Thursday, December 03, 2009

Personally, I would go to another coffee shop.

The story regarding a worker in a coffee shop near/in Boston finding an image of Mother Teresa in a chopping board is doing the rounds. It is also a good message to anyone using a plastic board for food preparation to be aware of the hygiene hazards associated with them. In the EU, legislation was passed banning the use of wooden chopping boards in hotels and restaurants. Chefs and those in the know threw up their arms in uproar but the ban went ahead and the subsequent spike in food poisoning was the end result. If MT was appearing in chopping boards like this one I would be exceedingly alarmed.

Tiger Wood's Christmas Card


Thanks to GW for this gem...

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Guatemalan Morticians

The Guardian has a photo series (not for the squeamish) that looks (in detail) at the day to day business of illegal funeral directors / morticians in Guatemala. Here.

Certainly not for the feint-hearted.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Retro Atari Games

Atari have 'resurrected' a host of classic arcade games from the olden days before consoles were so common place.

Asteroids, Battlezone, Crystal Castle, Lunar Lander, Yars Revenge...

My all time favourite is still Battlezone... here.

Be warned they are STILL addictive...

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Will the gentleman...

... in seat 14a,b, & c please sit down and fasten your seat belt?

It galls me when I get charged excess baggage and am then squeezed into a seat next to someone who is two (or more commonly three) time larger than me. Here.