Morning,

This sounds like so much fun!! To wit:
….Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It’s for creative, resourceful people of all ages and backgrounds who like to tinker and love to make things…
Disney’s new line of robotic toys will debut at Maker Faire
Disney marks entry into robotic […]

I remember doing

this in Camp Ling last summer! If you put a Mentos in a diet soda, you can cause a mini-geyser to erupt (which is ‘way cool).
But here, folks take that to the limit! To wit:
… and the world records just keep rolling in. Finally, the Europeans get into the […]

Have you seen

this superbly amusing blog - The FAIL blog?
To wit, the description is:
This is a site for sharing all things that FAIL with the world.
But that just doesn’t do it justice! You’ll find things like:

Pot of Gold Fail
Jack Fail
Failure of Fountain Fish
Failboat takes a Walk
Pizza Fail

and lots others. Share ‘em with […]

Just came across

this incredibly hilarious compilation - warms the cockles of my heart. To wit:
… especially gems like:
Someone says, “What are the odds?” and you calculate them.
You have no life and can prove it mathematically.
Your fraternities make Flash websites to promote their party.
You’ll assume a “horse” is a “sphere” in order to make […]

You’ve probably heard

of a Rick Roll, right? It’s anything that is sooo compelling that it makes you click on a link….and takes you to the 80s clip of Rick Astley singing, Never Gonna Let You Go.
What’s rather amusing is this tends to show up in all walks of life…even World of Warcraft! […]

If you’re anything

like me, you probably return home from shopping with at least 5 to 8 plastic shopping bags (ideally holding the items you bought to sustain your family for the next 7 days). And yes, you can certainly recycle them….but! What if your kids are of a creative bent and […]

Have you ever

taken your kids on a Merry-go-round ride? Or perhaps, seen the whimsically created horses and fanciful animals designed for special rides like the 2002 Bryant Park carousel in the backyard of the New York Public Library?
Give your kids a taste of the incredible background and design that went into such art. […]