Wayne and Rebecca Madsen

Rebecca was sent this website by a friend which documents some terrible tragedies of cake decoration, sadly most of it done professionally. While this example only grabs your attention -- did they just mis-hear "congratulations on your TWIN pregnancy" -- some of the other cake travesties are much worse. Hit the link to read more hilarity.

Read more here. My personal favorite? "We will Miss" you.

I think I'm scared of people.

I begin many months ago when I met Eddo Stern while he was out here giving a lecture for the FUSE: conversation conference. Prior to this meeting, I didn't know of his work and during his lecture/presentation something just clicked and it all made sense to me. Afterwards, I went up to talk with him and he was really distracted and kept talking with other people. I ignored this fact, but the when we met again the next day, he couldn't remember my name. Rebecca comforted my bruised (and pathetic, I might add) ego by suggesting that perhaps Eddo is the type of person who doesn't remember names and faces very well.

So I could live with that.  read more »

In doing some research, I came across a wonderful essay by Charlie Stone on the consumer computer trade and the miniturization of the economy in this trade. Ultimately, there are reasons we don't have the devices we want, and those reasons involve the support of what Charlie refers to as a "30-year binge" at the expense of the consumer. I have quoted the full text, but please go to his site for discussion.

(Posted by Charlie Stross on November 25, 2007 1:07 PM)

I've spouted off previously in this blog about my lamentable poor saving throw versus shiny!
— not to mention my irritation at the refusal of the consumer
electronics industry to render me bankrupt by actually giving me what I
want. Trouble is, at long last they've turned around and done it.  read more »

Groan. Any bets as to whether this person is a programmer, or just trying to be "clever"? "How's that working out for you... being clever and all that?"

The government isn't going to decipher your oh-so-clever "no war" protest sign.

Heard of a Vinn diagram? Here's the gygax equation. Click to expand.

Our friends blogged about a website with graphic instructions for caring for your new child. While they are all great recommendations, I feel this one best represents what I've learned from the PSA. See more here.

While we did stick Paela in a drawer, we SWEAR we didn't stick her in the dresser!

I was looking for some monkey images, when I came across this brilliant photographer Jill Greenberg. Her work would be my dream job. I want to find a way of working with monkeys. I just need to be around monkeys. Check the link to see all her amazing monkey portraits.