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Aligator Snapping Turtle

Article about snapping turtles with a reference to one being used to locate human corpses. Just thought it was interesting.
http://darrennaish.blogspot.com/2006/05/snapping-turtles-part-iii-bite-lunge.html

Banana Bread

I just put this chocolate chip cinnamon banana bread in the oven. I hope it tastes as great as it smells.
http://orangette.blogspot.com/2007/06/my-kind-of-bridal.html
She has a bunch of banana bread recipes that I'd like to try. I'm making this particular one because I have the ingredients on hand. Well, except for the bittersweet chocolate chips so I broke a dark chocolate candy bar into chunks and used that. I want to try the one with candied ginger and the one with coconut but I have to make a trip to the asian grocery to get unsweetened coconut and candied ginger.

Labels: baking, cooking, recipe

Shipping Container Houses

Houses made from shipping containers, the kind that attach to semi-trucks.

Labels: building, recycle, video

Dirty Car Window Art

Scott Wade does incredible art on dirty car windows. Like a reproduction of Girl With a Pearl Earring. Definitely worth a look. http://dirtycarart.com/index.html

Labels: paintings

Sarasvati Sock Monkey

I've never really liked sock monkeys before but this one is fantastic! This woman's husband makes her a different sock monkey every year for Christmas. This is the best.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jek-a-go-go/3154943016/

Labels: craft, online toys, sewing, sock monkey

Make a Little Birdhouse in Your Soul

I haven't heard this in years and I'd never seen the video, I like it.

I stumbled upon it when I was watching a video of Ricarardo Montalban singing "Baby It's Cold Outside" with Esther Williams, apparently he was the one who introduced it. It's here along with another version with Red Skelton singing the female part.
http://vodpod.com/watch/279944-baby-its-cold-outside