other odd stuff
When is a Del Monte Banana Sticker Worth $20,000? Never if you ask me, but read below to find out why this one is expected to bring that in auction. When is a Del Monte Banana Sticker Worth $20,000? The Full Story: Dallas, Texas: Heritage Currency Auctions of America (H CAA) will offer the famed…
Save as PDFThis makes me want to return to China. Beijing is an incredible city. Amazing. Astounding…..wow…. cd Mass housing in China has historically been standardized and repetitive. Steven Holl Architects’ Linked Hybrid project in Beijing should break the pattern. The complex will house 2,500 people in 700 apartments and feature one of the world’s largest geothermal…
Save as PDFThis is one of those great stories that gets squashed under the crush of history….imagine those people rioting to get their 11 days back….I believe it would happen..even today cd Organizers in Philadelphia are gearing up for the Jan. 17 celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday with pomp and pageantry. But there is just as…
Save as PDFThe moment of truth is at hand folks…are you ready for the truth? I’m guessing most people couldn’t handle the truth, one way or the other…. cd Did Jesus exist? Italian court to decide – Yahoo! News UK ROME (Reuters) – Forget the U.S. debate over intelligent design versus evolution. An Italian court is tackling…
Save as PDFThanks to Lena for sending this story my way…I have a business plan for a very similar concept in the United States that will make millions….could be the next Google, just need the startup capital….anyone want to take my idea and make me a 15% partner? cd NPR : Vietnam’s 411 Goes Beyond Phone Numbers…
Save as PDFThanks to Chuck for sending this our way…. THE WORLD QUESTION CENTER 2006 The Edge Annual Question — 2006 WHAT IS YOUR DANGEROUS IDEA? The history of science is replete with discoveries that were considered socially, morally, or emotionally dangerous in their time; the Copernican and Darwinian revolutions are the most obvious. What is your…
Save as PDFI’ve always been one to really analyze my life and what I’ve done with it at this time of the year….I’ve spent many a new years eve looking at the past and future year and wondering what they will bring….this article is comforting…in a way…but I think I will stick to making my lists of…
Save as PDFMother Theresa herself actually wrote a letter in 1997 to the coffee shop that preserved the nun bun. I gotta confess (pun intended) that I can’t really see the nun in the nun bun. The Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese was a much better likeness. A cinnamon bun that bears a striking likeness to late Catholic…
Save as PDFHere is a little something to make the Holidays more enjoyable for you…if you don’t like it, the rest of us are probably laughing at you….MH was a little scared to post it, but then, she is sensitive. cd Holiday Bells Save as PDF
Save as PDFWow, a nine-foot long sensory organ. Hmmm, there’s a joke in here somewhere…. For centuries, the tusk of the narwhal has fascinated and baffled. Narwhal tusks, up to nine feet long, were sold as unicorn horns in ages past, often for many times their weight in gold since they were said to possess magic powers….
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