All the gold in the world
That means that if you could somehow gather every scrap of gold that man has ever mined into one place, you could only build about one-third of the Washington Monument.
HowStuffWorks: All the gold in the world
via: Kottke
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve Panorama
December 20, 2008, 8:47 pmWent over to Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve, one of my favorite spots in the city, this afternoon. I shot this quick hand-held panorama of the wetland meadow and (dry) beaver pond area.
Click through for a zoomable version of the full-sized image.
What would you do with $1000?
According to the Freakonomics Blog the value of the Zimbabwe Dollar has fallen so low that it is cost-effective to use the $1000 note as a replacement for toilet paper.
Cochran Mill Falls
December 17, 2008, 11:10 pmCochran Mill Falls by Wizum
Gorgeous, only 45 minutes away… this may be the weekend’s destination.
Update: this seems promising too
The Big Picture: 2008 in photographs
The always great Big Picture has started their year-in-review series. Some really, really, great stuff .
diamonddave
Presented for your approval: the David Lee Roth soundboard
The level of total fucking awesomeness exhibited here simply goes without saying.
As far as I’m concerned…
As far as I'm concerned, Cêline Dion's cover of “Feliz Navidad” constitutes conclusive disproof of a benevolent and loving God.
flip – fancy-pants burgers, first impression
December 15, 2008, 8:00 pmTony, Diane, and I gave Flip a first try this evening. We started out with a couple of sides: the french fries and the sweet potato tots. The fries were tasty but the cheese on them moved quickly to the chewy side as it cooled down. I thought the tots were tasty (if in need [...]
