HOWTO Make Tetris brownies (11)
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Fraske Design's got a great, simple tutorial for making your own Tetris brownies for hours of fun and pounds of flab: Since I made these brownies thinner than normal, I also cut down the baking time. The baking process would have normally taken around 30 minutes, but this batch only took 10. I just kept an eye on the pan and took it out when it looked about right. The trick is to not let ...
Tips for Dads - How to Soothe a Crying Baby (3)
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No parent likes to hear their baby cry. The high-pitched screaming combined with the bright red face oftentimes is enough to send moms or dads into panic mode. While remaining calm is definitely key to success, it is a tall order for any parent, but more especially for dads who aren’t sure how soothe a crying child. Why is it more stressful for dads? Because we like to fix things…immediately; however, turning off a baby’s ...
Paper box templates (3)
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Not martha found this great collection of paper box templates - great for gift boxes or storing bits 'n' bobs. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Kids | Digg this!
11-Year Old Girl Field Strips And Reassembles AR-15 Rifle In Less Than A Minute (5)
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This is a video of 11-year old Mackenzie disassembling and reassembling an AR-15 in less than a minute. Her father made the video as a PSA to let any middle schoolers out there know that, if you break little Mackenzie's heart, she's gonna murder your whole family. Once Again, We See That Girls Mature Faster Than Boys [gizmodo]
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Julius said:
also ich glaube die amis werden uns alle irgentwann umbringen. das ist einfach sowas von klar
Teddy Bear Phone Actually Being Made? (1)
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Willcom recently displayed a new phone at the 2008 Good Design Expo in Japan. But it doesn't stream classic 70's porno flicks or have a built in taser. Nope, The Kuma Phone just comes in the form factor of a teddy bear. The sick thing is the company actually wants to make the damn things, at $500 a pop. It has a SIM card inside just like a real cell phone, and even stores four ...
Mary Blair's Alice in Wonderland (7)
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When Disney conceived of making its psychedelic masterpiece Alice in Wonderland, it asked master illustrator Mary "It's a Small World" Blair to draw up a series of concept sketches for the art direction of the film. Blair's art was never used, alas -- for she made some of the most striking and lovely and just plain weird-ass art that anyone had ever done in the Alice canon (you can see many of them in this ...
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mabisa said:
I saw a Mary Blair retrospective at the Museum of Cartoon art in SF; her work is fantastical and mesmerizing. Glad that it's getting a commercial re-introduction!
Furry Mobiles! Hope plush is not a trend? (1)
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Incredibly I’m not sure whether I’m amused, bemused or just simply annoyed by this device. Most of us think of chic, technically smooth, and well modernist even futuristic, as terms that would describe a new device that we would even consider as a possible replacement for our current devices. I don’t think cute comes into most of our vocabularies when we consider a mobile device. My fascination, and somehow it has also become a psychological ...
Schoolgirl with 25 snails on her face (13)
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All hail Tiana Walton, the schoolgirl who set the record for most snails on her face at once, coming in at 25 of the little beggars: Her previous personal best was just nine. The rules state that competitors have just one minute to put the snails on their face before tipping their head forward for 10 seconds. Tiana, of Alvanley, Cheshire, said: "I am not squeamish. It is relaxing but it feels a bit cold. ...
Conversations with the girls (1)
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As I got in the van yesterday morning I smacked my knee against the steering column and... Me: Ouch. Julia: What happened. Me: Your Mom is too short and when I get in the van before the seat is back I sometimes bang my knee. Julia: Mommy isn't short for a woman. Lauren: Yeah. She is short for a Luke.
Neil Gaiman "Graveyard Book" event to benefit Open Rights Group (5)
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Michael from the UK Open Rights Group sez, Neil Gaiman, prolific creator of prose, poetry, film, journalism, comics, song lyrics, and drama, is known as one of the world's top ten living post-modern writers. He is also patron of the Open Rights Group (ORG). On October 24th at the first public appearance of his Graveyard Book UK tour, he invites fans and ORG supporters to discuss piracy from the perspective of a creator, what it ...
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Fuzzyman said:
Support the Open Rights Group *and* get to hear Neil Gaiman talking on an interesting subject - what could be better?
The Naked Kid (1)
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My boss was telling me about a dentist friend of his, and how he handled a tear-away 10 year-old named Robbie. Picture this ... and it really is a true story. Robbie turns up at the dental office, ready for battle. “Get in the chair, young man,” said the dentist. “No chance!” Robbie shoots back. “Son, I told you to climb into the chair...” Robbie stared at his opponent and then replied, “If you make ...
Ten Best iPhone Apps For Distracting Young Children (1)
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We've all been there. You're in the grocery store, or doctor's office, or a restaurant and you need a five minute distraction for your toddler. And if you're a dad or mom on-the-go who doesn't keep a spare stuffed animal in their pocket, you're usually relegated to whatever you have handy. If one of those things is an iPhone or an iPod Touch, then you may not realize it or not, but you've got a ...
Flyboy: 1948 (1)
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Another picture of me taken by my father at Riverview Beach Amusement Park, Pennsville, New Jersey, in August 1948. This shot clearly shows early indication of my love for all sorts of transportation and travel! View full size | Firetruck.
"Acorde, é a polícia!" (1)
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Se o seu sono é pesado demais e você precisa de algo mais que um simples rádio-relógio para acordar, este despertador é perfeito! Direto e objetivo como uma batida policial, depois que você programar para hora que quer acordar, será impossível não levantar. Até porque ao olhar o seu design, igual a uma sirene de carro de polícia, será difícil acreditar que você ficará na cama. Se você não deve nada às autoridades e tem ...
Disaster papercraft (2)
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Disaster Dioramas: a collection of free, downloadable papercraft depicting great historical disasters. The Hindenberg and the Titanic are presently available and more are to come. Disaster Dioramas (via Make)
Thoughts on Being a Dad and a Blogger (4)
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My son is almost two now, and I find that as he’s getting older, its becoming tougher to regularly blog *and* be a Dad who is “present” at home. I’m finding something that most new parents already know: as babies turn into toddlers, and as toddlers turn into children, they actually demand more and more out of you. That’s presuming that you want to be a good parent, of course. I guess it speaks to ...
Disaster papercraft (16)
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Disaster Dioramas: a collection of free, downloadable papercraft depicting great historical disasters. The Hindenberg and the Titanic are presently available and more are to come. Disaster Dioramas (via Make)
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10 Easy Ways to Bond With Your Teenager (1)
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As your child grows into the teenage years, it’s healthy for him or her to develop their own identity and a sense of independence. During this time, the relationship you have with them will be tested. Some parents want their kids to treat them like a “friend,” but I’ve always found the my teenage daughter has enough friends. She needs me to be a parent. Still, I like to maintain a strong bond with her, ...
