Weekend 2.29-3.1-2

Timewaster: Grid 16.

This chart made us laugh:

Lots more here.

Thursday 2.28

10 unusual car-care tips.

Wednesday 2.27

Whoa.

The cool thing about this particular optical illusion is that it stops "moving" if you look directly at the center and don't move your eyes.

Also, a great ad if you're a Stephen King fan:

Hat-tip: AdGabber

Monday/Tuesday 2.25-26

Light posting the next couple of days - Maria (4½ today!) is under the weather and needs her daddy at home. But before we go, a nerd. Mr. J sympathises:

Weekend 2.22-23-24

Miller's back next Wednesday, by the way. Check his blog and Mr. J's for interesting and fun stuff over the weekend!

Thursday 2.21

Try planning the meals weekly and you won't find yourself staring at the fridge at 5 in the afternoon wondering what the heck you're going to cook, like Mr. J does.

Things you never knew you needed: A special plate just for spaghetti.

Wednesday 2.20

How to get around the salary-range question in your next job interview.

Tuesday 2.19

Richard Nixon has a blog?

And so does Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

ENORMOUS timewaster: Trivia On Net.

Thursday 2.14-Monday 2.18

Mr. J's off on Friday and Monday and leaves us this nice big pile of time-wasters:

...and also a Valentine's Day love song from Otis Redding (This'll work for you if you don't have your own song yet.)

Wednesday 2.13

Barbara Gallo-Farrell's recipes for Valentine's Day (and beyond) are available at her Poughkeepsie Journal blog. And right here is the recipe we were talking about: black bottom cupcakes.

Tuesday 2.12

More on that icky-bugs-in-the-Valentine's-candy here.

Monday 2.11

More on the artwork of the late John Alvin here.

WNBC has video of the criminal mastermind who tried to steal an ATM by ramming his car into a convenience store in New Windsor.

Timewaster: Drag the dot to the box. It sounds simple. It isn't.

Useful: a free, downloadable ultimate grocery list.

Weekend 2.8.9.10

Jeez, Captain Kirk...get a room.

Hillary Clinton's worst outfits ever, in her own words.

Thursday 2.7

Vintage Valentine's Day cards - they look a lot better than what's available nowadays.

Wednesday 2.6

7 ways to stay focused in the morning - without caffeine.

Tuesday 2.5

If you're wondering what your "economic stimulus" rebate check is going to look like, check out this calculator from PBS:

And something really...odd...happened at Grand Central Station a couple weekends ago.

Monday 2.4

Weight contracts for bridesmaids?

Weekend 2.1-2-3

As featured this morning, here's the big-game recipe for tortilla crusted chicken with Chipotle mayonnaise. Om nom nom nom nom, as the Cookie Monster would say. For more information on Culinary Institute of America chef Bruce Mattel's upcoming book Catering: A Guide to Managing a Successful Business Operation, click here. Here's the CIA recipe archive, featuring everything they've ever brought to the Mix studios, and check out ciakids.com if you've got a young chef in the house!

For more info on yournovel.com, you go to - um, www.yournovel.com. Better be quick, though. Valentine's Day is in less than two weeks.

Well, at least somebody still remembers Falco.

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