Mind Flush

This week I got a full physical from my doctor, courtesy of my 40th birthday.  That birthday, mind you, was two months ago, but January was ...

Where else - other than the TED talks - can you painlessly learn more about how the digital world works from people who are extremely well-s...

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/12/21/an-interview-with-the-nativity-innkeeper/ "Let me ask you. So your baby is born, and the first ...

The cats are, that is. The birds have finally found the feeder that I put in the yard back in November (way to be observant, guys!), and t...

Show them this with an absolutely straight face: Or perhaps this is more your style: First person to show these to someone and have them ...

For: You know who you are From:  http://xkcd.com/828/ The popup you see when you mouseover the original comic reads: "Having a posi...

Name: Tobacco "Bubba" Hornworm Suspect was being held in temporary custody outside a private residence.  Preparations were being...

Because I did, when I saw this: http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2010/06/proof-that-no-matter-how-bad-it-is.html Especially because it ...

Your life will be richer for having seen this, I guarantee it.

One more post from way back when - a recounting of my adventures getting (the first of three) lasik surgery to correct my hideously bad eyes...

Found this one still online at the cooking forum I used to haunt back in the day ("the day" being 1998 and 1999, while I was livin...

We're going through some totes full of old mementos, and I found an e-mail correspondence I had with the owner of the company I worked f...

From today's trip to the natural history museum, I give you ... Part of the display of "beetles" Part of the display of nests ...

http://www.dorktower.com/2009/12/23/dork-tower-wednesday-december-23-a-very-classic-musky-christmas-ii/

http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/nerd-tivity-scenes/ I still think the funniest thing is that some of our friends' kids used to use the ...

1. When we were in the car yesterday, Liza and her friend were pretending that they had buttons that would turn the car into a roller coast...

Did you know there's a whole subculture devoted to writing funny product reviews on Amazon? Seriously. Check it out: http://www.amazon...

I don't find 'em, I just pass 'em on: