Updated for the 21st Century … “There’s a Good Credit badge and a Money Manager badge, Locavore, Website Designer, and Netiquette badges, a Science of Happiness badge, and, as a component of a cookie-badge program that has been expanded, a Customer Loyalty badge. At a time when girls have many extracurricular options, the wide-ranging revamp […]

“The first, moss-like plants emerged on land about 470 million years ago. In just 25 million years, they stripped the planet of vital minerals, wrecked Earth’s carbon cycle, started an ice age, and caused a mass extinction of marine life.” Pave it over or it will kill us all! 🙂 You can read the rest […]

The Moon … And if you need an 8,000 x 8,000 pix of the Earth from NASA FLICKR page.

Do you have to shave your unibrow more than once a day? Do you eye roadkill and think – hat! Do you feel those Geico ads really hit home? And make you so mad you want to whittle a club and hit someone and drag them around? Do you think 1,000,000 BC is the greatest […]

Yes, THE ACROPOLIS … So, yes, Greek government misfortune is good for you. It is missing the roof (yea, blame the Venetians!) but if you’re deciding between here or the Rotarian Hall, I vote here! And of course, $2k probably just rents you a small corner and not the Parthenon but what do you want […]

This poster is not real but apparently done in fun by Jenny Burrows. And yea, Roosevelt was shot but decided the shirt’s ruined anyway, and finished his speech. … Via HistoryBuff.com. Col. Roosevelt delivered part of his scheduled address with the bullet in his body, his blood staining his white vest as he spoke to […]

You get no wizard points for naming the Top 7 unless you name them in order of sales … and Dr. Seuss might be cheated out of some royalties … I find it hard to believe that the sales of Green Eggs and Ham or Cat in the Hat are not in the billions or […]

If you missed out on the Barry Diesel proto auction, here’s your chance to own a larger 1:1 scale CAR …It’s an actual General Lee from the TV series. Since it’s Barrett-Jackson, you know it’s not just some random orange painted Charger. Details below. You can flash the QR code to go to the website. […]

“U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps have accurately portrayed the complex geography of the Nation. The USGS is the largest producer of printed topographic maps, and, prior to 2009, USGS topographic maps were created using traditional cartographic methods and printed using the lithographic printing process. Because historical maps are stored in a limited number of […]