A (quite old) BBC Radio 4 series still available on "Listen Again".....in fact I just have! GO LISTEN!
PS.....Somewhere in the depths of the house, on a dusty spindle, there's the complete series which I recorded while listening online using Audacity and then burned to audio CD using CD BurnerPro , both are freeware. Only problem is, the process was so easy I've got literally hundreds of hours of audio in my "library", but unfortunately no catalogue!
.....if you're in the market for pretty (printable) pictures.
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A new image posted on Modern Mechanix today reminded me I had a couple of links to sites with pictures of more outrageous blots on the landscape (though I have to admit I rather like them, but don't tell!) stashed away....and this seems like as good a time as any to slip them in...
Googie at Space Age City
Japan....Setsubun is held on the 3rd or 4th of February and signals the start of spring. More details here at Japan-Guide It could be just the excuse you need for making and wearing the above mask, traditionally worn while you scatter beans with abandon to guarantee good luck. I originally downloaded the pdf from Canon 3D, but when I looked tonight to post the link it had vanished. So I've done the decent thing (but probably infringed copyright in the process!) and uploaded the "here's one I did earlier" to the boxfiles on the right hand side of the blog.
Found on TED, tagline "Ideas Worth Spreading"
"David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting cuttlefish, a pair of fighting squid, and a mesmerizing gallery of bioluminescent fish that light up the blackest depths of the ocean. He focuses on the work of two scientists: Edith Widder at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association, and Roger Hanlon at the Marine Biological Lab.
This is the YouTube version, there's a higher definition (and downloadable) version on the TED website.
Do it with wasps, ants, meteors, chainsaws, cow dung, or even a scribbling baby.....OK, so just too many options to mention. Type in your target URL and watch the drama unfold. Another one of those strangely satisfying sites!
Link to Netdisaster
Not that I have anything against the art of crochet per se of course, it's purely for illustative purposes! DIY by uploading your own photograph here 
But of course these won't become basic military uniform if global warming kicks in.....you have to be thankful for small mercies!
Anyone who's done a first aid course will probably have come into up-close-and-personal contact with RessuciAnne when being taught the basics of CPR. What you probably DIDN'T know (well, I certainly didn't until today anyway) is that the manequin is modelled on a death mask taken from an unknown corpse fished out of the Seine in 1900.
Read the story here at Neatorama
Family trip to the Theatre Royal to view the unveiling of Sarah's trunk to the world at large? Suitable for the over 8's. Click on the image to enlarge to readable proportions.
This one's for Sarah (who sees colours in words) and John (who's colour blind)
From BBC Radio 4......
"As many as one in 2000 people has an extraordinary condition in which the five senses intermingle. This major two part series reveals how synaesthesia is changing our understanding of the world of neuroscience."
Link to "Listen again"
See also the BBC webpage for "Derek Tastes of Earwax" where you can read more and take a couple of interactive tests
Daizy reaches the "dizzy" heights of age 8 on Monday.....and somewhere along the way she's discovered the joys of baking. There's plenty of colourful ideas for decorating the finished item here at cupcakefun
Tell you what, it doesn't mature with age! So next on the wish list has to be Aga Do Do Do (nothing like a bit of Black Lace!), possibly some (or actually rather more than you probably want to see!) vintage Eurovision hits ......or maybe I should aspire to quality, YMCA with the Village People?
....because it's as sure as hell not just about buying a particular lurid shade of lipstick, there's a story there if we could only work out what it is!
Authentic Italian recipes from Mestolando.....they say
"It's about Italian food and sharing how we make it from our kitchen in florence, italy. we enjoy cooking and learning new recipes and hope you will too. buon appetito, and thanks for stopping by."
.....the Fagioli all'uccelletto, Tuscan style beans looks nice!
There's a great post on the history of computing at Neatorama (above is "Turing and Welchman’s Bombe") that's well worth a read for any aspiring geeks out there.
I'm guessing you won't find this anywhere else on the web.....I scanned it from a weighty tome at work called simply "Planning", the 1937 edition. I guess the modern equivalent would be "The Architects New Metric Handbook", which gives (UK) space requirements and design criteria for a wide range of building types. But I particularly liked the diagram above, notice the sturdy division between service and living quarters!
Found on archive.org, and well worth the (26.7mb pdf) download.
Haven't tried it yet, so you're on your own! When you click on the link you'll think you're about to play "Adventure Quest" (at least I did!)....just an advert though.
Links to high quality scans of lots of vintage articulated animals at Agence Eureka (post for 22 janvier, 2008)This is hopefully 3rd time lucky, trying out another of those web jukebox things (attempt 1.....Warren Zevon, Werewolves of London came up with a "this track is no longer available" message and attempt 2, the Flanders and Swann track I tried to embed turned out to be someone's Uncle Sid apparently doing it in the bath!) Attempt 3 might give us The Animals doing "The House of the Rising Sun".......but I'm not holding my breath!
LATER.....Not impressed, not-particularly-good live recording....think I'll give it a miss!!
EVEN LATER....Now it won't play at all.....take this as a warning not to waste any time then!
Requires registration and installation of a plug-in (and on my bog-basic kitchen table laptop it took a while to load).....but it's worth it if you're interested in how your innards fit together!
Magnificent French circus posters at The Poster Silo
An interesting post at Strange Maps about Sir Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928), the father of the garden city movement. There's a place in his utopian scheme for ‘Homes for Waifs’, an ‘Insane Asylum’ and a ‘Home for Inebriates’......the man thought of everything!
OK, so you've forgotten to post that all-important birthday/valentine/christmas card and you're sweating blood.....all is not lost, try out Delivr....it's better than nothing!
Find out all you need to know about Zefrank's cat Annie 
Currently suffering a severe bout of the above following a return to work after a bout of Galloping Galactic Flu.....and I'm not sure which is worse! Plenty of links but not enough energy to post......more later!
Because we all need a single tentacle arm for that problematical theme party don't we!
Just a random image from "The Marquis of Carabos" at Childrens Books Online - The Rosetta Project. It's a positive treasure trove, so be prepared to leave plenty of 'quality time' free before you click on the link!
Keep an eye open for the incongruous fag-smoking Hazel......and always remember that "times quoted do not include preparation time"!
You can watch a REAL review of the Magic Bullet here, watch the man make snow!
Shanghai Shopfronts....a photographic gallery from Polar Inertia.
Unfortunately currently out of stock, but I've ordered it anyway! (at Amazon)
