puppy bounding around in the snow

I dunno, he didn’t call glass… Anthony “Buckets” Blakes of the Harlem Globetrotters made an incredible 583-Foot trick shot, the highest basketball shot ever made in North America, from the top of Tower of the Americas in San Antonio, Texas. via Harlem Globetrotter Makes Incredible 583-Foot Trick Shot From the Top of Tower of the […]

(John Hickey/Buffalo News) “It is the most exciting project I’ve ever been involved in, and I can’t wait to get started,” Stinson said. “I think it’s viable. The members of the team are good, they’re competent, they’re credible, and they would not be doing this publicly if they thought it wouldn’t work.” “I have rarely […]

He’s not perfect (yes he is), but he’s close.  For reference  Moof!

Brilliant.

Super hard frost this morning. 

Sleepy puppy, pre-turkey which he is not getting and will be sad because the turkey is good. 

Achoo. I sneeze on you.

St. Martin apologized, unnecessarily, for her emotions on the porch and expanded on what she had told the women from Buffalo: She was a proud member of Local 18 of the operating engineers’ union, which had been urging its members to support Hillary Clinton. The union provided her health insurance and decent pay levels, and […]

This race was crazy close. Remember that. But ignore that for now — elections, after all, are contested in the Electoral College. (Hence the name of this website.) So here’s another question. What would have happened if just 1 out of every 100 voters shifted from Trump to Clinton? That would have produced a net […]

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Working on Jack’s Halloween costume. 

I didn’t notice at first, but the nails are actually wooden pegs. Pretty cool way to attach a bark roof. hattip: Miss Em I've just found a video of human nail guns, pretty much. https://t.co/AIqLPDHv86 — Miss Em (@ThisIsMissEm) October 19, 2016

  Northern Spy from some 111-year-old trees and Golden Russets. Damn we make good pie.

This is how camera lenses change the shape of your face pic.twitter.com/kJGLtaKKPO — How Things Work (@ThingsWork) July 27, 2016 Really cool illustration of how zooms affect perspective.

Amazing.

First time seeing the murals in person. 

Clouds are a glimpse into the mighty power of fluid dynamics, complicated equations made real and actual and gorgeous, painted across them  sky. – Phil Plait I’ve been spending a good chunk of this last week looking at them myself. They never disappoint.  Via Kottke

Watched this with the kids today and it reminded me of current events. Hopefully we end up at the same place.

The story of riding a cargo ship from Montreal, through the Great Lakes.  From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea http://nyti.ms/2bn0Q4o

From the “show, don’t tell” playbook. Nicely done.

The Magnus Effect ftw.

  Interested in how the human eye perceives birds in flight, Spanish photographer Xavi Bou sought to examine this motion in a way that avoided the blur that comes with creating an image with a long exposure. via Unusual Composite Images of Birds in Flight Inspired by an 150-Year-Old Technique — Colossal

  Watch Jason Wilson, the founder and head instructor of the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy (CATTA) in Detroit, teach a father and son about working through emotional barriers. What a powerful and moving moment to capture on film. via The Amount of Life Lessons Packed in this 5-Minute Martial Arts Video is Awesome — […]

A crazy deep Mandelbrot Set dive. Math is amazing. -via Whorled View

  To be honest, I actually prefer some of the black and white versions of the images to their color counterparts – something that rarely happens with my travel or landscape imagery. I realized that this slight change of preference on my part might have had something to do with the fact that these black and white photos […]

I’d never seen this particular skit before. It hurts.

Finally, all my old sites will be in style again. The Washington Post reports that “The hottest trend in Web design is making intentionally ugly, difficult websites.” The article by Katherine Acrement, states: Look at Hacker News. Pinboard. The Drudge Report. Adult Swim. Bloomberg Businessweek features. via The “Brutalist” website fad — Architecture Here and There

One planter down. Maybe two more to go.  I’d like to see the bunnies get into this thing. 

These pannable videos are pretty neat. I always feel like I’m missing something though. In a 360° video for The New York Times Magazine, photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin climbed the spire of One World Trade to photograph a breathtaking view 1,776 feet above New York City. Chin’s photographs appeared in The New York Times […]

One of the better keynotes I’ve seen.

Bad blood has run through the New York ice cream trade for decades. In 1969, a Mister Softee driver was kidnapped by rivals who blew up his truck. In 2004, a cone-selling couple in their 60s were ambushed by competitors who beat them into critical condition with a wrench. In a 2010 brawl caught on […]

Eyebrows were drawn on this baby, causing the little one to have a very funny, angry look. via Drawing Angry Eyebrows on a Baby — Laughing Squid

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I’ve been following this fellow for quite a while. It’s amazing to see what he can make with practically no modern tools. I built a fenced enclosure and cultivated sweet potatoes (from civilisation) and yams (from the wild) in it. I originally had a small 3X3 m garden behind the wattle and daub hut that […]

Dave helped me crossfit these rounds upright. Now to split them. Each is about 3′ high and about 2′ across. 

This is beautiful… Student filmmaker Kurt Rauffer has created a beautiful homage to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in the form of its opening credits reimagined as in the very distinct style of James Bond films. Using a “rejected” song that Radiohead submitted for Spectre, the effect is moody, contemplative and serene, all at […]

Splitting boards out of bolts, mostly with wedges, bit with a froe. Wedges stain the oak nearly instantly. 

Truly honored. 

Blurry because heck no we ain’t stopping.

Shaman Drum was the *worst.* Amazon's greatest accomplishment is driving that boondoggle out of business. — mgoblog (@mgoblog) April 22, 2016 If you went to umich in the 90s…