Tag: Etc

Have you ever looked at discarded paper and seen potential? In a fascinating video shared by Leigh Hanlon on Facebook, one creator transforms ordinary trash into something extraordinary—a handcrafted notebook with character and soul. Here’s the video. The Magic of…

Finally found a way to wear my enamel pins without destroying my shirts! Hoodie hems are the perfect spot for a subtle pin display.

What if you had a house that had EVERYTHING glow-in-the-dark? Glow-in-the-dark walls, floors, ceilings. Glow-in-the-dark tables, chairs. I got the idea from seeing this pair of glow-in-the-dark Crocs. Why stop at Crocs?! Let’s make everything glow-in-the-dark. In fact, there is…

Ten years ago, on July 29, 2014, I was going to use the free video rental coupon in a 1998 phone book. I was going to bring the entire phone book with me, and tear out the coupon right in…

Scientists down under are brewing up stronger concrete with coffee magic! By adding charred coffee grounds, they've boosted concrete strength by a whopping 30%.

Were ghosts a regular part of New Year's?

A video essay about how regular exercise with a wall helped a student through the pandemic.

Next time you want to reward one of your coworkers, here’s a fun customizable trophy for only $12. What a fun trophy! A superhero that looks kinda like the Incredible Hulk ripping his shirt off. ROOOOOAR! Award this to someone…

Normally when you scan something, you think your scan is going to be totally flat. But the only truly flat part of your scan is right down the center of your scanner. Anything sitting on the left part of your…

The Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius writes on how to begin each day for optimal sanity and the key to living fully. Brainpickings.org hand-picked out some of Aurelius’ quotes. (They do such a great job quoting and summarizing…

I love the garbage truck. Every week, it comes and takes away my trash. All I have to do is put the trash can on the curb. Such a great service. I don’t have to bury my trash in my…

[Disclaimer: First let me say that cow tipping is not a nice thing to do. It’s pretty much impossible to tip a cow. They are very squarely built.] In the virtual world of the world wide web, a page exists…

This serval wild cat’s coat is like a work of art in of itself. Maybe an abstract work of art. Connect the dots! It’s just amazing how many open access images are available. Like this leopard by the same artist:…

I’ve come to appreciate the $1 bundle from @humble. This bundle “Get Crafty” has six books including, “Tiny World of Terrariums” At any given time, Humble usually always has around six book bundle deals going on. Every bundle has different…

Ever wish you could have a digital version of a book, but there is no kindle or PDF version available? One in book in particular I’d love to have on my phone at all times: Keri Smith’s “How to be…

If your printer at work has an automatic stapler, give it a try. Automatic staplers are so wonderful. 1) You don’t have to do the manual job of stapling your sheets Machines. Let the machines do the work for you.…

Whenever I call customer support for something, I like to imagine they have a customer profile on each customer. This profile would have informal notes on what type of person the customer is. Maybe there would be profiles that say…

  “Jewelry for Gentlemen” is a book recently published by Thames & Hudson. “A dazzling overview of the overlooked art of male jewelry, an increasingly popular requisite of the well-dressed man.” This book features some bad-ass jewelry. A skull with…

The fact that I like this guy’s plastic bag collection must mean I have hoarding inclinations. I’ve always wanted to start a paper napkin collection. The various embossed patterns, the range of thickness of the paper, the designs of the…

A Google search for 19 consecutive equal signs yields zero results. Maybe 19 is too many. Let’s try a lower number. Googling ten equal signs also gives you nothing. Ok, let’s try five. Nothing. Four? Nope. Four equal signs has…

I’m not sure why, but I’m finding it fascinating doing a Google image search for: stair non-slip stickers.  I work at landmark Tribune Tower building in Chicago, and they have these stickers on their stairs. (Pic coming soon) Why do…

ART ASCII art bitmap art ceramics felt found objects HDR photography LEGO mosaics mail art modern dance oil pastels origami pencil rubbings printmaking public art sculptures Artists Alexander Calder Anselm Kiefer Bruce Nauman Camille Pissarro Christo and Jeanne-Claude Christopher Richard…

A bizarre trading card from 1936 appeared in my search for arctic cards on checkoutmycards.com. 1936 G-Men & Heroes of the Law R60 #72 – Justice Within The Arctic Circle [Good to VG‑EX] The back of the card reads: “Official”…

Next time you water you cactus, instead of pouring the water into the dirt, pour the water over the top of the cactus. I like to dribble the water on the top and let it naturally climb down the needles…

As if having one state park named Kickapoo in Texas wasn’t enough. There’s also a Kickapoo State Recreation Area in Illinois. The folks in Oakwood, IL must have had some fun naming their road Kickapoo Park Road and the loading…

For my mom’s birthday card, I’m using an image of a Monarch butterfly (i’ll post the image sometime soon). I always like to make custom envelopes, because we have a printer at work that can make 11×17 prints. This particular…

… wearing a kilt. It’s long and drapes down. Reading a newspaper. How quaint. Real paper. Real ink. Big paper, at that. Paper so long that it drapes down in front of you. The paper blows around in the wind.…

Andrew Huff of Gapers Block posted this mysterious photo on flickr that leaves us desiring the ending. Finish this sentence: I have been trying to reach you about the possible sale of _________________. I have been trying to reach you…

Imagine arriving to another world in the morning. The planet is inhabited with creatures carrying open containers filled with liquid. That would be kinda strange, right? There are no other creatures on planet earth that carry around containers of liquid…

2013 glasses photo by paul.hadsall via create commons license, dog photo by me If I was around a dog, and if I was around a pair of 2013-shaped glasses, it would be a safe bet that the 2013-shaped glasses would…

When you google orangutan, look at the cute photo that shows up in the sidebar!