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How Rich Are You?



Every year we gaze enviously at the lists of the richest people in world. Wondering what it would be like to have that sort of cash. But where would you sit on one of those lists? Here's your chance to find out.

Are you rich or not? Find out with the Global Rich List. Link -via Simply Left Behind

Scared of Santa.


Has there ever been a child who wasn’t frightened the first time he met Santa? Sometimes Santa isn’t too happy about it, either. Of course, parents want to have a photo of the event. For years, people have submitted photos to the Scared of Santa gallery. There are 69 photos available this year. http://www.southflorida.com/events/sfl-scaredsanta,0,2245506.photogallery?index=1

Simultaneous underground wedding.


Ten miners married their sweethearts Saturday a thousand feet underground in the Shanxi province of China. Why? It’s a stunt aimed at making China’s coal-mining industry (the deadliest in the world) less depressing. Mine manager Liu Suisheng indicated they are trying for an entry in the Guiness Book of World Records for the largest simultaneous underground wedding. The photos must’ve turned out a bit dark, since I couldn’t find any. Link

Controllable Christmas Lights.


Alek Komarnitsky gained fame a few years ago with his website that allowed surfers to control his Christmas lights. Turns out that was a hoax. He had plenty of Christmas lights, they just weren’t controllable from your terminal. The full confession came out after Christmas 2004. But Alex took his internet fame and did something with it. The 2005 Christmas lights really were controllable via the web! And the project has raised over $14,000 so far for Celiac disease research through the University of Maryland. Alek contacted me yesterday to let me know he’s got three webcams up and ready at his house for this year’s Controllable Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease. Link

Do Penguins Fly?


An intrepid explorer goes looking for definite proof in this cute animation. Hit play or go to YouTube. -via PAgent’s Progress

Tuscan Whole Milk.


Available from Amazon.com. Who knew? 851 people have posted helpful (and entertaining) reviews of this product. And 99 customers added tags. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B00032G1S0/ref=cm_cr_dp_2_1/103-3528501-3649466?redirect=true&ie=UTF8&customer-reviews.sort_by=-SubmissionDate&n=3370831 -via Arbroath

Cooking on the edge.


Some people (myself included) think the edge of the brownie is the best part. You can have more edge with the Baker’s Edge, a pan that gives all your brownies an edge! I believe it should reduce baking time, also. Link -via Dustbury

Google Christmas card.


What do you have to do to get on Google’s Christmas card mailing list? Shawn Hogan describes the gift he received, a digital photo frame. I feel a little jealous, although I much appreciate the t-shirt I got from my boss. Link -via Arbroath

Wii have a problem.


It looks like an epidemic of busted screens for users of Nintendo’s new Wii game system, although the ratio of such incidents to Wii systems sold has not been determined at this point. The website Wii Have a Problem is collecting cases of Wii-related accidents. Under the subject of health and safety precautions, Nintendo says:
1. Wear the wrist strap.
2. Hold the Wii Remote firmly and do not let go.

Link

The all-chrome BMW.


If you don’t like the look of your car, you can have it redone, IF you can afford it. A BMW owner in Canada had his E46 M3 tricked out in many ways, including an all-chrome finish. I’d bet he has a covered garage to store it in, too. Link |more chrome cars on Neatorama

Gravity chair.


This chair is called the Stokke Gravity™ balans®. From the website:
From a comfortable working position to a reclined position and a feeling of almost weightless. The sloping seat allows wider space between the thigh and the upper part of the body, while the leg cushions prevent sliding forward when working at a table. When leaning back your legs will be lifted higher than your head providing you with the best position for relaxation and well-being!

After seeing the “functionality” demonstration, I want to try this out! Link

Tree bed.


I love this tree bed by Shawn Lovell Metalworks. The only problem is that my cats would be constantly climbing it to get to the bird's nest! Link -via Arbroath

The Eight Irresistable Principles of Fun.


The Eight Irresistable Principles of Fun is a colorful flash motivational speech on how to improve your life. Its got a lot of good points! Link -via Ursi’s Blog

Santa's budget problem.


(Parental discretion is advised for this post.) In the competition of Santas, Lapland is doing great, while Greenland has fallen on hard times. The budget for answering children’s letters to Santa has dried up.
...while Father Christmas in Lapland benefits from generous public handouts and received a postbag of nearly 500,000 letters last year, Father Christmas in Greenland has fallen on hard times. The government of the former Danish colony will no longer pay for him to reply to his comparatively modest 50,000 letters a year and he has been hit by a cash flow problem which is thoroughly out of keeping with Christmas tradition.

Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, has laid claim to be Father Christmas’s true headquarters ever since Donald Duck visited the town with his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie to see Santa in a Walt Disney cartoon film in 1934.

Letters to Father Christmas in Greenland will be answered this year, thanks to an anonymous donor, but the future of the postal project is up in the air. Link -via Arbroath

A fish story.


Carl Smith of Britain was on vacation in Spain recently and went fishing. He struggled for 90 minutes to land an eight-foot long catfish that weighed 226 pounds! The is the biggest catfish ever caught in Spain, surpassing the 211 pound fish caught last year. The largest catfish ever caught weighed 646 pounds! Smith named his catch “Jaws”. Link

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