Luminex
Finally! Clothes that glow in the dark! I actually heard about this on NPR awhile ago but just now stumbled upon their web site. This is pretty cool stuff actually.
LUMINEX® is a new fabric (non reflective) that can emit its own light. It is created with threads of every type and nature and can emit light in different colours.
The luminous fibres (optic/sparkling) used in LUMINEX® are special fibres used as “Detectors of Elementary Particles” in the largest Sub-Nuclear Physics scientific experiments, a sector in which CAEN spa is a World Leader in the production of electronic equipment.
Calvin Peeing
You know, I’ve been wondering about this phenomenon for quite awhile now. What the heck is up with all the stickers with Calvin’s likeness on them pissing on everything? I’m telling you, every time I see these now ubiquitous stickers, I speed up and get along side the other persons car just to get a look at him/her. I really can’t help it, I have this compulsion to see what kind of person would go through the trouble of sticking a sticker of Calvin pissing the word Ford, Chevy, Osama, Women, or whatever on their vehicle.
My friend Dorian and I (a friend that never returns my e-mails by the way) were talking about this very subject a few months back. Who are these Calvinists anyway? Where did they come from? And the big question, is that little sticker really funny? I mean, do you guffaw every time you see it? I am really at a loss of understanding…
Well, the people, or person, over at annoying.com have finally come up with some reasonable explanations and observations. Finally, the question is put to rest
Verdict: Pretty Dang Good
So, I was doing a little shopping today. Nothing special, some hotdogs, buns, popcorn, that sort of stuff. While meandering through the isles I spotted the soup section. Something in the back of my mind told me to stop. Then I remembered Eric’s blog entry about Scotch Broth Soup.
Would I find what has eluded Eric nearly a decade of his life? Would the coveted can of soup be just sitting there, eagerly waiting for just the right fellow to pick it up? Actually, there were 4 cans of the magic elixir waiting for purchase and I did not disappoint
I gotta tell you, this stuff is pretty damn good. It’s safe to say it’s at least the best condensed soup that’s ever touched my lips. If you can find this stuff (I understand it is regional), buy it, and buy it quickly.
Hot Damn, a Presidential Action Figure!
The site is named toypresidents.com but they only have one doll for sale; G.W. Bush. The “action figure” has sound clips from actual presidential speeches. However, no samples are given. Here’s what the site has to say:
Pre-Order and reserve your George W. Bush action figure today!! Production has been limited to 100,000 units and will sell fast. All credit cards will be processed the week before shipping begins. Orders will be shipped on a first-come-first-served basis. Order now to reserve an early production number, which will increase the value of your collectible action figure. The release date for the George W. Bush talking action figure is August 15th, 2003.
Yippie!
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
This site chronicles all the Dr. Seuss drawings done for various agencies and newspapers during WWII. The collection is exhaustive and at sometimes duplicitous.
For example, while portraying the Japanese with ridiculous caricatures (so bad that if published today, the public outcry would force him to into retirement), he also uses his art to decry the obvious injustice done to Blacks in the workplace.
Internment Art
Speaking of the Japanese, the artist Masumi Hayashi has put together a gallery of stunning, stitched together, panoramic photographs of Japanese internment camps. I’ve never really seen this effect before, I’m going to do some research to see exactly how it is done.
