Category: Interesting URL’s

US Drought Monitor

By , August 24, 2007 1:38 pm

US Drought Monitor

Still getting worse here in Alabama. Heat is drying the creek up during the day. Nighttime it starts flowing a bit again. Never seen it this dry.

August 21, 2007 US Drought Map

Building a Bat House – National Wildlife Federation

By , August 24, 2007 12:48 pm

Building a Bat House – National Wildlife Federation

And the site that pointed the previous link about bat houses out to me. Good stuff!

Biologists Helping Bookstores

By , August 24, 2007 12:43 pm

Biologists Helping Bookstores

This is some funny stuff! Folks helping bookstores out by putting the “Intelligent Design” books in the proper places. ๐Ÿ˜‰

No, not the trash or toilet, just a bit of relocating into the proper categories. Go to the site and read a bit to find out which categories these are.

Bat House Project: Economy Bat House Plans

By , August 24, 2007 12:30 pm

Bat House Project: Economy Bat House Plans

Interesting way to build a bat house. Looks simple enough.

IF the above link isn’t working (looks to me like the site is getting an upgrade) and /or for more info take a look at more plans (pdf only it looks like) at http://www.batcon.org/home/index.asp?idPage=47.

Bats are the best non electric, pesticide free flying insect control out there!

Aaron Adding Machines

By , August 24, 2007 12:17 pm

Aaron Adding Machines

Don’t think I have posted this link before but am too lazy to look so if I have here it is again. ๐Ÿ˜‰

These are interesting but it would be nice if he would give a little background and maybe a view of the actual guts and/or construction of one of them. Cool stuff anyway.

Bang Bang: Weirdest Guns Ever Amuse and Scare the Hell Out of Me – Gizmodo

By , August 24, 2007 9:43 am

Bang Bang: Weirdest Guns Ever Amuse and Scare the Hell Out of Me – Gizmodo

Take your gun/knife to the knife/gun fight… ๐Ÿ˜‰ Cool weapons!

Aug. 22, 565: ‘What’s That Loglike Thingie Out in Loch Ness?’

By , August 24, 2007 9:38 am

Aug. 22, 565: ‘What’s That Loglike Thingie Out in Loch Ness?’

Interesting tidbits. Nothing really new just a bit of history.

RMCybernetics – DIY Projects & Experiments

By , August 21, 2007 10:22 pm

RMCybernetics – DIY Projects & Experiments

Interesting site and projects. I like the ray gun tesla coil! Gonna have to try that one.

Is All We’ve Seen of ‘Poe Toaster’ But a Dream?

By , August 16, 2007 12:05 am

Is All We’ve Seen of ‘Poe Toaster’ But a Dream?

Interesting twist on the story but who knows. Good read anyway.

Boing Boing: George Orwell on getting shot

By , August 15, 2007 3:40 pm

Boing Boing: George Orwell on getting shot

Interesting bit by the author of 1984 on what its like to get shot. Good reading.

Handcrafted Wonder: 1873 Monocycle Replica Is a Mechanical and Engineering Marvel – Gizmodo

By , August 15, 2007 2:45 pm

Handcrafted Wonder: 1873 Monocycle Replica Is a Mechanical and Engineering Marvel – Gizmodo

Quite an interesting device. Wish there was some more detailed information on it. Would like to know what the brass can is for that is located just to the left of the handle bars in the picture below. Water or oil or what? The artist did a hell of a job on this piece of machine work. Verrrrry nice!

Monocycle Drive Gear

Home Composting Made Easy (TreeHugger)

By , August 8, 2007 11:08 pm

Home Composting Made Easy (TreeHugger)

Interesting method of composting kitchen scraps. Makes me want to build that kiln, start digging clay and build a potters wheel. After the heat breaks I may just do so. Been wanting to/talking about it for years and at this age if I’m gonna I best get started.

EcoGeek of the Week: Ron Hochstetler on Airships (TreeHugger)

By , August 8, 2007 9:21 pm

EcoGeek of the Week: Ron Hochstetler on Airships (TreeHugger)

Interesting read. I think that airships (using todays materials technology and a nonflammable gas for lift) are a viable alternative to conventional transport. And they don’t require roads or tracks to get the product/passengers to the destination. Cool stuff!

Lizzdmc Productions, LLC :: Wrong Page

By , August 6, 2007 6:38 pm

Lizzdmc Productions, LLC :: Wrong Page

Funny 404 page!

Phone Number Comments

By , August 6, 2007 8:55 am

Phone Number Comments

Having problems with someone calling that you don’t know and when you search for the # there is no info? Try this site. Not every number is listed but the ones from telemarketers and such that have been reported by other folks they have annoyed will be. Have had good luck with searches several times now that otherwise I couldn’t find.

Stilt Houses in the Gulf of Mexico, Pasco County, Florida

By , August 3, 2007 9:50 pm

Stilt Houses in the Gulf of Mexico, Pasco County, Florida

Would love to live in one of these! Except when the big nasty winds and rains come around…

Quiz – Hogwarts Sorting Hat: Based on Myers-Briggs Personality.. – Quizilla Quizzes

By , July 31, 2007 12:09 am

Quiz – Hogwarts Sorting Hat: Based on Myers-Briggs Personality.. – Quizilla Quizzes

And I test out as a:


Hogwarts Sorting Hat: Based on Myers-Briggs Personality Typing


You are a RAVENCLAW!As a Ravenclaw and as an NTP, you are intellectual, independent, and value excellence in yourself and in those around you. You have a strong sense of curiosity, and in general can see many aspects of a single issue or debate. You have a strong drive to acquire knowledge and set very high standards for yourself and those around you. You enjoy being challenged, and can accept constructive criticism without taking it personally. You are probably at least somewhat unconventional, and will not usually follow authority for its own sake; instead, you will consider the issue at hand and make a decision for yourself.
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OkCupid! The How much of a rebel are you Test

By , July 30, 2007 9:28 pm

OkCupid! The How much of a rebel are you Test

Your Score: The Healthy Rebel

You scored 73% Rebelious!

All right, way to go, you seem to have a healthy degree of rebeliousness without being a menace to society. You are a free thinker who doesn’t follow orders blindly.

Pat yourself on the back if you feel like it.

Link: The How much of a rebel are you Test written by NaughtyKenn on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

ectoplasmosis ร‚ยป Alpha the Robot Meets Zorine, Queen of the Nudists

By , July 10, 2007 9:26 pm

ectoplasmosis ร‚ยป Alpha the Robot Meets Zorine, Queen of the Nudists

And for something totally different…

Man flies 193 miles in lawn chair – CNN.com

By , July 10, 2007 9:18 pm

Man flies 193 miles in lawn chair – CNN.com

Farking nuts…

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