Walking on the Moon

You really have to see it.  Link courtesy of John Hickey.

Brenda has been delighted by this youtube video, but I see it for what it is.  My cat has clearly decided to issue an unsigned threat.  No casual cat observer could show her behavior so accurately.  Bem has clearly issued some kind of feline fatwa on me.  I’ll be making preparations.

“Flaming squirrel ignites car in Bayonne“  What can you add to that?  Link courtesy of Phil Dibowitz.

Tim Wu has written an essay for Slate on selective enforcement of the law and how it illuminates the function of our political system.  I found it to be one of those pieces that crystallizes disparate thoughts on the functions of law and society.  It’s well worth a read.

BoingBoing told me about it among the steampunk and Hello Kitty assault rifles.

It’s kind of a shame that glamguns.com is a parody (shhh, don’t tell BoingBoing), but their storefront is still worth a look.

Yes, I think this is funny. I thought this was, too, but the Lincoln thing just kills me.

Vatsim is one of the coolest things about flight simulators.  Let Chris De Young explain it to you on a guest post at Penny Arcade.

Lookie.

Many comic readers have an unfortunate soft spot for the amazingly bad Super-Hero Hostess Fruit Pie Ads that ran in 70’s and 80’s super hero books.  Wacky trickster Mike Sterling has led me to an enormous collection of them.  Life is good.

It doesn’t sound like much of a contest: bird vs 737.  Have a look at some bird strike pictures.