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YOU BUY NOW! Or better yet, read the site first. Jefferson and I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time.

Origami, is Japanese art of folding paper. Boulder is round rock. Origami Boulder is wadded up paper! You understand now, dumbo? Then hurry up and buy wadded paper! You see picture at top of site don’t you?

We especially recommend the “Letters from dumb dumbs.”

Disclaimer: This site is not politically correct and contains harsh language.

YOU READ NOW! Origami Boulder Company

The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion . . . .

from “Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins.

If you’ve forgotten the title and the author, whatsthatbook.com can help you find your book anyway! (Thanks again to Mental Floss!)

Read about them here.

She actually probably has a lot more minutes of fame than 15. Anyway, her latest press is here.

In case you’d rather not bother, the newspaper article is about Aunt Gilda, who used to work at a locally owned pharmacy at the cosmetics counter, helping men pick out gifts for their wives for Valentine’s Day, because she knew what perfumes and such the wives liked.

. . . this is just plain ol’ silly fun! See Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories for directions and suitable propulsion devices for said ammo.

Update 02/11/2009: They’re at it again! Looks like I missed some fun last year, too.

This free extension for Firefox (and Internet Explorer) is fabulous! From the site:

“SiteAdvisor’s automated testers continually patrol the Web to browse sites, download files, and sign-up on sites with e-mail addresses. Then, as you search, browse, download or register online, SiteAdvisor’s safety ratings change color based on our test results. SiteAdvisor helps you stay informed, in control and safe online.”

For someone (like me) who frequently searches for lyrics and other information that may be on suspect websites, this is a must have! Get it here.

I’m not completely happy with the look of the blog, so I’m going to be playing with the appearance for a while. It should settle into one “new look” in the next day or so, I would imagine.

My artist friend Reba Hierholzer has created this short Flash movie, Here We Are . . ., and has graciously allowed me to share it with you, just in time for Valentine’s day! For more info about Reba and her work, check out Reba’s MySpace Page.

Today, I found this pic of a destroyed bridge over the Oconee River in Greene County, Georgia, taken in 1977, at Vanishing Georgia. I’m pretty sure it’s the same bridge piling I took a picture of (below) in December, 2006, near the abandoned Scull Shoals community, now a part of Oconee National Forest.

The Friends of Scull Shoals, Inc.