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Fun Stuff and Oddities – January 17, 2009

[  Mood: Amused ]
[  Currently: Watching My son play ]
Well the bus strike and the deep freeze drag on here in Ottawa. Next plan of city council? A consultant’s report. And that is going to cost us how much? By the time they settle this, the city will have spent all the money they hoped to have saved several times over. (P.S. Geeklet’s new favourite toy – an old pot. Just so you know.)

Photos of Hudson River Plan Crash and Rescue
You may have heard this on the news Thursday. These are still photos of from someone’s window. The most inspiring part is the ferries that pull up to rescue the trapped passengers. Humanity at its best.

Military uses Barack Obama stand-in at the dress rehearsal for presidential inauguration
Kind of cool to see the rehersal for the inaguration.

Handmade Toy Alliance
A side affect of the lead paint/tainted toys scandal. In the US, little handmade toys like the truck we bought Geeklet for Christmas could be a thing of the past.

Teen Graduates Early, With a Double Major
Feel inadequate yet?

Ultra-Minimalism: 19 Cool Products That Are Almost Impossible to Use
Like something out of a sci-fi movie.

If You Can Read This, You’re In Range!
I believe I have lived this on a Rememberance Day while in the SJA mobile when our driver decided it would be a smart idea to pull into the convoy of really big trucks returning the artillery guns to base.

10 Worst Hotel Reviews of All Time
Here’s a tip. Do not stay in any of these places.

Last Supper Together
Touching and heartbreaking.

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