All Aboard...
by Steve West on February 3, 2008

This week's trainwreck of links.
Everything goes well with bacon.
I repeat, everything goes well with bacon.
Some really cool alarm clocks, one that involves bacon!
Superbowl commercial preview - Silent Pepsi and Justin Timberlake Pepsi.
From the "Just Drop That Anywhere" Dept.
How my cat got online and ordered these products, I may never know. Obey the Kitty!
Interesting compilation of the 25 Greatest Duets of All Time.
I can't tell if I'm more saddened by the journalistic stupidity displayed with this headline or that this is what constitutes news in my little corner of the country.
Stand-up of the week: John Pinette
Web Junkie
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Givin' It Up To The Man
There seems to be several different meanings to that phrase, these days especially. Meaning 1) A teenage girl in Germany sold her virginity online to an Italian businessman for $18000. She had hoped to raise $100K for schooling, I think. Go »
I Tap My Magic Wand
This is just the coolest fountain. It may appear photoshopped but this actually has a pipe hidden within the water flow that supplies the water. I really have hopes that when I buy "Barbie's Dream House" (the euphemism my daughter and I use for our future house), a smaller version of this will be in my library. Go »
Turn Left At Alpha Centauri
So you've been abducted by aliens. How on Earth (literally) are you going to get back home? Fortunately, you are a forward thinker; a planner; an "any room I enter I have an escape route" thinker. Go »
So, I Got My Concealed Gun Permit, Yesterday...
...and went over to my local Bass Pro Shop to get a small 9mm pistol for home protection. When I was ready to pay for the gun and bullets, the cashier said, "Strip down, facing me." Go »
GooCon: Siesta Key
What can I say? It was the best time ever! Future GooCons now have a standard that will be difficult to surpass. Go »