, military experience, personal hobbies or skills in any field, then you are definitely eligible for our instant online degree. -Instant Life Experience degrees, $299.

McCovey Chronicles - A San Francisco Giants weblog.

The stained glass windows of Harvard's Memorial Hall and Sanders Theatre.

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The commonly-held belief that turning on a mobile phone in a petrol station can cause an explosion could be a myth, researchers have said. -Whew?

A bicyclist's sense of hearing: How important?

From Craigslist: Bike messenger girls rock!

Alfred E. Neuman quotes. Also, the What - Me Worry? jug band.

An Indiana pet store owner says a turtle that was the only animal to survive a fire at the shop has developed an image of Satan's face on its shell. -Ah, Indiana. [via diversionz]

The eye of a Blue-Eyed Triplefin fish. Part of a fish eye quiz.

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How to raise ducks. Also, Australian frog hospital closing.

The jet sometimes has a small Red Sox logo on the fuselage near the door. The jet's registration number, N85VM, was changed to N227SV, but Morse said there was ''nothing devious or clandestine" about the change. He said the original number was not changed when he bought the plane from El Paso Gas and Electric. -Red Sox leasing their private jet to the CIA. Hmm, the BushCo/El Paso Gas/Red Sox connection?

Awesome shot of the crowd's reaction as a broken bat heads into the stands during a spring training baseball game.

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One way to skin a cat. Yeech! Sorry.

How to fillet a fish.

No Bones About It - The #1 selling fish filleting videos in the world!

Super sprinter Alessandro Petacchi wins Saturday's Milan - San Remo cycling race.

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The bounty of bologna. [via B&Es]

A police action figure with a twist for hours of creative fun. This flexible figure is plastic coated for infinite posing possibilities. Features gripping hands and weighted feet and comes with his own police gear. -Officer Bendo!

The Elementary School Performance and Adjustment of Children Who Enter Kindergarten Late or Repeat Kindergarten: Findings From National Surveys.

A directory of clean fuel stations.

Search for stallions.

The Pyramat Entertainment System is the future of entertainment. No more will you be crouched over on the ground, grinding your wrists on the joystick, feeling the pains for days afterward. -Because the kids today, they're so active.

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True Mirror - Non reversing designer mirrors.

The basics of Magick.

Car tires 101: All you ever wanted to know about car tires.

The cloud and weather photography of Gregory Thompson. Also, photos of German clouds.

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Cadillacs of the rich and famous. Much more Cadillac stuff.

How did you get your job at High Times? Can you get me a job at High Times? Can you get me some weed? -Commonly asked questions of High Times staffers. [via obscure store]

An auction for Johnny Carson's microphone.

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The sounds of weather.

The sounds of Antarctica.

There may or may not be a working RSS feed of this weblog starting with today's entry. Give it a try but keep in mind that I'm a slow learner.

Many Chinese proverbs.

Whaling statistics.

A guide to the best hamburgers in your city. Useful. [tnx mjmc]

Whether Hunter Ann® is chasing rut crazed bucks in Illinois, bugling bull elk in Montana, or tracking the elusive black bear in Pennsylvania, you'll have hours of fun hunting wherever your imagination takes you. -Hunting action figures.

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Animal superstitions.

Tagged model railroad cars. [via j-walk]

Review of this week's Bob Dylan show over in Oakland.

Annette Funicello comic book covers.

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Parking lots of shopping malls, department stores or supermarkets are hot and create impulse sales for snowballs. Parents who have denied their children expensive purchases inside the shopping mall may treat the same children to a snowball upon leaving. The children are exposed to the possibility of a snow ball before and after the shopping mall experience. -Snowball marketing tips.

My rum of choice, Captain Morgan, now has a weblog. Oh my. [via gawker]

Recent interview with Lance Armstrong.

It's about time God let us know that He exists. This 10" diameter Yo-God wall clock and God detector lets you check at a glance whether God has revealed Himself. It plays the Amazing Grace melody every hour as a reminder. -Deluxe God detectors.

