Eric's Wonderful Things

ALL THINGS BEANIE

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:39:24 -0700

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BEANIE BABY BEANIE BABY!

Reading Kafka improves learning?

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:53:32 -0700

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Perhaps I need to pick up a Kafka book.

New research suggest that exposure to bizarre, surreal storylines such as Kafka’s “The Country Doctor” can improve learning. Apparently, when…

Hazelnut Butter

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:22:20 -0700

Hazelnut Butter:

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Yu to the um.

2 cups shelled hazelnuts, raw or roasted
1-3 tsp canola, sunflower or olive oil

1. If using roasted hazelnuts, proceed to step two. If using raw hazelnuts,…

SHOW OFF HOW TO BE ANNOYING AND CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE AT PARTIES!

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:51:16 -0700

SHOW OFF HOW TO BE ANNOYING AND CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE AT PARTIES!:

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Anyone want to have a party?

NAME THAT HAIRCUT

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:05:27 -0700

NAME THAT HAIRCUT:

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Kudos if you make it the full 2 minutes.

Habitual Multitaskers Do It Badly

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:34:38 -0700

Habitual Multitaskers Do It Badly:

iandoh writes “According to a group of Stanford researchers, people who frequently multitask don’t pay attention, control their memory or switch from one job to another as well as those who prefer to…

IF THERE EVER WAS A WIN-WIN SITUATION... IT'S CAT MASSAGE!

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:57:59 -0700

IF THERE EVER WAS A WIN-WIN SITUATION... IT'S CAT MASSAGE!:

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I can’t believe this is real.

“Think of it as therapy for you.” - Betty White

Oh and by the way: butt-horn.

Green Cement Absorbs Carbon

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:26:17 -0700

Green Cement Absorbs Carbon:

Peace Corps Online writes “Concrete accounts for more than 5 percent of human-caused carbon dioxide emissions annually, mostly because cement, the active ingredient in concrete, is made by baking…

Three parts love and seven parts forgiveness

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:26:17 -0700

Three parts love and seven parts forgiveness:

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Mmmm doughnut cake

Who says a wedding cake has to cost hundreds (or thousands) of dollars? For under $25, some friends of ours got a beautiful, whimsical and delicious…

Reality Hits Home for Celebrity Chef

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:26:17 -0700

Reality Hits Home for Celebrity Chef:

Gordon Ramsay, famous for terrorizing would-be chefs on reality TV show “Kitchen Nightmares,” is facing tough times in his own restaurant empire.

Star Wars trash compactor bookends

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:19:04 -0700

Star Wars trash compactor bookends:

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Shut down all the garbage compactors on the detention level!

Love these Star Wars trash compactor bookends, though, as Alice at Wonderland points out, that is emphatically not…

Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:54:27 -0700

Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale:

Marilyn sez, “Bobby McFerrin uses the pentatonic scale and an audience’s expectations to demonstrate neural programming at the World Science Festival 2009”

World Science Festival 2009:…

Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:48:42 -0700

Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale:

Marilyn sez, “Bobby McFerrin uses the pentatonic scale and an audience’s expectations to demonstrate neural programming at the World Science Festival 2009”

World Science Festival 2009:…

Tom Hanks trash can

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:57:52 -0700

Tom Hanks trash can:

Jake spotted this bit of silly fun at a pizzeria in New York.

Tom Hanks trash can

Geodesic dome solar greenhouse for growing vegetables

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:10:42 -0700

Geodesic dome solar greenhouse for growing vegetables:

Photo credit: Jim Dunn

Treehugger has a slideshow about building a great-looking geodesic dome solar greenhouse for growing vegetables.

What do you do when you want to grow your own…

Keyboard Cat t-shirt

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:35:45 -0700

Keyboard Cat t-shirt:

A t-shirt design by OXEN over at Threadless. And the crowd goes wild. Three Keyboard Cat Moon (Thanks, UPSO!)

Laser Portraits

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:24:38 -0700

Laser Portraits:

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The Laser Portraits Blog is sweeeet.

The Laser Portraits photo-blog amounts to “a tribute to the greatest school photo backdrop there ever was.” (Thanks, Tara…

Record sleeve table and syringe chandelier

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:47:32 -0700

Record sleeve table and syringe chandelier:

While BB Gadgets’ Rob is fond of Bughouse’s Album Side Table made from old LP jackets, I prefer the Hypolux Chandelier, constructed from plexiglass plates, commercial…

Niçoise Salad

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:24:57 -0700

Niçoise Salad:

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Why do I look at these things during lunch?

Salade Niçoise, originated in the Côte d’Azur region of France along the Mediterranean; a land who’s good olives, plentiful…

Cuddly felted Jabba the Hutt

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:06:42 -0700

Cuddly felted Jabba the Hutt:

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Ho ho ho Solo!

Flickr user Kit Lane’s created this beautiful felted Jabba the Hutt (with bunny rabbit). I could cuddle the slimy little bastard all day!

Jaba the Hutt - The…