“Add hot water and serve.”

Guinea pig in a tea cup. Rotograph Co., N.Y. c.1906 (Library of Congress)

Remembering John Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980)

John relaxing at his Cold Spring Harbor home, Cannon Hill, with family and friends, and Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12, 1980

A recording of Lennon playing (Just Like) Starting Over

More Lennon demos can be found here.

See also Let Me Take You Down In A Cyn Sandwich, an essay-review of numerous books about John Lennon, by Brian Murphy

Health measures for low home temperatures, Part 5.

Health measures for low home temperatures. Although your government recommends that homes be kept at sixty-five degrees temperature this winter, the rooms in which infants and children up to three years play can be kept at seventy degrees. But if your toddler plays in other parts of the house, dress him warmly and put his playpen on blocks to avoid floor drafts. 1942 October. Albert Freeman, photographer (Library of Congress)

(Right click on photo and choose “view image” to see it larger.)

Bole Chudiyan

Jazz for a Sunday afternoon

“All your base are belong to us!”

Driftglass has a post “All Your Internet Traditions” to mark the 40th anniversary of the internet (when you go over to read his post, click on the title if you are not aware of all internet traditions) which has led me all kinds of places, but finally to something I can’t believe I missed!

Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show!

There are several places you can watch episodes but Hulu makes it easy.  Here too is a link to episode one on Youtube.

Ooooh! Scary!

Star Wars Death Star Pumpkin!

Thanks, Casanova!

“La Muralla”

I don’t visit David Seaton’s News Links nearly often enough.

The left has been buried under the rubbish that neoconservatism has dumped on it for so long that many people, including (especially?) many people of the left have forgotten what the left is.

And you should definitely read this post.