Archive for May, 2006
Woman Hit By Lightning While Praying
DAPHNE, Ala. — Worried about the safety of her family during a stormy Memorial Day trip to the beach, Clara Jean Brown stood in her kitchen and prayed for their safe return as a strong thunderstorm rumbled through Baldwin County, Alabama.Â
But while she prayed, lightning suddenly exploded, blowing through the linoleum and leaving a blackened area on the concrete. Brown wound up on the floor, dazed and disoriented by the blast but otherwise uninjured.Â
She said ‘Amen’ and the room was engulfed in a huge ball of fire. The 65-year-old Brown said she is blessed to be alive.
SWARM
Swarm shows you what websites people are visiting, right now.
Swarm is a graphical map of hundreds of websites, all connecting to each other. It updates itself every second with where people are going and coming from. As sites become more popular, they move towards the center of the swarm and grow larger. Conversely, sites that lose traffic move away from the center and grow smaller.
Website traffic is symbolized with thin lines. Each time you see a line appear, it means someone has moved from one site to the other. You can gauge how many people are swarming around based on the number of lines.
Game Show Marathon
For some reason the remote was directed to CBS for Game Show Marathon. In short, celebrities play gameshows such as The Price is Right, Press Your Luck, Let’s Make A Deal, Card Sharks, and Family Feud all in the name of charity. I thought this was a pretty good idea, until I found out Ricki Lake is hosting all the shows.
Seriously, who else but Bob Barker can host The Price is Right? It’s not like the show is off the air. As long as the man is still alive and in good health, there is no reason why he shouldn’t be hosting The Price is Right. That’s like having Hugh Hefner perform Easter Mass at St Peter’s Basilica. It’s just an absurd idea.
One side note:
I never watched Paige Davis on Trading Spaces, so I really know nothing about her; but she sure acted like a little wild child.
Batwoman hero returns as lesbian
Comic book heroine Batwoman is to make a comeback as a “lipstick lesbian” who moonlights as a crime fighter, a DC Comics spokesman has confirmed. Article
N.O. S.C.R.U.F.
National Organization of Social Crusaders Repulsed by Unshaven Faces
“Let’s end the trend of prickly, scratchy, stubbly faces. We’re not going to shave until men do.”
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Ballpark Pens
Made from the salvaged seats – removed due to remodeling or demolition – of historic ballparks, the pens are a special way to “remember when” and honor the role stadiums play in America’s favorite pastime.
Each pen comes with a certificate of stadium wood authenticity. Choose from Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium or Ebbets Field.
Buy one here.
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Nice Proposal
Cameron Kelly proposed to his girlfriend Angie Kreimer using a 113-page self-published book titled “50 Reasons Why You Should Marry Me and 51 Reasons Why I Should Marry You”. He created the book at Lulu.com, a print-on-demand publishing company.
Reasons that Kelly, 27, felt Kreimer, 28, should marry him included:
# I clean the bathroom every week.
# I’m going to look like Sean Connery when I’m 65.
# You don’t even have to change your initials!Reasons, meanwhile, that Kreimer was meant for Kelly included:
# I love the way you say “crayons.”
# I’m more in love with you now than ever.“This must be the most romantic book ever published on Lulu,” says Henry Hutton, a spokesman for Lulu (www.lulu.com), the web site used to produce it.
Via Neatorama
Photographing Squirrels
“Real wild Squirrels with real vintage cameras.
No computer editing on any of the shots.”
View the flickr set here.