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A Catholic Mass travel kit.

Coverage of the 2002 5th Annual Flashlight Convention.

Stagolee is one of the most famous blues ballads, one that represent both the blues and history of violence and masculinity in American society. -A blues weblog celebrates a week of the song Stagolee. Also, a historical look at Stagger Lee.

History of the Grateful Dead logo.

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Pets of Antarctica.

Human population maps 1 A.D. to 2020.

A request: I'd love to bring this weblog into the 21st century by adding permalinks and an RSS feed but have neither the technical know-how or time. If any of you kind readers would be willing to assist, please send an email [slack at bigfoot dot com]. Payment would come in the form of a bag of magic beans. Thanks.

Lice jewelry and more. [via e-blort]

How satellite receiving antennas work. Also, bionic wrists.

Bicycles in pornography. Wow and you're welcome. [NSFW]

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Scientists are trying to identify patterns the crickets follow so they can kill them or divert their paths with small distributions of pesticide, rather than the blanket applications now used against the pests. -Fuckin' crickets.

Himalayan glaciers are melting. Be afraid.

While you may have missed Steak & BJ Day yesterday, April 15th is Poop for Peace Day. There is hope. [via new links]

World camouflage.

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Historic New South Wales police uniforms. Also, the psychological influence of the police uniform.

How to dispose of a goldfish that has died.

Legendary fiddle player Vassar Clements has lung cancer. Damn.

Glossary of Indian food & cooking terms.

Photos of Dublin pubs. Also Irish pubs in Boston.

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Ham radio abbreviations. Also, ham radio sound files.

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is employing a new tactic to get around a Maryland town ordinance that limits store sizes - build two outlets right next to each other. -Wal-Mart, is there anything they can't do?

Combat unicycles. Photos possibly altered. [via b-rivets]

Useful collection of bicycle rides in and around San Francisco.

Girl looks out the window of F-line historic streetcar.

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Did you make lots of good prison buddies? Yeah, tons of friends. Interesting people, too. I was in there with Reagan's speechwriter. It was incredible. I wanted to know if Reagan was a real jerk and the guy said, "No, it was all political. He smoked his share. He was a cool guy. But it was all done to get the votes." -Short Q&A with Tommy Chong.

A whole lotta US airport diagrams in PDF format. [via metafilter]

Paintings in hospitals.

Songs and poems about tying your shoes. [via growabrain, sorta]

From stage four of Paris-Nice.

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Eating too much fruit can be dangerous to your health.

British English accents and dialects.

The French on British cooking: If it's cold it's soup; if it's warm, it's beer. -Jokes involving soup. More soup stuff. Much more.

Malaysian food in space.

A few photos of Indonesian newspaper boys.

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How to make a bed out of plastic bags.

Martha Stewart's guide to making a bed.

How to create a dust-free bedroom.

Bicycle messenger art. Also, track bike art.

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How can you quickly know that the foundational teachings of Freemasonry are false?. How indeed. Also, interesting facts about Freemasonry.

Your next vacation? Bikini Atoll! More ideas at the Atomic Tourist.

The Russian Nuclear Weapons Museum.

From the Japanese Tobacco & Salt Museum. [via life in the present]

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Edgar Allan Poe's footprints, humor and T-shirts. Beer too!

When it comes to Bart’s spiky hair, if you make one mistake in drawing or pencil thickness, the animation looks funny. The elaborate stories and the range of emotion shown by each character, it turns out, make “The Simpsons” an exceedingly difficult show to draw. -Interesting article on the South Korean company that animates The Simpsons.

History and legends of hot dogs. [via life in the present]

Fitness pyramid for kids.

The Man Wave - From a page on male Victorian hairstyles.

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A nearly 1,000 word BBC article on information overload.

Amelia Earhart fun facts. Old newsclips too.

Photos and analysis of alleged alien implants.

