Google+

I’m giving it a shot, if for no other reason then to see what Google is up to. I can’t say I woke up yesterday wishing I had access to a new social networking site. In line with that sentiment, via xkcd, this is timely:

View of the World

This morning, at my friend’s place in Chicago, I saw this cartoon hanging on the wall: It’s a famous cartoon from the March 1976 New Yorker cover. Classic. Later today, I saw this: As far as I’m concerned, the Mass Pike goes all the way to South Dakota!

When the What?!

I just discovered ‘When the What?’, a blog that charts mostly useless timelines on graph paper using a black felt pen. It’s great. Creatures Capturing America’s Hearts: Important Internetty Stuff: History of Crime Fighters: