I know it’s been a while since my last trade. Some of you may have thought that I stalled out or quit. Here is a quick recap before I tell you the details of the rubies I have now… Back in July, I saw that a guy had used an old fundraising technique in which…
An alternative to Google Adsense or Google Adwords
For those of you who, like me, were blacklisted from using Google Ads for getting too enthusiastic about getting the clicks, there is now a pretty great alternative. You will notice that I have added some ads to the site. Chitika is a great alternative to google or if you can still use adsense, it…
George Bush Stepping on 911 Flag
I found this at BoingBoing and absolutely have to repost it here…. Photo of president stepping on 9-11 US flag. To paraphrase George Orwell: “If you want a vision of the future, imagine a shoe stamping on a symbol of freedom – forever.” (Photo from Reuters)
A bit of levity…..
Just in case the day is a little bit heavy for you, here are some puns sent to me by my anarchist friends. (Thanks Anarchists) cd “THE ABILITY TO MAKE AND UNDERSTAND PUNS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT” Here are the 10 first place winners in the International Pun Contest: 1. A vulture…
9/11/06
I found this editorial in the NY Times this morning. I think it sums things up pretty well… cd The feelings of sadness and loss with which we look back on Sept. 11, 2001, have shifted focus over the last five years. The attacks themselves have begun to acquire the aura of inevitability that comes…
Five Years Ago Today
We all know what happened. It was a major turning point in my life. I was homeless and living in Portland, OR. I was housesitting for a friend that week and woke up to watch the Price is Right only to see the attacks. Over the next few weeks I saw open minded Portland turn…
Rag Doll Games
I laughed my ass off. The games are deceptively simple, but very amusing. Ragdoll Masters is an experiment in the world of 2D beat ’em’ ups with the use of ragdoll physics. In this game you control a stylized martial arts master, making his way through stronger and stronger opponents with spectacular moves and impressive…
Wood Motorcycles
Jeff Kendal sent me this picture of a homemade wood motorcycle. I did some searching and found it at the website below. Now that is a much better use of time than some stupid war. Let’s all make motorcycles. cd MAKE: Blog
Feral Children
In this world, it is sometimes easy to forget about the children raised by wolves, goats, antelopes, or without human intervention….the following website focuses on them…a lot of them. Enjoy. cd Feral Children.com Feral children, also known as wild children or wolf children, are children who’ve grown up with minimal human contact, or even none…
Ice Cream Ball
Ice Cream Ball Everyone loves ice cream. Here at Firebox the whole office lets out a collective ‘Woo-hoo’ the second the ice cream van pulls up outside playing Greensleeves. But wouldn’t it be great if you could make delicious homemade ice cream quickly, easily and without an electricity socket in sight? And wouldn’t it be…