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Doin' It Corgi Style

Last week we were telling a colleague here at WOW how hilarious little dogs are when you hold them over water – they start to do a desperate doggie paddle in anticipation of the plunge. Then today we came across this video of a stubby-legged Welsh corgi called Cooper taking his fist "swim" off a pier in British Columbia in pursuit of an irresistible tennis ball. After some wildly amusing belly flops, he does an adorable air paddle over the water. (via BWE.tv)



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Donald Dick

Or, What the duck!



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Where I would like to be tonight

I don't own a house, and even if I did, I doubt I could afford it, but I want to own this bathtub. 

Yes, you would need a huge bathroom to fit it, you would probably need a step stool* to get into it,  and a guest might look at you strange. BUT OMG can't you just imagine spending an entire Sunday in there? And finally, there's the name: CUNA. (via Coudal Partners)

*Speaking of amazing household products, Loll is my new favorite. 

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RuPaul's Drag Race iPhone App

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Geek Love

You have to be a bit of a geek to truly enjoy this, but if you are, it’s hilarious. More here.



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In Need of a Haircut

Sara Kordy took this picture of me today while picking up lunch. It’s a good reminder that I should probably cut my hair a bit more often.



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More About That Piddler on the Roof

The article is worth a read.



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Undersea Eruptions

Lots of great pictures of an undersea volcanic eruption near Tonga.



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The Flaming Lips Cover Borderline

I’ve never had much of an opinion one way or the other about the Flaming Lips. The only thing I can really say is I once saw them open for the Butthole Surfers, when I was 15. Though I’m probably making that up.

 

Anyway, it’s a fun cover / video.

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How Close Can It Get

Did anyone hear about this yesterday? You'd think it would have come up. (via Coudal Partners)



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Michael Jackson as Batman

Um, yeah, I have to have this. (via This Modern World)



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Kix and those other things

General Mills is putting out retro cereal boxes. I'm a fan of Kix, but Trix is pretty great too.



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The Kindle Is Still Burning

More then a year ago I wrote a short post with my thoughts on the Kindle. 

Here's an updated list, with adjustments for Kindle 2. 

• Who in the world would actually want an ebook in the first place? 
• Well maybe it would be good for all my manuals. Mac OS Server 
references are hundreds of pages. 
• Maybe I can get WOW to pay for one?  Don't even want to play with it anymore.
• $0.10 to get a PDF on this thing? 
• Ambiguous wireless, for free, but you surf in B&W. 
• It's really fucking ugly. Still true
• Why are the keys tilted, but not the type?  At least they fixed that.
• Typography, it's more important than Amazon thinks. 
• Why can't that little scroller thing adjust the font size? Now there's a joystick
• 30 hours of battery life isn't bad, but do I have to have yet 
another power cable, or does it use USB? Charges via USB, lasts two weeks
• $2 a month to read TechCrunch? I'll pass. 
• Finally a good excuse to stop lending out my book collection.

And apparently Amazon will be making ebook readers for other devices, ie iPhone. Though there's already competition for that.

So now there's even less reason to get one.

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