The Plankometer is in force...

Here is the story, here are the planks (out of 10).

There's a vowel adrift here...

... with this odd product... here.

Apart from "Good Grief"...

... there are two (perhaps three or four actually) things I have to say:

1. Why?
2. This is television? No wonder I do not watch it anymore.
3. Skip forward 20 or 30 years.
4. Gravity.


Perhaps NSFW!!!! Pandora Peaks is her name... Here.

Lockheed U-2 Flight - 70,000ft (2 Seat TU-2 Trainer)

Pretty Impressive ... here.

Cheap food is not free food...

Interesting Time article... here.

It beats putting a paper bag over your head...

... or hiding under your desk.

Some thought we are doomed and came out the next day rather sheepishly. Others still think the big one will drop. Odd that one location chosen is just down the road from Yellowstone. Clearly they have not watched "Supervolcano"... here are some interesting pictures.

The Mannahatta Project

Imagine Manhattan without all the buildings. This is what this project does... here.

Kessler's Knigge

10 drugs NOT to take when driving a car... here.

10 things NOT to do in a Gents Toilet... here.

Chili harvest

This year my chili harvest is beginning to look good. Here are just a few of the first batch to ripen. I still have about 6 Peruvian Purple plants that are heavily loaded and I am waiting for them to ripen, four heavily laden Bishop's Crown plants, the new piri-piri (pil-pil) plant, a struggling Orange Habanero, three Italian Picante plants, Cherry bombs, Archez Negra, Sweet Mini Bell Peppers... the list goes on. Last night I made some pure chili paste while getting seeds for next years harvest. Mashed down a bunch of the Kenyan Minis that normally just drop off when slightly ripe along with a some Jalapenos and some Plum Bombs that would not fit in the pickling jar.

Today? I have warned before of the perils of working with chilies and capsaicin. Even taking good precautions, I was grinding chilies by hand in my cast iron pestle and mortar. My hands were covered with plastic bags as per usual but just the fumes from the crushed chilies caught in the sweat of my forearms. This morning my forearms are tingling quite badly. Photos of the two small, one medium jars that resulted to follow...

Terminator? Nah, not possible...

... perhaps... here.

The Benchmark Test

Was he waiting for the 69 bus to come along? I think not. Here.

Crisis? What crisis?

Apart from reminding me of the Supertramp album from thirty-four years ago, when people think the economy is in the toilet I would point you to the problems in Zimbabwe... here.

Now, does that not put things into perspective?

Eat Rice Krispies, Gain Immunity

My simple question is: From what?

Eating a balanced diet with few processed foods is an idea that has worked pretty well for quite a long time. In fact, it has worked since before processed foods were around... here.

There is more to a good wine ...

... than what is in the bottle... here.

Hands on your time

Here.

Putting jewellery in your eyeball...

This link is certainly not for the feint-hearted... here. You HAVE been warned...

Cherry Bomb Firework? Illegal In Arizona...

... but it is OK to stand in a crowd with an assault rifle... here.

And for those who are not sure about Arizona laws on this... go here.

Seems odd that the State Legislature is concerned that people can burn themselves accidentally with a firecracker or sparkler to the extent that they make them illegal, yet allow assault rifles.

Regarding the 2nd Amendment... there is a distinct difference between having the right to bear arms and the need to bear arms

American Fat Buffet Humour

Here.

Extreme sheep

Thanks to DF for this one... here. from the money the guys earned they managed to send their girlfriend Baa-bara on a baagain holiday to Baabados...

An olden but golden Jewish joke

Thanks to UC for this one...

A CNN journalist heard about a very old jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time, so she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to the holy site.

She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and moving very slowly, she approached him for an interview.

"Pardon me, sir, I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. What's your name?"

"Morris Fischbein," he replied.

"Sir, how long have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?"

"For about 60 years."

"60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?"

"I pray for peace between the Jews, Christians and Muslims. I pray for all the wars and all the hatred to stop. I pray for all our children to grow up safely as responsible adults and to love their fellow man."

"How do you feel, after doing this for a very long 60 years?"

"What do you think ?........Like I'm talking to a bloody brick wall." !!!!!!

The Benny Hillifier

Take any YouTube video link - in this instance I chose something that is a comedy for me anyway - football, and then add it to this... rather splendid.

Add to it the Squirrelizer and you have a whole host of potential fun.

Know of any other *elizers???