My New Glacier

Well, it isn't actually mine. But, the pictured glacier was recently named after me. This was done because I saved it from "glacier harvesters," which is something of a cross between a poacher of endangered species and a rainforest arsonist.

It's located in Glacier Bay, Alaska. As you can see, it's a real mammoth. It crushes a dozen boats a year on average, with its record-setting calving. It has produced 5 out of the 10 largest icebergs currently floating in Earth's oceans. It is also thought to be responsible for causing some massive tsunamis discovered in the fossil record, and there is serious scientific concern that another such disaster could cause catastrophic damage today, especially when considering the large numbers of oil tankers and nuclear vessels that use the nearby waters. Look out Man, Mother Nature isn't taking anymore shit from you.

To learn more, visit the National Snow and Ice Data Center's page about glaciers, or visit the National Park Service's site about Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

Tornadoes are no joke.

I know that it is very fashionable these days to joke about tornadoes. I hear kids at the mall throwing around the term "F5" like it means nothing at all. Well it does mean something - just ask anyone from Kansas (as am I). Kansans face the threat of deadly tornadoes every single day of their lives. For many residents, it isn't financially feasible to live in a solid-frame house. The constant devastation has driven many poor dirt-farmers to simply live in cheap tee-pees, pitched directly over the entrance to a deep underground tornado shelter. Most Kansans will spend roughly 35% of their lives in some sort of tornado shelter - or will die trying to get there. So, the next time you hear someone make some flippant comment about tornadoes, you set them straight. You tell them: Tornadoes are no joke.

Suck on that, Grandpa!

You know, sometimes I find Post Secret to be kind of depressing - but not always:

Public Domain Image of the Day

Sweet whale drawing from the NOAA Photo Library.

Sweet Tits

So, if you haven't checked out Derek & Simon: The Show on SuperDeluxe.com, you are missing out. These little shorts are good, and I've embedded one of my favorites here, featuring Michael Cera from Arrested Development, and is produced by Bob Odenkirk(imdb). Enjoy this.

Who here has read Flowers for Algernon?

Boosh!

Absolutely Terrifying

So, I was just playing around on this site, Pictaps, and the result was pretty scary:



This is what happens when you rush, so if you make one, take your time.