Making Snow at Home

While asking myself “how do ski resorts 'make' their own snow?” and after Googling the question, I came across a company that sells the tool to do just that, but on a smaller, more home owner-sized scale. Meet SNOWatHOME.com, a snow making stand that will set you back anywhere between $400-800 depending on size. This […]

When Caller ID Isn’t Enough

We got a phone call today from an 800 number but the name was UNKOWN. We normally will not answer the phone unless we recognize the number or the caller abusively calls many times. I Googled the number and found a site called www.whocalled.us which allows folks to collaborate on unknown phone numbers and try […]

License Plate Identified

We have a winner! Ben helped locate some pictures of old plates that seems to indicate this one is from the Netherlands. More specifically, it seems the plate was for temporary foreign European non-residents. Link to pictures. Link to tag descriptions. Thanks, Ben!

Today’s Phobia: Fear of Pickles

This one explains itself, yet explains nothing. It's so absurd you have to wonder if the girl featured on the Maury show is being paid enough to humiliate herself. What exactly is the correct –phobia term for this? How does she feel about cucumbers? What about zucchini and squash? Link. Via BoingBoing, Via ABC News […]