Tim Leary wristwatch:
David Pescovitz:
This is only the second time I’ve seen one of these vintage Timothy Leary wristwatches on eBay. (The first time, I bought the timepiece for myself. I only wear it on very special occasions.) Instead of the minutes, it has various drug names: Speed, Coke, Dexy, LSD, Hash, Horse, etc. i dig that the Ups are at 12 o’clock and Downs are at 6 o’clock. Current bid is $20.50.
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David Byrne Journal: 6.20.07: Berlin (Part II):
The Stasi Museum
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oliage – handsoap:
this is actual soap.
shaped like little hands!
each ‘hand’ is hand made.
wash your hands with hands.
the soaps range from 1/2†to 2â€.
it’s goat’s milk glycerin & has a light scent.
really quite lovely!
comes in a pretty bag… all ready for gifting to a friend with dirty paws!
FOXNews.com – Texas Investigators Searching for Girl in ‘Ecstasy’ Video
Police want to identify this young girl from an ‘ecstasy’ video.
Texas authorities are searching for a little girl in an online video who may have been given the
New York City to get London-style “surveillance veil”:
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
It looks like New York City will soon be seeing a slew of new ever-watchful eyes, as The New York Times reports that the city is set to get a London-style “surveillance veil” that would eventually consist of thousands of cameras monitoring vehicles and individuals alike. Dubbed the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative, the system will initially include more than 100 cameras that are expected to be in place by the end of this year, each of which will be able to read license plates and send out alerts is suspect vehicles are detected. That appears to just be the tip of the iceberg, however, with some 3,000 public and privately-owned cameras set to be put into service by the end of 2008, along with a series of pivoting gates that’ll be installed at critical intersections, giving authorities the ability to block off traffic at the push of a button. From there it’ll apparently grow even further, with the entire operation expected to be up and running by 2010. No word on head-mounted cams as of yet though.
A lulu of a loo – CNN.com:
BEIJING, China (AP) — They’re flush with pride in Chongqing, where a recently opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music and more than 1,000 toilets spread out over 30,000 square feet.
Some of the 1,000 stalls are open air overlooking the street in Chonging, China.
Officials in the southwestern Chinese city plan to ask Guinness World Records to have the free four-story public bathroom listed as the world’s largest, state-run China Central Television reported Friday.
“We are spreading toilet culture. People can listen to
The Raw Story | ‘No modern president has seen such a sustained rejection;’ Kissinger: Bush ‘at peace with himself’:
‘No modern president has seen such a sustained rejection;’ Kissinger: Bush ‘at peace with himself’
Holy Cow-Thanks for the tip Craig!-MC
Os Mutantes Documentary Movie (“Bread and Circuses”)
10 Thrifty Ways to Deal with Mosquitoes:
For those of you outside of CA-MC
by KAREN on June 24th, 2007
I am a mosquito magnet. If there is one around, it will find me. This past week while I was at camp, many mosquitos found me. I’ve done a little research and found some inexpensive ways that you can fight off mosquitoes.
1. Keep your lawn mowed and bushes trimmed. This eliminates having a nice place for mosquitoes to rest.
2. Keep spare tires and other items that collect water stored in a sheltered area. This cuts down on the amount of rain these items can collect. Empty standing water from buckets, boats, planters, wheelbarrows, etc.
3. Make sure roof gutters drain properly to prevent standing water…
Roswell aliens theory revived by deathbed confession | NEWS.com.au:
UFO pieces handed around at high-level meeting
EXACTLY 60 years ago, a light aircraft was flying over the Cascade Mountains in Washington State, at a height of around 3000m.
Suddenly, a brilliant flash of light illuminated the aircraft.
Visibility was good and as pilot Kenneth…
Resolute Wal-Mart shopper attempts to self-checkout $5 plasma – Engadget:
While we’ve certainly seen more dramatic heists before, this particular run-in with the law melds cleverness and ignorance in perfect harmony. After conjuring up grandiose thoughts of subversion, a less-than-reasonable fellow managed to snag a 42-inch Sanyo plasma, replace the $984 pricetag with a slightly less burdensome $4.88 sticker, and carry it to the front where he utilized a self-checkout register to all but steal a brand new PDP. Presumably grinning from ear to ear just basking in the glory of his brilliance, we imagine the mood went south quite quickly after store officers approached the man and demanded a receipt. Of course, he attempted to sweet talk his way out of the predicament, bu
Scientists find drug to banish bad memories | Science | Earth | Telegraph:
It failed to bring Jim Carrey happiness in the award-winning film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but scientists have now developed a way to block and even delete unwanted memories from people’s brains.
Researchers have found they can use drugs to wipe away s
