read a quote, most likely tongue-in-cheek, that struck me funny. Joel johnson, of Dethroner and Boing Boing Gadgets, was planning on spending the week in the woods with all sorts of high-tech gear run from solar power. he ran into a problem with the flow of electrons, and is considering packing it in. the quote? [...]

Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by mike
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<frank> evening sir <mike> hello. just got back from maine. <frank> business or pleasure? <mike> fun <frank> I’ll watch the blog for photos of toilets

Posted on November 12th, 2007 by mike
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caught this outside of Strange Brew in Manchester, NH. looks a bit … crooked.

Posted on September 20th, 2007 by mike
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who knew? guess i’ve been living under a rock. full-scale replica of the parthenon in Nashville, TN. been there for a century. cheaper than a plane ticket to Greece, plus you get the Opry and a kick-ass beer bar.

Posted on September 17th, 2007 by mike
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this is a refinery in McPherson Kansas. the blurry picture sadly doesn’t do it justice; it’s downright surreal to approach one of these things are night. this is how i imagined the Sprawl would look from William Gibson‘s cyberspace trilogy. to see this view, approach on KS 61 from Hutchinson.

Posted on September 9th, 2007 by mike
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this is a montana-style solution to making long-lasting public restrooms in rest areas. first, watch out for snakes! this stall is more sturdy than any portion of my house, garage, or any vehicle i own. in fact, i could probably stack all the above named objects on top of this thing. the lock is sturdy [...]

Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by mike
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i don’t personally recommend taking the Bad Route Road exit. even if there is a Rest Area. this was in Montana, btw.

Posted on August 14th, 2007 by mike
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i was explaining to a friend what the “boston accent” consists of, and i found it witty enough to share it with you all. the boston accent can be defined by the following rules: do not pronounce Rs, unless: the R is between 2 vowel sounds that would otherwise be too difficult to pronounce without [...]

Posted on May 18th, 2007 by mike
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