For What It's Worth...
by Steve West on January 26, 2008
Round-up of the fun and weird.
At last! The taste the world has been waiting for. Beer cocktail.
I couldn't get past the fourth picture down. Surgeon General's Warning: Too much laughter can lead to cardiac arrest. Dressed up pets.
Award-winning short film. Spin.
Superman's identity revealed! Again...
The motherlode of lyrics sites. Many nice additional features.
Latest addition to Barbie's dream house. Interactive floors and walls.
2008 Movie preview with many trailers.
Worst movies of 2007. With a clip from each! Beware - may cause temporary blindness!
Stand-up of the week: Jim Gaffigan.
Web Junkie
Steve West scours the Web searching for interest or absurdity and then shakes his head ruefully when he finds it. Read more »
New Talent On 60 Minutes
Funny clip of various characters who have said, "I am ...," taken from a film or TV segment and then added to the opening of 60 Minutes. (link) Go »Driftwood
Washed up on the shores of my PC. In the spirit of Monty Python & The Holy Grail intro, "Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked," comes this notice. Beautiful pictures of a fairly clever notion, holding the sun. Go »Knock Knock Knockin' On Morpheus' Door
Nestled in the arms of Hypnos, my daughter woke me with the sounds of retching. She is struggling with a very phlegmy cough that makes sleeping difficult for her and impossible for me. What with all the changing of bedding in the middle of the night, clothing, dosing with medicine, and comforting - I lost a significant amount of sleep. Go »7-Eleven's Legacy
Aside from selling lottery tickets, 7-Eleven stores are recognizable by two products; Slurpees and Big Gulps. All, I mean all, of their food products should have E. Coli warnings on them and an ingredients list that says "some kind of meat, we think". Go »There Really Are Superheroes
And most of them wear capes. Oddee does a nice roundup of ten real-life superheroes - people who actually dress up in costume and prowl their respective cities with a willingness to foil criminals and their crimes. While you may question their sartorial wisdom, you gotta admire their desire to make a difference. Go »
