An Unusually Cheery Set of Links By inoculatedinvestor, courtesy of Zero Hedge Intro: "For a change, this week I decided to only comment on links that suggest that everything in the world is rosy and that the US is already in the middle of an impressively sound V-shaped recovery. Too bad I couldn’t find anyone who argued either of those points credibly. Oh well, guess ...

That was lame, wasn't it? Like one of you was really going to guess that we're so strangely uptight about gendered clothing that we would refuse to put our son in slightly feminine pajamas? Ludicrous. Here's the proof that we are not uptight: I know I'm biased and everything, but that kid is really ridiculously cute, isn't he? I'm afraid he may be prettier than his ...

A high quality leather purses or bags are traditional, durable and never go out of style. However, not everyone is satisfied with commonplace purses and some like to carry standout handbags that are far from ordinary. Here's a look at 50 bags that stray off the beaten path. Love them or hate them, there is no denying that they are unique. Each is made with rather unusual materials, or ...

Since I just hooked up with astrologer Melody Scott Zindell on Twitter I moseyed over to see what subjects Melody has been writing on of late and found an informative post concerning the current 33-week stay of Mars in Leo. Mars entered Leo on Oct 16, 2009 and his usual stay in a sign is about 7 weeks - zeeks! Melody says It's Time to Take Action and of course, you don't have to have ...

On the way to work I passed this enormous conker in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. I don't fancy trying to put a string through that It’s an advert for a camera with an optical zoom function, which makes objects much bigger without losing any definition. (Thanks to Jason for the image of the conker). You can see more great images on Flickr by clicking here. I’ve now found their ...

Hétu describes Obama's reaction to new settlement construction in Jerusalem as "unusually animated". I don't think that there was anything of the ordinary there, but maybe my expectations are too high. Judge for yourself at 2:18: Of course, the big news in all this is Obama giving an interview to Fox News at all, after nearly calling them an enemy of the state. Too much ...

“Did you seriously tell him that you can’t even conclusively determine his sexual orientation?!?” “Well, no. But if I would have had just one drink, I totally would have! Man, if he would have been at the restaurant with us, and he would have said that… it would have been brutal! Nobody would have had to say anything about Frank Broyles. There would have been ...

Have you ever been attracted to or put off a place just by its name? I have to admit, I'd like to visit these spots simply because their names are so out-of-the-ordinary! 1. Wee Waa, Australia (image via: Wikimedia) It may sound like the birthplace of Borat, but in reality it is the cotton capital of Australia and a great place to learn more about the history of the country. 2. Why, ...

Been unusually productive* since yesterday. I guess I'm trying to not think too hard about things. Made a B in Computer Animation. Better than I'd hoped for. Web Page Design teacher left before I could turn in my stuff, left it on her desk. Will check on status Monday. Monday finish brochure for Typography, finished for semester. Need to work on copy and images before then if I want to ...

Friends, You have got to see this amazing footage of a large meteor...part of the Leonid metoer shower this past Tuesday night. It crashes into the atmosphere on the upper right side of the screen...and indeed looks like some sort of alien invasion, but in South Africa, not here. ;-) Blessings, Don