Why are margarine spreads the country’s most popular tablespread? Americans have made margarine spreads their favorite tablespread for decades. The reason could be related to taste, versatility, spreadability and/or affordability. -From the FAQ on margarine spreads.

Marketing photos from the California Asparagus Commission.

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Led Zeppelin songs forwards and backwards.

Stinky people not welcome in San Luis Obispo libraries. [tnx mjmc]

A snowy stage one of Paris-Nice, the 'race to the sun' cycling tour.

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Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said proposed super-casinos will be different from their US counterparts. In America, pheromones have reportedly been released from machines to encourage aggressive gambling and clocks are often removed from walls. -British casinos will not be like American casinos.

The bedroom cinema. [via diversionz]

Kinda scary photos from the Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio.

Cell phone towers in San Francisco. Also, cell phone jammers.

From the New York Public Library's A.G. Spalding Baseball Collection. Nice, [via sportsfilter]

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All about bird feeders. Also, a pregnant falcon webcam.

Amphibian and reptile images. Also, Erik's swimming pool to Koi pond conversion.

Missouri River running out of water.

The sun through a tree at Golden Gate Park yesterday.

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The Great Alaskan Unicycle Race. [via surly blog]

Bike brain. Also, how to bicycle in and out of Chicago's O'Hare airport.

Photo galleries of Fenway Park.

Dairy facts. Also, the story of milk.

How to tell if your head's about to explode. Hurry.

Boston's best movies.

The municipal infant-toddler centers and preschools of Reggio Emilia.

The Sausage Queen.

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Hip hop violin music.

Portraits of statisticians.

Today's egg consumer. Also, egg clipart and basic egg facts/FAQ.

Children's drawings of T-rex dinosaurs.

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Live audio of Union Pacific trains passing through the suburbs of Chicago.

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a freight train. Jesus is the locomotive and you are one of the cars. Without Jesus you won't go anywhere. -Railroad parables.

Tooth Art - Removable art for your teeth. The end is near.

The endorphin collection.

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How Sick People Get Their Medicines: A Primer for Children of All Ages. -A brochure from the US Department of Justice.

Hockey is from Nova Scotia. Got it?

Posters from the Gulf Shores Shrimp Festival 1981-2004.

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Buffalo (Bison) Bull - This is the last bull we will offer this season and he is a monster! Pack your gun and have your taxidermist on standby!!! Priced at $2,050. -Current specials at a fenced wild game ranch in Texas. [via a welsh view]

Pork demonstration videos. Also: The pork, it's good.

Atomic Clock Sync. Useful.

Current list of St. Patrick's Day parades in North America.

The cycling art of Craig Allen Ripley.

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The love bike.

Villagers in Fiji are pissed at Mel Gibson.

On the menu this week in a typical Parisian primary school in the 11th arrondissement is a mouth-watering menu: a starter of grapefruit, followed by grilled chicken with green beans, then a cheese course and rice pudding for dessert. The day's snack is a tangerine. -School lunches from around the world.

Field guide to North American males. [via B&Es]

Live tracking and video of Steve Fossett's Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer flight.

Seven baseballs in one hand.

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Prehistoric Julia Roberts found. God help us. [via defamer]

Led Zeppelin concert setlists.

Free ice cream today. [tnx mjmc]

How to get the boot off your car. [via cynical-c]

Paper fun things.

Forest products found in the home in more places than one "wood" think. Get it?

Former tree-sitter Julia Butterfly's weblog.

Lemons for sale at a Barcelona market.

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Do you feel like it’s you against the world when it comes to your wedding? Ever wonder how much you have in common with other grooms? Ever worry how much you have in common with other grooms? -Try the groom average-ator.

Naval robotics. Also, the hugging site.

A list of fictional curse words. [via swt]

Many photos of hockey goalies and the masks they wear.

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Foods typically high in sodium.

You know you're addicted to Slurpees when...

Tic-Tac-Toe strategy.