You guys. Where the heck have I been?!? No matter. Here are some Quickies…
- The fabulous Jennifer Oullette has a new book. Me, Myself and Why: Searching for the Science of Self.
- How to apply Borg naming conventions to your chickens. As you do.
- The topography of tears by Rose-Lynn Fischer.
- In keeping with the timely wave of “holy shit it’s beastly wicked cold!” in most of the contiguous United States, here’s an eyebrow-raiser. 100-Year-Old Negatives Discovered in Block of Ice in Antarctica. {via Brian G.}
- This is gorgeous! Photographer Maurizio Pignotti’s stunning timelapse images of the solar system. {via Surly Amy}
- Retail find: Molecule building set.
- Cat battle armor. You heard me. {via The Good Bad Librarian}
- Tumblr find: The books of “Orange is the New Black.”
- What Do Y’All, Yinz, and Yix Call Stretchy Office Supplies?
- Mon dieu! For French Prime Minister Hollande, it was a year of failed handshakes.
- Retail find: The flask you want.
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I’ve featured this before but my Mom likes this and mentioned it to me in email and that’s good enough for me… so here’s a reprise. It makes me feel good about people and that’s never a bad thing. We’re all in this together. Enjoy.
Where the hell is Matt?
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American trivia…
50 Weird Facts About All 50 States
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Featured image is by Maurizio Pignotti.
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Man, their fact for Maryland is totally underselling it. Yes, our state cat is the calico because its colors match our state flag, but for the exact same reason our state flower is the Black-Eyed Susan, our state bird is the Baltimore oriole, our state insect is the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly, and our stet gem is the Patuxent River Stone.
Other fun facts: we have a state dinosaur (Astrodon johnstoni), a state fossil shell (Ecphora gardernae gadnerae), our state exercise is walking, our state drink is milk, and our state sport is jousting. [http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/symbols/00list.html]
MarlowePI, I love everything about your comment. Now I need to find out if my own state, or rather commonwealth, of Pennsylvania has a state dinosaur. And if we don’t, I want to know why!