Stoneworks

I've heard from a very reliable source that this is the place to go for all things shiny.

Farmers Almanac predicts wild winter

Let's see what The Old Farmers Alamanac has to say later this year...Mr. Franklins' version has been around 214 years.

Pictures of picture takers

Interesting perspective. Other galleries too...

Golden Age Cartoons

For those of us who refuse to grow up.

Classic print ads

"When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer."

And, you're probably out of a job too.

For all those times when you *really* need to haul a 35ft camper 90mph

Diesel Performance Products introduces the Powershot 2000® propane injection system for turbo diesel owners who are looking for more power for towing increased mileage and throttle responsiveness out of their vehicles.

Pencil thoughts

What is it about writing in pencil that appeals to me so much ? Is it the sound it makes marking up the paper? The opportunity it affords to stop and sharpen your thoughts while you do the same to the instrument? Or, is it for the ability to go back and update or correct past mistakes ? Whatever the reason, I connect more with my writing and my thoughts to paper with a real wood, round #2.

Joke

One day a lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw a guy eating grass.

He told the driver to stop. He got out and asked him, "Why are you eating grass?"

The man replied, "I'm so poor, I can't afford a thing to eat." So the lawyer said, "Poor guy, come back to my house." The guys then said, "But I have a wife and three kids." The lawyer told him to bring them along too.

When they were all in the car, the poor man said, "Thanks for taking us back to your house, it is so kind of you."

The lawyer said, "You're going to love it there, the grass is a foot tall."

Vision. You either have it, or you don't. 

Perspective 

Clear blue outside

The summer that never was looks to be quickly coming to an end. It's starting to get darker out sooner now. Maybe it will make it easier to get the boys to sleep before 9:00pm now !! The clear and cool nights make for great sleeping weather and most of the mosquitoes have come and gone. These are the days to breathe and enjoy. Until our days are filled with meaningful thoughts and more meaningful actions, the air, the sky and the promise of a better tomorrow will have to suffice.

Aluminum bottles keep beer colder

"About 40 percent of all beer consumed comes out of cans, 43 percent from bottles, and 8 percent from the tap, according to the Beer Institute, which tracks industry trends."

Swiss Army Knife with a hard drive !!

Finally, a keychain device that will let you open a can, cut a piece of string, file your nails, write a note AND store the latest copy of your resume !!

Wish

How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
        -Pink Floyd

Hungry ?

The International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. supervises and regulates eating contests in their various forms throughout the world.

All about the name...Boudreaux's Butt Paste Sells Itself

"Would you be talking to me if it was called George's Diaper Cream?" Boudreaux recently asked a reporter.

WAF - (Wife Acceptance Factor)

As far as I can tell, this trend has not caught on in Maine yet. God bless them...

Mangia Media - Pizza box advertising

"In their hands. In their homes"

In their expanding waistlines ?

Pretty cool idea. As long as the pizza isn't cold, overpriced or greasy...

Tangled

So now I'm goin' back again,
I got to get to her somehow.
All the people we used to know
They're an illusion to me now.
Some are mathematicians
Some are carpenter's wives.
Don't know how it all got started,
I don't know what they're doin' with their lives.
But me, I'm still on the road
Headin' for another joint
We always did feel the same,
We just saw it from a different point of view,
Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan

CVS launches one time use digital camera

"The CVS Digital One-Time-Use Camera with Picture Preview is the first to combine the most popular features of the fast-growing digital camera market with the wildly popular disposable format."

After you buy more than 4 of these ($19.99) you should just buy your own "real" digital camera. I guess this is good for people who don't like to commit. Not sure how this is going to fare...is it positioned as a cheap digital camera or an expensive disposable ?

You double your chances of getting crushed when you stand in the middle of the road.

If the shoe fits, buy the other one, too.

Ocean hurling rocks at England

No injuries have been reported, yet...also be on the lookout for Large Wooden Badgers hurling over the fortress wall.

It's better than looking at grafitti

Headline: Wall of subway tunnel is turned into a billboard for cruise line

Hmmm...how long before we hear of people getting seasick on the train ?

Dad's keys

My father had one of these on his keychain for as long as I can remember. The sound it makes clinking next to a set of keys still makes me think of him. This is a picture of a new one. The one that I have now is worn around the edges from years of use. I wonder how many carburetors were adjusted, screws loosened or beer cans opened with this small piece of metal ? It won't see nearly as much use now that it is mine, but I will treasure it just the same.

Phone camera art show

Hang ten !  

Captivate...there's no escape !

Captivate is a leading news and entertainment network broadcast to a highly desirable audience in a distraction-free viewing environment, in the elevators of premier office towers across North America.

Stamp yourself !!

An Original Way to Go Postal By Daniel Terdiman

Every year, the U.S. Postal Service receives 40,000 submissions for new stamp images and releases about 35 of them. But now, thanks to PhotoStamps, a trial service from Stamps.com formally announced Tuesday, the number of new stamps hitting envelopes nationwide could become nearly infinite.

The Amish are online !

...although they probably don't know it since they don't use electricity !

Doh!

Rolling Stone review of Electric Ladyland...yes it's THAT Stevie Winwood !

"....Then a live cut, which sounds as though it was recorded late at night in a small club, at one of the jamming sessions Hendrix is known for. It features Stevie Winwood on organ and Jack Casady on bass, and is called "Voodoo Chile." It begins with a very John Lee Hooker-like guitar intro, and keeps a blues feeling all the way through, although Hendrix's lyrics ("My arrows are made of desire/From as far away as Jupiter's sulphur mines") are a far cry from "Rolling Stone" (the Muddy Waters song that's an ancestor to this track, as well as a lot of other things). After some feedback screech, a listener says "Turn that damn guitar down!" and the track ends with Hendrix and a chick discovering that the bar in the club is closed. "The bar is closed?" she says unbelievingly." TONY GLOVER - Rolling Stone

J Wheeles...Swiss liaison visits Munich

I swear, I only had 2 beers officer...

Naked Gun

Frank Drebin: It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.
Jane Spencer: Goodyear?
Frank Drebin: No, the worst.

ThermalBaden

You just haven't lived until you've spent a few hours in a giant mineral water hot tub.
Ding!

NBA - Something is fundamentally wrong here

By Peter May Boston Globe August 8, 2004
The contrast could not have been more illuminating. Moments after watching Allen Iverson's 30-foot heave swish through to beat Germany, ESPN went directly to something called (I think) the And 1 Challenge. The name of the show is unimportant. What happened on the show drove home a painful point: What is happening to basketball in the US? All we saw for 30 minutes was Showboating 101.

Keg Wrap

Those were the days...think you could daisy chain 3-4 together ?

Trio Dreams Up Idea to Keep Kegs Cold

By THOMAS J. SHEERAN, Associated Press Writer

Same facts...different stories

Productivity Posts Slowest Rise Since 2002
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON - The productivity of American workers rose at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the spring, the slowest increase since late 2002, the government reported Tuesday.


U.S. Productivity Stronger Than Expected
Reuters - Productivity of U.S. businesses rose at a swifter-than-expected pace in the second quarter but labor costs still gained at their fastest rate in two years, the government said on Tuesday.

I was rolling with laughter

Seen recently written upside down across the back window of a PT Cruiser:
If you can read this...roll me over !!

Guess you had to be there...