Insure this man!

When I woke up this morning and read Julia O'Malley's "Alfredo's last drive" in the Anchorage Daily News, I got a little spritz of inspiration. I need to write more!

This story is one your mom would want to smack you for writing if Alfredo was your neighbor. Probably because you should mind your own business or some nonsense.

I've fallen in love with Alfredo in the last ten minutes. No wonder his lady, Pacita, has been with him for 52 years.

Julia, thank you for this honest story.

Check out my new blade!

SCRIMSHAW POCKET KNIFE
Linda Layden of Maine has been creating Scrimshaw in the traditional manner for over 3o years. I bought this knife from her collection on etsy. It is made of bone and nickel silver.

I've got this crazy love for scrimshaw ever since I talked with some kids in Tatitlek, Alaska about it at Cultural Heritage Week.

Look again!

I've always loved things that look like one thing but are obviously another, especially when these objects serve a purpose. Like in elementary school, we used a Coca-Cola can pencil sharpener to pass notes in class. So clever!

LEGO Flash Drive

Available at thinkgeek.com for $39.99.

Can rats laugh?

Aristotle didn't think so. He thought laughter was something that separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. But at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, psychobiologist Dr. Jaak Panksepp says he can make rats laugh. Human ears just can't hear it. It is crazy how in this video after he "tickles" the rat, it follows his hand like it is asking for more.

Radio Lab did a show on laughter, where I got the link to this video.