Monthly Archives: April 2012
Pictures from the Washington Cherry Blossom Street Festival
Here are some pictures to give a feel for the kinds of things that went on at the annual Washington DC Cherry Blossom Street Festival (a “sakura matsuri”, “æ¡œç¥ã‚Š” in Japanese).
Cat alarm clock?
Apparently this guy has far more patience than I would if I had a cat that did this. Â It’s clever on the cat’s part that he was able to figure out how to do this, but I’d either be finding a way to block him, or I’d be finding a… Continue reading
A really neat steampunk Western fantasy webcomic, “Next Town Over”
About a year ago I was doing my usual roaming through my usual webcomic haunts when I saw an intriguing ad for a new webcomic. As is my want, I followed the ad link to a webcomic called “Next Town Over“, which turned out to be a comic with a… Continue reading
The President is going to the dogs!
The right wing of the blogosphere is going wild with the whole “Obama ate dog meat” thing, especially after making all the fuss about the Romney’s taking their dog on the roof of their car. This site by Frank J. Fleming already skewered politics with fantastically funny satire, but he’s… Continue reading
And now for 30 seconds of abject silliness
There really are no words for this (well, there are words, but I’d like to keep this a clean website!) And yes, I laughed…
Last of the cherry blossoms for 2012
Well, here we are at the end of cherry blossom season, which means summer is right around the corner! Â Here are a few blossom pictures I took at Hains Point on the Potomac, just at sunset. Â I caught the sun shining through some of the blossoms, which gave them a… Continue reading
This is the funniest juggler ever!
I’m a big fan of deadpan humor, and I think this guy, Michael Davis, is hilarious! Â I remember seeing his act on Saturday Night Live years ago, which is where this clip is from. He was the first person I’d seen juggling wildly different objects (including a bowling ball and… Continue reading