The LEGO Explorer

Chopsticks

Chopsticks are fun and lime green is my favorite color (duh!). So you can imagine my delight when I found a package of 20 substantial lime green chopsticks at the Mekong Market in Mesa for only $2. Perhaps we can have rice for supper tonight.

Road Of Righteousness by Ryan Hiraoka

Or with a little more production quality...

The Violin Guild by N.T. Wright

(via)

Synchronized water guns

Good clean fun!
(via)

Jumping flea watch

It has got to be genetic.

We may need to get another cat

Mobile homeless shelter

I'm still trying to decide whether I really really like this or if it is really really unworkable. The concept is good and it might work for some people, but it seems clunky and I wonder how you secure it when you need to take the bus somewhere. Also, cities might grow weary of seeing them around and try to regulate or ban their presence in streets, sidewalks, and parks.

The concept is good. I would like to see it beta tested before anyone tries to do a major production. ~ link

大阪駅の水時計

Now that's a fountain! And the delight of the children is equally engaging. (via)

Tokyo Slo-Mode

Curry, curry night

The story behind this song involves a Chinese family which had just moved to Singapore. But they could not stand the smell of the curry that their Singaporean Indian neighbors would often cook. They resorted to mediation. (via Sivin Kit, who is probably hankering for some curry from his post in Norway.)

Frankly, curry can be pretty strong. We knew when our next door neighbors were going to host the Sikh temple at their house in Turlock. The smells started in the middle of the night and drifted in through our open windows. By morning I understood how Esau could sell his birthright for a bowl of stew. I ♥ Indian curry.

How denominations see each other

Brilliant fun with stereotypes from Jacob Haynes

Thunder Soul

Jake Dockter hooked me up with a preview of Thunder Soul, which will be released next week. And I'm glad he did.

At first you think that it's a documentary about an all-black 1970's high school jazz band which reunites after 30 years to play a concert in honor of their teacher, "Prof" Conrad Johnson. And indeed it is a documentary. But a multi-layered true story unfolds -- complete with a little drama -- about musicianship, potential, racism, school politics... A talented musician bypasses a professional career to teach and mentor high school students. They develop into a tight, professional quality, jazz/funk band -- earning trophy after trophy and touring around the world. Their recordings are still in distribution.

Enough background. The story is believable, well presented, and understated. There were points where it brought tears to my eyes. Mostly, though, it brought joy.

Explaining the Trinity

Foxes jumping on a trampoline

The fox with the black tail never seems to get it but the guy with the white tail is wired for fun.

Jumping flea watch

James Hill does a reinterpretation of Michael Jackson's classic Billie Jean. Yet another unique style of uking.

African ingenuity

Looks fun...

And given the fact that the flying cars we were promised as children don't seem to be materializing, this may be the next best thing -- and perhaps even more fun.


(via)

Seedless watermelons

Jumping flea watch

Uke lust. I'd like a concert uke made with light myrtle.
Mya-Moe makes a wonderful instrument. I'm also interested in their pineapple tenor.

Great commercial

My guess is that Kia thought they couldn't wait for the Superbowl to release this commercial. I can understand that. Fun stuff.