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Click the street sign, it’s from here.
Animal of the week: Canibalistic shark. I won’t embed this, but if you feel like watching footage of a shark eating its siblings inside the mother’s womb, feel free to click.
The consequences of gay marriage.
Tuesday coonhound blogging: Meet Harbor, the hound with the world’s longest ears.
Nate Silver has some charts depicting the amount of lies being spewed by Republican candidates. It’s appalling, but exactly what you’d expect, and that’s without including the nonsense that comes out of Snowbilly Snooki.
September's architectural eyesore of the month.
I think Martin Freeman is a good choice to play Bilbo Baggins. He also played Arthur Dent in the Hitchhiker’s Guide movie.
Polar bears and dogs playing.
Albino Monday: Deer playing in Franklin, VA.
Dudley Clendinen has a wonderful article about living (and dying) with ALS.
Pet Corner: My last dog, Ngazi, was very good at balancing treats on her nose. Creole, not so much. But this guy is amazing.
History’s most famous trains. This one is the Orient Express.
Tuesday coonhound blogging: Creole beneath the cannon turrets at Fort Adams, Newport.
NASA officials have named “2012” the most absurd movie ever. The agency has had so many people contact them about the world ending when the Mayan calendar ends, they’ve had to put up a special web page.
The Freedom from Religion Foundation is sponsoring a series of atheist billboards, In Tulsa, OK of all places. They supposedly feature real people from the community coming out of the closet. That first one’s my favorite.
Trivia (7 Biomes points): I caught three of these gorgeous cownose stingrays over the weekend. I want the kids to be able to pet them, but the venom is powerful and the tail spine is over two inches long. What pet-owner's tool did I use to make this fish safe to touch?
Albino Monday: Chinchilla.
Hundred year-old color photos taken in Russia.
This week’s Green Thing is a mycologist’s Life Box, a cardboard box that is burried and then grows into a bunch of trees.
Five lies Christian fundamentalists hold dear about the myth of a Christian nation.
The checker shadow illusion. Square A and square B are exactly the same shade of grey. There’s a video there that explains what you’re seeing. (Click to embiggen.)
Life-like paintings show why 4-D is the big new thing in art. I don't know much about art, but I know what I don't like. And I don't like these, but they are still interesting to look at.
Meet the winner of the 2011 world beard championship.
The enter key doormat has been discontinued. Someone should pick this up.
Eight lies Republicans want us to believe.
Is it the war next door or Mexico’s tragedy?
Who had the best Civil War facial hair? You can vote here. I voted for “unidentified soldier”.
More anatomy dresses.
