February 26, 2009

Feline Physics Laws

Filed under: News Headlines and other Kewl Stuff — DK @ 12:52 pm

Law of Cat inertia 

A cat at rest will tend to remain at rest, unless acted upon by some outside force - such as the opening of cat food, or a nearby scurrying mouse.

Law of Cat Motion

A cat will move in a straight line, unless there is a really good reason to change direction.

Law of Cat Magnetism

All blue blazers and black sweaters attract cat hair in direct proportion to the darkness of the fabric.

Law of Cat Thermodynamics

Heat flows from a warmer to a cooler body, except in the case of a cat, in which case all heat flows to the cat.

Law of Cat Stretching

A cat will stretch to a distance proportional to the length of the nap just taken.

Law of Cat Sleeping

All cats must sleep with people whenever possible, in a position as uncomfortable for the people involved, and as comfortable as possible for the cat.

Law of Cat Elongation

A cat can make her body long enough to reach just about any counter top that has anything remotely interesting on it.

Law of Cat Obstruction

A cat must lay on the floor in such a position to obstruct the maximum amount of human foot traffic.

Law of Cat Acceleration

A cat will accelerate at a constant rate, until he gets good and ready to stop.

Law of Dinner Table Attendance

Cats must attend all meals when anything good is served.

Law of Rug Configuration

No rug may remain in its naturally flat state for very long.

Law of Obedience Resistance

A cat’s resistance varies in proportion to a human’s desire for her to do something.

First Law of Energy Conservation

Cats know that energy can neither be created nor destroyed and will, therefore, use as little energy as possible.

Second Law of Energy Conservation

Cats also know that energy can only be stored by a lot of napping.

Law of Refrigerator Observation

If a cat watches a refrigerator long enough, someone will come along and take out something good to eat.

Law of Electric Blanket Attraction

Turn on an electric blanket and a cat will jump into bed at the speed of light.

Law of Random Comfort Seeking

A cat will always seek, and usually take over, the most comfortable spot in any given room.

Law of Bag/Box Occupancy

All bags and boxes in a given room must contain a cat within the earliest possible nanosecond.

Law of Cat Embarrassment

A cat’s irritation rises in direct proportion to her embarrassment times the amount of human laughter.

Law of Milk Consumption

A cat will drink his weight in milk, squared, just to show you he can.

Law of Furniture Replacement

A cat’s desire to scratch furniture is directly proportional to the cost of the furniture.

Law of Cat Landing

A cat will always land in the softest place possible; often the mid- section of an unsuspecting, reclining human.

Law of Fluid Displacement

A cat immersed in milk will displace her own volume, minus the amount of milk consumed.

Law of Cat Disinterest

A cat’s interest level will vary in inverse proportion to the amount of effort a human expends in trying to interest him.

Law of Pill Rejection

Any pill given to a cat has the potential energy to reach escape velocity.

Law of Cat Composition

A cat is composed of Matter + Anti-Matter + It Doesn’t Matter.

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Thanks Tina!

February 24, 2009

Jell-O Architecture

Filed under: News Headlines and other Kewl Stuff — DK @ 12:07 pm

  

Liz Hickok is a San Francisco based artist working in photography, video, sculpture, installation, and currently, Jell-O.  The following photographs are from her exhibits featuring various San Francisco landscapes and Scottsdale, AZ Center of the Arts

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For more, visit:

www.roxanneardary.com/blog/jell-o-architecture/

February 18, 2009

And more from our wonderful world

Filed under: News Headlines and other Kewl Stuff — DK @ 12:20 pm

February 17, 2009

Heat Relief!

Filed under: News Headlines and other Kewl Stuff — DK @ 12:35 pm

It has been so hot in South Australia for over a week..
40+degrees celsius every day and very dry.

While at work in Maude, Australia, a man’s wife sent him these photos
of a little Koala who just walked into the back porch looking for a
bit of heat relief.

She filled up a bucket and this is what happened…
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Thanks Peggy!

February 12, 2009

What a Wonderful World

Filed under: News Headlines and other Kewl Stuff — DK @ 12:20 pm

Thanks Martha!

February 11, 2009

An idea for the next time that you make your shopping list:

Filed under: News Headlines and other Kewl Stuff — DK @ 1:36 pm

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February 10, 2009

Origins Continue

Filed under: News Headlines and other Kewl Stuff — DK @ 12:03 pm

Back by popular demand, here are a few more…

Sleep tight 
  
 

Meaning:

Sleep well.
Example: Good night, sleep tight.
Origin: Before box springs were in use, old bed frames used rope pulled tightly between the frame rails to support a mattress. If the rope became loose, the mattress would sag making for uncomfortable sleeping. Tightening the ropes would help one get a good night sleep.

Strike while the iron is hot
 
 

Meaning:

Act quickly while the opportunity is still available.
Example: If you want the job, you need to strike while the iron is hot.
Origin: Blacksmiths working iron by hand heat the iron in a fire to red-hot making it malleable. The Smith removes the iron from the fire and shapes it with blows from a hammer. They need to work quickly before the iron cools. Once the iron is cool, it becomes brittle and the opportunity to hammer it into shape has passed.

With a grain of salt
 
 

Meaning:

With a healthy dose of skepticism, suspicion, and caution.
Example: Dave has been known to stretch the truth a bit.  Take what he says with a grain of salt.
Origin: Salt is now an inexpensive and readily available commodity. But it was once very valuable due to its high demand as a food preservative and relative scarcity.  Salt was thought to have healing properties and to be an antidote to poisons. To take (eat or drink) something “with a grain of salt” was to practice preventive medicine. One would do this if they were suspicious that the food might be poisonous or may cause illness.   The phrase and meaning is thousands of years old, the Latin equivalent phrase is “cum grano salis”.

Thanks LJ!