Creativity to the max!

I’m amazed to see the level of detail that’s been incorporated in a doll’s house version of Bag End, the home of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins in J.R.R. Tolkien‘s The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. The creator, Maddie Chambers, has modeled it after the home portrayed in the film version of the… Continue reading Creativity to the max!

So that’s what happened to Pac-Man!

NASA has made an interesting discovery on Mimas, one of Saturn’s moons. The double photograph below shows the moon in monochrome, and then photographed using a composite infrared spectrometer to capture temperature gradients. Science Daily reports: “Other moons usually grab the spotlight, but it turns out Mimas is more bizarre than we thought it was,”… Continue reading So that’s what happened to Pac-Man!

This kicked over my giggle-box!

I thoroughly enjoyed this report of nursing home residents in Chicago who decided to visit a bikers’ club. Lydia Scheltes woke up in her bed at Bethesda Retirement Center one morning with pinkish hair, a tattoo on her arm and a hangover. Not a typical morning for the 90-year-old. “Seniors are more fun than you’ll… Continue reading This kicked over my giggle-box!

Bird gets the cat

Yes, that title sounds as if it should be the other way round, but it’s correct as it stands! There’s an entire Simon’s Cat Channel on YouTube, with lots more videos. Click the link for a list. Peter

A whimsical look at advertisements, cartoons and music

I’m rather taken by developments involving an advertisement, a Web cartoon and a catchy tune. First, Discovery Channel aired an advertisement for itself. Then, the Web comic XKCD brought out a cartoon entitled ‘XKCD Loves The Discovery Channel‘. They took the words to the advertisement’s ‘jingle’ and adapted them to their cartoon. This led Noam… Continue reading A whimsical look at advertisements, cartoons and music