Daily Archives: 08 August 8, 2007

Map + Happy Hour = MappyHour. Get it? Huhuhuh. Zing! Link

At 14, Sean Belnick took $500 and started selling office chairs online. Today, he’s running a $24 million furniture company whose customers include Microsoft, Google, and the Pentagon. See the other 29 here.

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In 1978, Donald Gunn was a creative director for the advertising agency Leo Burnett. Though his position implied expertise, Gunn felt he was often just throwing darts—relying on inspiration and luck (instead of proven formulas) to make great ads. So, … Continue reading →

Mike Wood didn’t intend on slowing motorists north of West Salem — he was just trying to advertise his business.But as luck would have it, Wood was able to do both. The owner of Mike’s Sign Factory located on state … Continue reading →

The eye was a symbol of life to the ancient world, particularly in Egypt, where bronze and precious stone eyes were placed on the deceased. The Romans decorated statues with artificial eyes made of silver. Ambrose Paré (1510-1590), a famous … Continue reading →

Has a new embedded media player which I think is pretty darn cool.   This was on their home page today as their top story.

I’m afraid this post is going to hurt a lot of my fellow Texans’ egos. Claim:   Federal law allows only the Texas state flag to be flown at the same height as the U.S. national flag. Status:   False … Continue reading →

For some reason last night while trying to fall asleep, WifeGeeding and I were talking about Al Roker. She stated that he is married to Deborah Roberts of ABC News.  I told her that just couldn’t be the case, and … Continue reading →

Here’s a lumpfish.   Link

If you are a fan of politics and data on spreadsheets, this is for you. Link

ALGEBRA II Students will examine the nature of God as they progress in their understanding of mathematics. Students will understand the absolute consistency of mathematical principles and know that God was the inventor of that consistency. Mathematical study will result … Continue reading →

This site is about one man’s experience with several photos. Perhaps home-made bacon’s greatest appeal to me was the possibility of slicing it to whatever thickness my heart desires. Actually, my heart desires me not to cut bacon that thick. … Continue reading →

Link I think it’s pretty head on, here’s my results: Behold the Oracle’s wisdom: Personality type: Clueless You don’t go to Starbucks much; when you do you just tag along with other people since you have nothing better to do. … Continue reading →

The island is up for sale on eBay. Link

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