On this day
August 17
13 items, across every year
2024 2 years ago
1 artwork placed
- Leaf from the practice walk to kindergarten
August 17, 2024
2023 3 years ago
1 post
- Keeping track of where you’d like to visit
Curating the ultimate adventure catalog! My Google Sheet holds 279 must-visit spots, from art museums to bicycle collections. Stay tuned for more categories like sculpture parks…
2016 10 years ago
1 post
- Cultural practice of wearing flowers every day
What if our culture had a custom where everyone wore a flower every day–including to work and on the weekends. People would wear the flower(s) on…
2012 14 years ago
2 posts
- Nine countries had their Independence Day during the 2012 Olympics
Imagine your country celebrating their Independence day while the Olympics are happening. And then what if a country won a gold medal on their Independence day…
- Why is Google’s spellcheck better than Chrome’s spellcheck?
How do should “parathases” be corrected? Chrome’s spellcheck gave one suggestion: protheses. That is not the correct spelling. Google.com correctly suggested: parentheses. Chrome is is made…
2010 16 years ago
1 post
- Urban dictionary rejected my word submission for noodlefoamtubeannihilate
Urbandictionary.com is the alternative dictionary for slang, subculture words, phrases, and phenomena not found in standard dictionaries. I love the site, because users submit totally crazy…
2009 17 years ago
1 post
- August book selections from Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art has a fantastic selection in its book store. Going to their bookstore is just as fun as seeing their galleries. Here…
2007 19 years ago
1 post
- If your last name is “Com”
If your last name is “Com,” you should totally make your child’s middle name be “Dot.” Then whatever your child’s first name will the the domain.…
2006 20 years ago
1 post
- Spider Monkey ATTACK!
Yesterday I asked if a photo of a baby spider monkey was cute or scary. Now what happens to a spider monkey when it grows up?…
2005 21 years ago
1 post
- spider sitting in the middle of his web
It’s kinda funny how spiders like to sit right in the very middle of their web. It’s like taking a lawn chair and sitting right in…
2004 22 years ago
1 post
- future posts on spudart.org
Here’s eight posts that will be appearing on spudart.org soon. √Ø Sock wrist fashions √Ø Mayor Daley causes power outage at Tribune Tower √Ø Talking on…
2003 23 years ago
1 post
- Mullet wig and official croquet equipment
Sunday was croquet at my brother’s new house. We played with official equipment, but the wickets were just way too skinny for Erik’s bumpy lawn. We…
2001 25 years ago
1 post
- FluentMedia website
FluentMedia, the content solution from Tribune Company, delivers strategic information from the world’s premier news organizations directly to your intranet, extranet and public websites. Client: FluentMedia