Now I consider myself a bit of a geek, I have a soft spot for some of my older computers, and I used to own a TI-990 mini-computer ("mini" in this case meaning the size of a dishwasher) but I don't think you'll catch me building a replica Apollo guidance computer. That's just WAY geekier than I have the tolerance for!

If there's one thing we can learn from the album "Tijuana Christmas" it's that the song "Silent Night" was never, ever meant to be played by a mariachi band dominated by trumpet players. That not withstanding, all ten of the forgettable and regrettable songs from this most likely long forgotten vinyl offering have been lovingly offered as .mp3 downloads...YOU have to come up with some twisted reason to want to download them all by yourself though.

I just LOVE odd news bits and this is the best I've seen in a while. Here is a synopsis...

A United Parcel Service driver was on his way to deliver parts to Cheshire Medical Center in Keene when his van was in a serious crash involving two tractor-trailer trucks.

Standard fare right? Wrong...

The driver was taken to Cheshire Medical Center by ambulance with a head injury, but the hospital couldn’t do some of the tests he needed because one of its machines was down

Still not weird enough for you? How about if I tell you that the parts needed to repair the machine where in the wrecked van the man was driving?! It all ends well as they sent someone out the retrieve the parts so the tests could be completed. But it does make me think that maybe if the UPS guy had just driven FASTER, he could have delivered the parts before the accident and saved some poor schmuck the trouble of going back to the truck to get them. Inconsiderate bastard...

An interesting collections of musical "mashups" mixing Beatles songs with Beastie Boys tunes...The Beastles is definately worth a listen if you're a Beastie fan - if you don't like the Beasties I doubt you'll like these at all ESPECIALLY if you're a Beatle fan.

Last night my cousin Ken asked me if I'd found any annoying games recently...I told him no. While surfing today I found the game Lost Your Marbles so I guess the answer is now yes!

"Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' in Thirty Seconds (as reinacted by rabbits) really does cover all of the more memorable parts of the flick...although the bunny reprising Shelly Duvall's portrayal of Wendy is a *MUCH* better actress!

These simple step-by-step instructions for making tiny Play-Doh oranges are just one more example that some people have way to much friggin' time on their hands...or maybe just a cooler job than me (if ANY job can be cooler than slacking off 24/7!)

Guitarboy has to be one of the cooler uses I've seen for Quicktime VR...check it, it's only amusing for a few minutes but a pretty nifty piece of work overall.

You gotta wonder what the hell was going through this guy's head... At least five people died and two others were wounded after a shooting at a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub on Wednesday night. Two members of the heavy metal band Damageplan were reportedly shot and killed, including Dimebag Darrell, formerly with the band Pantera. The other band member's name was not released. The alleged gunman also died at the scene. At least the bastard is dead so I don't have to get all pissed off when he gets a slap on the wrist because he makes some lame ass "mental illness" excuse up...

I think we've all encountered "Engrish" instruction manuals but it is nice to see some attention given to the butchering of many Oriental languages by idiots trying to be "cool"...especially those getting tattoos. For your edification to the right: he wanted "Love, Honor, Obey" - he got "At the end of the day, this is an ugly boy." SWEET!!! One could only hope that Hanzi Smatter was the result of something more than incompetence!

Just in case you were wondering, here is an illustrated guide on how to give your rat an enema. My favorite line from the guide has to be...

Gently massaging the rat can help move the fecal matter through the intestines and colon. This should be soothing to your rat.

Really ANYTHING should be "soothing" to a rat that just had a lubed syringe full of liquid soap emptied into his anus! Maybe you could play some "furry" music while you're doing it - though the rat MAY think you're actually getting off on the act then!

For the homeless person who has everything...screw living in that out-of-style refrigerator box when for only $35,000 you can have the cardboard house of your dreams.

Incomprehesible at first but lot's 'o stuff to play with if you look around. Definitely for those with WAY too much rime on their hands.