Hobbes for the Holidays

Here is a wonderful short film that pays homage to Calvin & Hobbes and their creator Bill Watterson.

This was created by by Jim Frommeyer and Teague Chrystie. For some details about how it was done, visit this site.

Time for a little holiday flash mob.

The Carlson School of Management received a surprise visit from a saxophonist...and nearly 300 of his friends from the University of Minnesota's School of Music this November. Here's the result.

Vigilante Gardner

Two video about a Vigilante Gardner. If you haven't seen them before, they are in the theme of doing random acts of kindness.
First the Beginning.

Next is the conclusion.

The guy's voice sounds like he should be working on NPR.

Courage

This video mashup is about courage. Success isn't always about winning. Sometimes it is about having the courage to continue despite all the obstacles in your way.


We can't always be a winner. We can't always be special. However, we can try.

Then there is the good news. Here is what can happen if you keep on trying.


Never, never, never give up.
- Winston Churchill

pet jellyfish

The people at Jellyfish Art are making it possible for you to have your own pet jellyfish. Historically the problem with having jellyfish in a regular fish tank was they keep getting sucked into the filters. So Jellyfish Art is creating new types of fish tanks made just for jellyfish. They currently sell eight and forty gallon tanks. Now through Kickstarter they have this interesting 7 gallon version.

A few pricing details:
Their new Desktop Jellyfish Tank and Starter Kit costs $350 though Kickstarter. It comes with everything needed to have your own pet jellyfish. The jellyfish are sold separately from Jellyfish Art for about $40 apiece. Buying through Kickstarter gets you a $50 voucher towards their $150 beginner’s package, which is 3 jellyfish and a six month supply of food.

Here's a video showing how to feed the jellyfish. With proper care, they say pet jellyfish can be kept alive and healthy for at least 2 years.

Interesting, but I'm not sure this is the right pet for me.

A beautiful sad, sweet song

This is a beautiful sad, sweet song. The title is Our Town, it's by Iris DeMent from her 1992 Infamous Angel album. It was played in the closing moments of the last episode of the popular CBS TV series Northern Exposure.

It's not often that good shows have good endings, with a good final score. This was pretty much a bulls-eye on all counts.

Hard to believe it's been over 15 years since this show was aired.

I'm 30% hippie

Does anyone even use the word Hippie anymore? If you know the word, take the quiz, see how you rate.

You are 30% hippie.

You're not in the lowest bracket of non-hippie-hood, but you're close. I advise a field trip to a food co-op or a farmer's market. Do a few interviews and take notes, because there will be a quiz next week to see if you've learned anything.

Are you a hippie?