Have you recently moved from your mid-town Manhattanapartment to a place in the country? Are you convinced the cows are conspiring to get you? Is the quiet creeping you out? Then YOU need this wonderful alarm clock complete with street crossing sounds and flashing lights. Just $29.80 for all of the blaring horns, screeching tires, and loud music you can handle. Via Nerd Approved.
You'll probably want to click on this chart, then click on the words "full size" for it to be easily readable (LiveJournal issues). I don't know if the figures are accurate, but they are certainly plausible. I've lived in several well lit (pun so *very* intentional) states (see chart). We should also point out that, in addition to increasing tax revenues, legalizing the stuff could make ...
Mike took this shot today. Several years ago, he had an amazing bronze artist named Butch create an argent dragon for me -- out of pure silver. When Butch was done, he gave us back the leftover silver blobs. This is one of those blobs. It's something like 4-5 oz. of silver. Spiffy, innit? Click the shot to "embiggen."
There are at least three Great Horned Owls out back tonight. I sat on the deck having a cigarette, and it became obvious that the calls were originating from three different locations. This helps explain the scarcity of chipmunks lately. :-) They sound like this. The owls, that is. About the only time you hear chipmunks, it's too late for them. Who *you* lookin' at, punk?
