I missed this when I put together Rocketing Around the Blogosphere last night, but that's ok, because it's worth a post all to itself.

This is so freaking awesome.

Thanks to Mark of Not Quite Tea and Crumpets for pointing this out, and thanks to One Hand Clapping for originally posting it.

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Welcome back Kin. YouÂ’ve been missed. Special thanks to Jennifer for letting me know.

Welcome also to the newest Munuvians: Heather, Don, Jim, and the Lady H. Stop by and say hello.

Interestingly enough (and this has nothing whatsoever to do with the new Munuvians), I saw on the referral list that someone visited Rocket Jones from a porn site. Possibly the one I wound up on today at work. DoesnÂ’t matter, because the lesson to learn is: surf porn, increase hits!

Daniel points to a funny test to see if youÂ’re a leftist. HereÂ’s my favorite quote: "You believe President Bush is too dumb to be President and Arnold Schwarzenegger is too dumb to be Governor of California, but the Dixie Chicks, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, Barbra Streisand, Eddie Vedder and Jeanine Garofalo are qualified to discourse at length on foreign policy."

Hockey lovinÂ’ blogger buddies! If you have to ask, you wouldnÂ’t understand. Go Sharks!

I love these “xxx things about me/my car/whatever” lists that bloggers do. Really I do. Compile more of them, because I’ll read ‘em.

Serenity has reached her 6 month anniversary as a blogger.

Wind Rider pulls a fast one on Bill. ItÂ’s mean and funny as hell, but a little sad too. Like teasing the slow kid at school, ya know?

Starhawk has been posting regularly about WiFi hotspots and all. I have a WiFi story IÂ’ll talk about tomorrow.

I donÂ’t agree with most of what Norbi says, but I donÂ’t have to. ThatÂ’s the beauty of friends and laughter.

Glenn is... Glenn. He’s got a viewpoint that’s all his own, as well as weird fetishes for fish and Ivan Drago. He also posts near-naked women pictures and dedicates ‘em to me. Panderer. Works every time.

John cracked me up with this one. And just below that, another list! IÂ’m doing the happy dance.

Kelley did not do the Cul-de-Sac last week, but promises one on Sunday. ThatÂ’s ok though, because sheÂ’s headed to Hawaii to visit with Kate of Electric Venom. I look terrible in green.

Tiger points the way to the Hokey Pokey as done by Shakespeare. Good one Cherry.

Meet Al. AlÂ’s in the Air Force. AlÂ’s learning to fly AWACS. He already knows how to fly. Not fly by himself. Fly airplanes. The AWACS is an airplane. Why canÂ’t he fly that then? If I knew that, IÂ’d still be in the Air Force.

IÂ’m going to finish up with one of the best posts IÂ’ve read in a long time. If you havenÂ’t already read about the Indepundit (aka LT Smash) having to fire someone, you should now. Seriously.

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I don't remember where I first heard it, but the name Art Frahm always stuck in my mind, so I suspect it was in some sleazy True Detective magazine or some such nonsense I used to read as a kid. In truth it was his illustrations more than the name that caught my attention. Looking at it now, his work seems pointed directly at every young man raging through puberty. It's the stuff of adolescent (wet) dreams. It also helped that his name seems absurdly contrived to match his occupation.

Several years ago, I did an internet search for Art Frahm and found this site. This was long before I'd heard of James Lileks the writer or blogging.

You can find more of Art Frahm's work here, along with a little more history. It's still cheesy and crappy and wonderful all at once, just like I remembered. Have fun.

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"Why can't this team just lose? Why do they have to write the greatest chapters in the history books of other teams? Stupid Angels. I mean, Marlins."

It's a San Fransisco Giants blog, but it's fun to read if you're a baseball fan.

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The Day the Earth Stood Still is on right now. One of my all time favorites, and the first movie to use the phrase 'Klaatu Barada Nicto'. Do you know what the second was?

Ready for some great flash animation? An official Huffington production. Priceless!

Also, this from one of the lesser known California candidates. Does the name Abner Zurd mean anything to you? Thanks to Jockularocracy for the pointers to both of these.

Incommunicado is handing out a new sportscaster award. McCarvers, for inane and stupid commentary.

Laugh therapy, from Across the Atlantic.

Staying in the humorous vein, Mr. Helpful has a new series, Adventures of Bionic Dick.

This one made me laugh! Good one John. Maybe now my boss will see my point...

Cherry has an excellent explanation of moon orbit dynamics and the end of the dinosaurs.

Jon over at Q and O notes that Hillary gets her first international endorsement to be US President.

Paul writes a touching story about a town, a boy, and a mailbox. Keep the tissues handy.

I read Serenity every day, but Serenity is to serene like I am to terse.

Tasberry is an edgy slice-of-life blogger. She's also donated a pic of her self-described 'choco-rockets' to the boobie-thon, as well as some cash. Have you?

Meanwhile, Tiger holds a little contest of his own alongside the boobie-thon. The winner? The -thon, now $60 richer thanks to Tiger.

Tink fantasizes about straight single massage therapists, but settles for hot Krispy Kreme donuts. From a hetero point of view, I think she made the right choice.

You know when Pixy starts talking computer-tech and tosses around acronyms and terms that nobody understands? Well, Nic does the same thing about grammer. She must grind her teeth when she reads my blog, because for me 'creative writing' means I take liberties with words, spelling, grammer and everything else. Victor, if she wakes up screaming with nightmares, she's dreaming of me. Hah!

Are you a hockey fan? So are these guys... which reminds me. I need to check my fantasy hockey roster.
Update: draft not held yet.

Flea talks about the Chesapeake Mill. There is a restoration project underway to save this historic British building built from the timbers of the American Frigate Chesapeak, captured during the War of 1812.

Wind Rider bids a fond farewell to the Concorde.

Wanna beat on something? How about Ken Brashears virtual drum kit? Have fun! Kudos to the Ministry of Minor Perfidy for this one.

Look for a special photo caption contest tomorrow. Kevin of Wizbang did it firstest and bestest, but you'll want to check this one out.

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1 Actually, I only donated $50. Contestant #2 didn't get the required 5 votes so I was only required, by my pledge, to donate $40. I ponied up an extra $10 as consolation for Contestant #2's participation. If I hadn't done so, I couldn't have gotten the key to the bare boobie page.

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2 You're one of the good guys Tiger, no doubt about that.

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From their website:
"The purpose of the Long Bets foundation is to improve long-term thinking.

Long Bets is a public arena for enjoyably competitive predictions, of interest to society, with philanthropic money at stake. The foundation furnishes the continuity to see even the longest bets through to public resolution. This website provides a forum for discussion about what may be learned from the bets and their eventual outcomes."

This is a fascinating concept. The basic idea is that you make a prediction that you think will come true some time in the future (2+ years), and your reasoning behind the prediction. Others bet against you, and explain why they disagree.

Bets may be time limited, such as "In a Google search of five keywords or phrases representing the top five news stories of 2007, weblogs will rank higher than the New York Times' Web site.". They can also be open-ended, as in "The first discovery of extraterrestrial life will be someplace other than on a planet or on a satellite of a planet."

Charities are designated by each bettor, and when a winner is determined the charity is given the money (plus interest).

Discussion is encouraged. You really should check this out.

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Bill Whittle of Eject! Eject! Eject! has his newest essay posted. Power.

It's hump day people and you might be looking for new and interesting stuff to read. May I suggest the Cul-de-sac, courtesy of Kelley at Suburban Blight?

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