



Tết 2020 – The Year of the Rat.
Russian Elephants In The Snow [via].
Miss World & Miss Universe Statistics.
Another Great Actor Who Wasted His Life On Drugs And Alcohol.
“If you buy a bucket of chicken, check it before you leave, or all you’ll get are backs and feet.” –Grampa Strutts
“The instant you pull out of your driveway you become traffic and everyone hates you.” –Bunk Strutts
“If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. If Papa ain’t happy, nobody gives a shit.” –Anonymous
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image: Painted gourd found in my garage. Artwork by Bunkessa years ago.]

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THIS made me smile [sound up].
The best Christmas present of his life.
The Guide To Baby Sleep Positions [via].
Earliest Known Customer Complaint “Letter” (ca. 1750 BC ).
A Slime Mold Solves A Maze [vid].
Analysis Of How A Slime Mold Solves A Maze [.pdf].
The Analysis Of How A Slime Mold Solves A Maze uses the differential form of Grönwall’s lemma (proven in 1919 by a guy named Grönwall).
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
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Mere months after Donald Trump was inaugurated, the author of that blog managed to politicize Highlights For Children. “I am a collage artist whose work has focused on examining social fictions whether politically, gender-based, or race by deconstructing the vast cultural clutter of mid-century America.” LOL.
Persistence of Vision III is an awesome vid by Ismael Sanz-Pena [h/t Mme. Jujujive].
Cool artistry, cool story, and Ricky Syers is interesting.
The legendary Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band covered Bill Doggett‘s 1956 hit Honky Tonk “filmed at Yoshi’s SF grand opening.” (Yoshi’s had grand openings in 1972, 1979, 1985 & 1997, so take your pick.)
ZZ Top is one of the greatest 3-man blues-rock freight trains ever, and here they are in their prime.
Have a great weekend, folks. We’ll be back here tomorrow, rain or shinola.