Randomania
Saturday, 26. July 2008, 01:02:54
This is becoming a habit: posts that run on for 25 or 30 screens. There are a ton of links here. I'm sure there's soemthing for everyone, if you can wade through it all! Have fun trying. 
- If you're ailing, Men's Health and Yahoo have come up with seven tips to get you back in the game. They aren't male-specific, ladies - there's good information for you here, too!
- 20 Healthy foods for under a buck.
- Credit cards can cost you dearly. And guess what? The credit card companies themselves have scams to get you to pay more. Find out what they are, and protect yourself.
- Pushups are good for you! And now you can go from zero to 100 pushups in just six weeks.
- The American Library Association has a cool copyright slider. I know that not everyone has the interest in copyright, and specically, not violating copyrights, as a librarian does, but in the age of the internets, you have to be careful what you share with the world.
- Believe it or not, there's junk food that's good for you. Or at least not as bad for you as other junk food.
- Here's a freeware program that lets you turn your DVDs into other formats. It doesn't unlock encrypted DVDs (but those of you willing to flaunt legality will know how to get around that little road block).
- Glarry Windows optimizer. Make your computer run faster. For free.
- A bad economy should be good for libraries, because libraries are good for you in a bad economy.
- Travel much? Send your luggage to yourself, and save baggage fees.
- Here's a hard drive scanning tool designed for people who don't mind loking up acronyms (or are pretty savvy already).
- Wouldn't you know, there's a right way and a wrong way to clean out your car. Here's the right way. Seems a tad complicated to me, but cleanliness is next to Godliness!
- Google is going to compete with Wikipedia: Knol. Slightly different concept - experts will write their own entries, and users will vote on which one is best.
- Mixturtle - way cool online misic application. Search and play! Seriously - this is one cool tool!
- Accelman file manager adds a lot of utility to Windows File Manager.
- I posted about Evernote being a great NotePad replacement some time back. Here's a guy who makes me look like a hack - he can do (almost) anything with Evernote!
- Mindmapping is a great productivity tool for brainstorming, both in groups and by yourself. it can also be a great way to take notes. Now you can create them for free, online, with Mindmeister. Sweet!
- Some things you should know:
- We've been visited by aliens
- NASA has known about the visits, and has covered them up, and
- Aliens are a test of our conservative Christian values and resolve.
- There but for the grace of God... Falsely accused teacher's aid having a hard time getting her good name back. I know, it only happens to a few people. But if you are one of the few, it's a big deal.
- Golddiggers unite! The crux of this case is that she gave up a lot in anticipation that he'd hold up his end of the bargain. I still don't like the precedent, even though I think this woman found some justice.
- Self-fulfilling prophesy. Ironic. It would be funny, except it's an car accident.
- Stale sushi? One word: accupunture. Of course.
- Your tax dollars at work. And he charged the city overtime.
- Bush or Batman? Link is to a video.
- Something for everyone: Talented stormtrooper hula hoops in a bikini. She PWNS! Seriously, there's something there for nerds, for horny guys, for tattoo lovers, faddists...
- Politics:
- Here's a surprise: the CIA had help justifying torture The Justice department told them they just had to believe what they were doing wasn't torture, and it would all be fine. And the economic difficulties Americans are experiencing are all in our minds. And the Troop Surge started in mid-2006, even though the President didn't even mention increasing troop counts until January of 2007, and the troops were not actually in place until late June of 2007. Life's an illusion, and nowhere is this more evident than politics.
- Conservative talk show host Michael Savage is losing his show. And maybe his mind. Nutty? You be the judge. What kind of idiot says those kinds of things about autistic kids?
- Rupert Murdock owns Fox News. He now also owns the Wall Street Journal. There's some background. Andrew Klavan, who writes movie reviews for the Journal ahs the gall to suggest that the new Batman movie pays homage to tleadership of President Bush. Klavan actually livs on the same planet you and I occupy!
- Barack Obama has looked pretty good on this trip to Europe. So much so that right--wing shills are having to really stretch to make him look bad. Take Ben Stein, for example (please). The very idea of Obama filling a stadium with cheering people, causes Stein to compare him to Hitler, who filled stadiums in the 30s. Funny, because Hitler was a right wing wacko, himself! I don't think Obama is the messiah, but come on! Hitler?
- DIY:
- Freezer Treat recipes!
- How to make photos of light doodles. Cool!
- Make a very cool sprinkler for the wee ones.
- Uses for baby powder:
- No time for a shower? De-grease your hair.
- Repair squeaky shoes.
- Get rid of ants.
- Fix squeaky floorboards and several other uses.
- If you've ever wanted a periscope, why not make your own?!
- Swiss Army Keys.
- Make a wallet out of:
- paper.
- a computer keyboard.
- a cassette tape
- ...and for those who don't like wallets, here's a money clip made out of .... money!
- Pocketmod lets you bypass bulky planners by creating a tiny pocket version that you print out and fold. It's like oragami organization!
- Print a 3-D calendar (not just any 3-D calendar, a dodecahedron)! If you can't figure out how to fold it, just follow these simple instructions.
- Fold your own paper CD case.
- Make a palm-sized booklet out of any .pdf with booklet creator
- You can always use more paper rulers. What? Surely, it's not just me! Likewise graph paper. I never have rulers or graph paper when I need them. Now I'll always have both!
- Here are some other printable papers.
- If you live in Sacremento, and you're worried about where to hide when zombies invade, you're in luck. The rest of you suckers are gonna die!
- It just became harder to show your racism on your license plate in Arkansas.
- Who would have guessed? Scientology's rehab program, which involves a lot of saunas and hottubbing, doesn't work!
- The naked baby on that Nirvana album cover is now 17 years old. He doesn't like school, he enjoys waterpolo, and he thinks it's pretty cool that so many people have seen his penis.
- Good neighbors make good friends. Bad neighbors? Not so much.
- A man...errr, boy... after my own heart.
- There is no merit badge for porn. Scouting isn't what it used to be!
- Swingers are a rowdy bunch. Lawless, naked, sexin'-all-over-the-place, middle aged thugs!
- The US isn't the only place where people have flag issues. Sadly, we don't have a lot of naked horse riders.
- If you're going to purse snatch from 78 year old Pearline Williamson, you'd best be prepared to be chased down and introduced to the fist of doom!
- Maybe there's more to that Christian Bale story than was first reported. Family was putting the squeeze on him for $200,000.
There was a lot there. I proofed, but I'm sure I missed things. Let me know, or let it go!
WIDGETIZE
ripp2002 # 26. July 2008, 01:50
noah counte # 26. July 2008, 02:20
Nerak # 26. July 2008, 02:32
♦ Health foods for cheap people like me?! Yessss! (#20 is the best one, though.)
♦ Thank goodness I don't have credit cards!
♦ Do girlie push-ups count? I can't do even one regular push-up.
♦ It's not junk food if it's good for you.
♦ Rupert Murdock is one wealthy mo-fo!
♦ I still can't stand Obama AKA the Anti-Christ. So there.
♦ Frozen treats? I'm all over it!
♦ Holy crap!
♦ PVC kid sprinklers totally pwn! Home Depot, here I come!
♦ No time for a shower?
♦ I hope the neighbors won't see me spying on them with my DIY periscope!
♦ SWISS ARMY KEYS PWN!!!
♦ I have no use for a wallet or money clip.
....I will have to continue in a little bit. Time for the ol' dental block!
noah counte # 26. July 2008, 03:02
Obama may be the Anti-Christ, I don't know. I know he's better than the alternative. You decide what that says about McCain.
I knew you'd be all over the DIY stuff
Nerak # 26. July 2008, 05:19
...still don't have time to read the rest of the Randomania. I gotta go nurse a whining man.
Quinnuendo # 26. July 2008, 10:38
and I find people too easy on comparing others with Hitler. I mean how can you compare. He was a very weird man, who came in the right condidtions and created world wide havoc.
and yes, Obama should be a more than obvious choise compared to the alternative.
the Bale story is weird. but I guess it is a personal thingie...
I read most of the randomania, and clicked a few stuff, but don't have time for all, nor was it intended as far as I got it
PainterWoman # 26. July 2008, 14:09
I looked at quite a few and two that stick out in my mind as being IDIOTS are Mr. Savage and the 'bad neighbors'. Sheesh!
unlisted # 26. July 2008, 18:14
Seriously brilliant, that is!
No, honestly, that's one loony writer.
noah counte # 26. July 2008, 18:41
Pam: I wouldn't want Mr. Savage or either of those neighbors as neighbors! Yikes!
