Benign girl? Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. For only $1.49, you too can own a Benign Girl toy cellphone!* *:small-parts-not-suitable-for-children-under-3

D and M working on the bathroom Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. We told M she could colour the plywood right before the wainscotting went in, so here she is taking

Courtesy of xkcd:

The principality of Sealand is for sale. Asked to describe the delights of living on what he described as a cross between a house and a ship, the 54-year-old said:

Elephant calf Thabo-Umasai at Germany’s Zoo Dresden joined camels, deer, and sheep in a traditional new-year feast of Christmas trees yesterday. “Elephants around the country will enjoy a delicious lunch

Rosetta Stone, the language-learning folks with the cute ads you might’ve seen in the Economist or the New Yorker: “He was a hardworking farm boy. She was an Italian supermodel.

What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die? You will be smothered under a rug. You’re a little anti-social, and may want to start gaining new social skills by making

This is much too large to fit the blog template, but oh well. If I shrink it it’s unreadable. Cat and Girl:

Sez the BBC: Housework cuts breast cancer risk The latest study looked at both pre- and post-menopausal women and a range of activities, including work, leisure and housework. … Out

I have no clever words with which to bring 2006 to an end. I’m still alive. That’s good enough for me.

Originally uploaded by opeksei. …reminding me of how cold and snowy it emphatically is not, at the moment. If I wasn’t still sick — still!! It’s been over three weeks

I was working at home today, sitting in the dining room with a view into the living room. Every time the furnace came on all the leftover balloons from Maddy’s

Another one from the depths of my email archive.

From Popgadget: Apparently it holds 5 linear metres of books.

The opening bits of Jack Johnson’s cute kid song “Upside down” and the Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” are distractingly similar.

Pumpkin Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. D did a wonderful pumpkin as always. Maddy chose the design. Boo!