Archive for March, 2006

a tipping bowl

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

yep, a bowl that is designed to tip. (not far enough to spill)
It actually looks like quite a nice design.

Flying Carpet

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

I am a fan of this public art carpet. The pattern on the rug is an aerial view of the Sacramento River valley. Imagine the possibilities…this carpet, some small (quite small) inflatable rafts, some disarmed plastic army men.
Here is a link to a series of pictures.
Many thanks to the style page for letting me know […]

Soy Rug

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Here is a link to a site with rugs made from soy.
I do wonder how these rugs feel.

All the President’s Rugs

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Talking about the important decisions of the president in a blog often requires some sort of political position. I try to stay rather apolitical on this blog. As a result, this post is about the useless silly and trivial decoration of the oval office.

Back to basics

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

I would just like to point out that this toaster and egg poacher is made by “back to basics.”
Link to the store
I’m still holding out for one that will clean my teeth while it poaches the egg and toasts the english muffin.

Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus

Monday, March 6th, 2006

Here is a picture of one of the Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus. This arch is in present-day Libya near the city of Tripoli. At the time this arch was built this area was the city of Leptis Magna in the ancient republic of Carthage. This arch was built in here because the roman emperor […]

Griddle Cooler

Saturday, March 4th, 2006

Here is a cool new gadget that is something like a cold plate (they call it by the notable sexier title of “anti-griddle”).
I think this is cool enough to put on the blog just because I haven’t heard of something like this before. However, I’m not really sure what this would be used for and […]