Putting the list together doesn't take all that long. Making sure that what I say isn't as idiotic as some of the things I linked to - that takes a little longer. Proofing takes longer still, and I still manage to miss some pretty obvious things, usually.
Donny: Obama seems the obvious choice to me. Not everyone is as right-minded, though.
Karen: Yea. ANARCHY! w00t! I hope whiny guy feels better soon.
night wolf # 26. July 2008, 18:57
noah counte # 26. July 2008, 19:07
night wolf # 26. July 2008, 19:12
Nerak # 26. July 2008, 19:19
Back to my commentary (not that you or anyone else gives a crapola)...
♦ I've made a paper CD case before! It pwned!
♦ BRAINS!
♦ The Nirvana kid cracks me up!
♦ Neighbors suck. The whole "Love thy neighbor" thing is a total challenge for me. They're in my bubble of comfort, for cryin' out loud!
♦ The Hooters kid rules!
♦ I was in Girl Scouts...never got to watch porn. I feel totally robbed!
♦ They couldn't come up with a better name than Cherry Pit?
♦ Just my opinion, but I think people get way too overly pissy about flags. I mean really...I get the whole being patriotic thing, but sheesh. It's a hunk of material!
♦ Pearline Williamson is a badass mo-granny!
♦ I didn't even know there was a Christian Bale story 'til now.
noah counte # 26. July 2008, 19:34
I've made paper CD cases, too - but I never did it as expertly as those directions show you how to do. I will in the future, though! w00t!
I'm glad Lonnie's feeling well enough to sing, though I'd like him to pick some decent tunes!
Nerak # 26. July 2008, 19:47
noah counte # 26. July 2008, 19:52
Nerak # 26. July 2008, 20:02
noah counte # 26. July 2008, 20:09
edwardpiercy # 26. July 2008, 20:29
The kind that are good for me are the kind that make my tits looks bigger.
"Aliens are a test of our conservative Christian values."
That E.T. should be burned at the stake.
"The is no merit badge for porn."
There is in my boy scout troop. Which is composed of female boy scouts with little boy butts. A good scout can earn a number of good porno merit badges in my troop, I'll tell ya.
(Great fun. Thanks for the coverage.
noah counte # 26. July 2008, 20:38
E.T.'s scourge!
I should join your troop, though I'm fine with round woman butts. Earning merit badges should be fun!
edwardpiercy # 26. July 2008, 20:48
And BTW, I think "Roxy" should definitely get some nice big new tatas, cause she's a babe.
AND we should burn that godless Drew Barrymore along with E.T.
If you have a woman's butt, you'll have to join the Slutty Nurses Club or the Naughty Secretary's Guild. Sorry.
noah counte # 26. July 2008, 20:52
Transvetite lesbian... you do dream big, Edward! No point in setting attainable goals, is there?
As for Drew Barrymore, she had the one good line in ET, and it's been downhill from there.
edwardpiercy # 26. July 2008, 21:00
The main trouble with my transvestite lesbian goal is the 60 hours of electrolisis I'm going to need. Painful stuff.
Downhill?
noah counte # 26. July 2008, 21:05
If you could just leave me the contact info, I'll get in touch with the Slutty Nurses right away...
edwardpiercy # 26. July 2008, 21:31
Well, I found them by checking the bulletin board at my local hospital. You can also try the whatever tavern is nearest to the hospital.
edwardpiercy # 26. July 2008, 22:01
"Luke, I am your ex-girlfriend!"
[Skywalker jumps to his death from the parapet.]
momable # 26. July 2008, 23:09
I might try that pushup thingee. I know I can do one.
Six weeks is "pushing" it for me.
noah counte # 27. July 2008, 01:56
Haha... There's a lesbian inside me too, Edward.
Quinnuendo # 27. July 2008, 10:29
and he actually wrote "Mathematical probability alone has shown that it is not rational, logical, or scientific to believe that life could originate by chance." But it is exactly the oposite - when you know probablity you know that it is all posible. and then there is the statement that only "micro-evolution" may exist, since they can't deny the fact that it happens, but still try to deny that evolution exists.
and indeed - what a unique and beautifull belief - humans are so fallen, and so corrupt that they can not do anything good, just try to belive in God and maybe he'll give them a reward they do not deserve.
ain't gonna comment about the aliens at all.
momable # 30. July 2008, 03:34
noah counte # 30. July 2008, 03:38
Gotta get me my own astronomer!